European Explorers

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Explorers from Europe wanted to explore for all the reasons EXCEPT: Claim land for their country, Find a faster route to Asia, Spread Christianity

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Have Thanksgiving with the Indians

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English Sea Captain who explored the Hudson Bay and was the first to map out the Hudson River and the North Atlantic.

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Henry Hudson

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All of the following tools were used to help with navigation EXCEPT... GPS, Maps, Compass, Astrolabe

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GPS

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First European to reach Florida looking for the fountain of youth and founded a colony.

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Juan Ponce de León

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Who sailed west to find the West Indies and claimed land for Spain in the Bahamas, Central and North America?

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Christopher Columbus

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Explorers wanted to find a faster route to Asia in order to....

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Trade for silk and spices

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French explorer who reached the peninsula near the St. Lawrence River and claimed it for France.

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Jacques Cartier

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Italian Explorer who found an area of the Atlantic Ocean Southeast of Newfoundland that was rich with fish.

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John Cabot

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Who sailed around Africa all the way to India?

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Vasco da Gama

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He was the first European to sail around Africa's southern tip.

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Bartolomeu Dias