Unit 2 - Explorers

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This is the explorer who gave France her claim to the Mississippi River, including New Orleans.

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Robert de LaSalle

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Jacques Cartier made voyages that gave France claims to what country?

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Canada

Front

What was the primary purpose of the system shown on the map?

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covert the Indians to Roman Catholicism

Front

Hernan Cortez's military campaign resulted in the destruction of which civilization?

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Aztec

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Spanish explorers that explored and conquered Mexico, Central America, and South America

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Conquistadors

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Settled in the Southwest and Mexico

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Spain

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Settled along the Atlantic coast

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England

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Marco Polo returned to Europe with stories about the riches of...

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China

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Europeans were eager to trade with Asia because they wanted...

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silk, spices, and gold.

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Who was the explorer whose ship was the first to sail around the world?

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Ferdinand Magellan