European Explorers

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French explorer who explored the St. Lawrence River

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Jacques Cartier

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Merchant whose descriptions of the riches of China made others want to go to Asia

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Marco Polo

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A document granting someone special legal powers

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charter

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Explorer who proved it was possible to reach Asia by sailing west from Europe. One of his ships completed the first trip around the world

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Ferdinand Magellan

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A victory by an invading army

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conquest

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Italian explorer who figured out that Columbus had not reached Asia, but another continent, which was later called America in his honor

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Amerigo Vespucci

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A tool that explorers used that has a magnetic arrow that points north

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compass

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French explorer who founded the first settlement at Quebec

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Samuel de Champlain

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Explorer who was the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa, and on to India

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Vasco de Gama

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The act of guiding a boat, plane, or other transportation vehicle

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