European Explorers

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Portuguese and Spanish explorers sought an all-water route to...

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Asia

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In the 1400s-1500s, Europeans sought a new route to Asia's riches, leading to the

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exploration of North and South America.

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First explorer to reach the "New World" and claimed lands for Spain:

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Christopher Columbus

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Cartier and Hudson's search in North America.

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The Northwest Passage

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Hudson’s last voyage:

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Crew mutinied, left him adrift at sea.

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Jacques Cartier explored the Gulf of St. Lawrence and claimed Quebec for which country?

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France

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Cabot’s Atlantic expedition was sponsored by which European nation?

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England

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Explorer who settled in the area?

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Balboa

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Explorer of the river?

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Cartier

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Explorer who conquered the Incas?

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de Soto