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16 Cards in this Set
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Bartolomeau Dias
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Sailed around the southern tip of Africa
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Vasco da Gama
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Sailed around Africa to India
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Pedro Alvares Cabral
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Reached Brazil
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Christopher Columbus
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Explored the West Indies and the Caribbean
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Vasco Nunez De Balboa
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Sighted the Pacific Ocean
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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Explored Puerto Rico and Florida
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Francisco Coronado
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Explored Southwest North America
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Hernado de Soto
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Exploed Central America. Led expedition to the Mississippi River
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Juan Cabrillo
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Explored the west coast of North America
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John Cabot
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Explored the east coast of North America
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Henry Hudson
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Explored Hudson Bay
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Giovanni da Verrazano
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Exploed the east coast of North America including present day New York Harbor
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Jacques Cartier
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Explored St. Lawrence River
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Samuel de Champlain
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Explored St. Lawrence River valley and founded Quebec
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Jacques Marquette/Louis Joliet
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Explorerd along the Mississippi River
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Robert de La Salle
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Explored the Great Lakes. Reached the mouth of the Mississippi River
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