Explorers of the New World

Explorers of the New World

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Social Studies

5th Grade

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1.

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Searched Florida for the fountain of youth in 1513.

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Juan Ponce de León

2.

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Claimed land for Spain in the American Southwest while searching for a rich kingdom of gold, silver, and jewels.

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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado

3.

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Destroyed Aztec Empire in 1521.

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Hernán Cortés

4.

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First explorer to circumnavigate the earth in 1519.

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Ferdinand Magellan

5.

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Sailed American Southeast and discovered the Mississippi River in 1542.

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Hernando de Soto

6.

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Wanted to sail west to go east. Given credit for discovering North America in 1492.

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Christopher Columbus

7.

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Sailed around Africa and made it to India in 1499.

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Vasco da Gama

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