European Explorers Review

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Explorer that discovered the St. Lawrence River.

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Jacques Cartier

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Has a river and bay named after him.

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Henry Hudson

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Helped get France rich with fur trade.

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Jacques Cartier

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Henry Hudson and John Cabot sailed for this country.

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England

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First explorer to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama.

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Vasco Núñez de Balboa

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Explored the southeastern United States and was the first European to see the Mississippi River.

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Hernando de Soto

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The movement of people, plants, animals, and germs across the Atlantic Ocean that began after Christopher Columbus arrived in the Americas.

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Columbian Exchange

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What happened after John Cabot returned to England and told about the rich fishing area off of Canada that he had found?

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More European fishing boats began sailing off the coast of Canada.

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Columbus gave the name “Indians” to the Taino people of North America. What is the reason he decided to call them that?

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He thought he was in India.

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Jacques Cartier continued France’s search for a water route to Asia by sailing up the ________.

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St. Lawrence River