S.S. Week 3: Exploration

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Christopher Columbus

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regarded as the first European explorer to reach the Americas

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Jacques Cartier

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explored present-day Canada and claimed its land for France

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Juan Ponce de León

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explored present-day Florida

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Henry Hudson

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landed on the island we know today as Manhattan, New York

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John Cabot

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explored areas along the Canadian coast, such as Newfoundland and Nova Scotia

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Samuel de Champlain

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explored the Northeastern part of North America and brought settlers to Canada

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Robert de La Salle

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explored the Great Lakes and established trading posts along the Mississippi River

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Explorers searched for gold and other precious metals that they could send back to __________.

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Europe

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______ was very important to many countries, and some explorers wanted to bring their beliefs to the people of the Americas.

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Religion

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_____ is using the sun, moon, and stars to find a location.

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Celestial navigation