European Explorers

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What is an explorer?

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a person that travels to a new place to learn about it

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What were the major conflicts between the American Indians and the explorers?

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Stealing land, Spread diseases, Forced religion

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Which of the following was a reason for European exploration? shorter route to Asia, gold, wealth, and fame, to spread Christianity, All of these reasons

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All of these reasons

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One of the first European explorers to discover the New World. He thought he had landed in India so he called the Native Americans Indians.

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Columbus

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Cartier was from what country?

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France

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Which explorer discovered the Pacific Ocean?

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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What river did Jacques Cartier discover?

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The St. Lawrence

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Which explorer led an expedition to America and laid claim to the Hudson River?

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Henry Hudson

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What was Columbus's goal for exploration?

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To find a new route to Asia

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Which explorer was the first European to cross the Mississippi River?

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Hernando de Soto