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Explorers Flashcards

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Founded East Mexico

Fought the Aztecs

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Hernando Cortez

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Settled Vinland (East Canada)

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Leif Eriksson

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Explored and created trade routes to Asia over land

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Marco Polo

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Discovered West Indies

Made 5 voyages (San Salvador, Hispaniola, Cuba)

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Columbus

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5
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Explored new routes to Asia

Founded Newfoundland

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John Cabot

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6
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Made 2 trips to “America”

Discovered that Columbus had found new land

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Became the first European explorer to see the Pacific Ocean

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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Founded Florida

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Ponce de Leon

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First person to sail around the world

Gave Pacific Ocean it’s name

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Ferdinand Magellan

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10
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Explored present day N Carolina up to New England

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Giovanni da Verrazano

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Explored and conquered the Incan Empire in S America

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Francisco Pizzarro

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12
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Claimed East Canada

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Jacques Cartier

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Explored Southeastern N America (Florida, Georgia, SC, NC, AL)

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Hernando de Soto

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Explored Southwestern part of N America (AZ, TX, NM, OK, KS)

Searched for Seven Cities of Gold

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

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Claimed western part of North America

Searched for Strait of Anian

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Juan Rodriguez Carrillo

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16
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1002 Viking

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Leif Eriksson

17
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1271 Spain

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Marco Polo

18
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1492 Spain

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Columbus

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1493 England

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John Cabot

20
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1499 Spain

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Amerigo Vespucci

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1513 Spain (2 explorers)

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

22
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1519 Spain (2 explorers)

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Hernando Cortez

Ferdinand Magellan

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1524 France

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Giovanni de Verrazano

24
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1531 Spain

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Francisco Pizzarro

25
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1534 France

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Jacques Cartier

26
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1539 Spain

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Hernando de Soto

27
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1540 Spain

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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

28
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1542 Spain

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Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

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