Chapter 4 Explorers and Their Accomplishments

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Christopher Columbus - Looking for

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a faster route to Asia

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Christopher Columbus - Accomplishment

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landed in the Americas and set up a trade route

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Ferdinand Magellan - Looking for

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a sea route that would lead him around the world

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Ferdinand Magellan - Accomplishment

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First person to lead an expedition around the world

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Vasco de Balboa - Looking for

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gold and pearls

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Vasco de Balboa - Accomplishment

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crossed the isthmus of Panama and was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean

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Hernando Cortes - Looking for

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Aztec gold

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Hernando Cortes - Accomplishment

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found gold and eventually took over the Aztec empire

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Hernando de Soto - Looking for

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gold

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Hernando de Soto - Accomplishment

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Didn’t find gold but was the first European to reach the Mississippi River