Early European Explorers

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Sailed for Spain and "Discovered" the New World for Europeans.

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Columbus

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Named Florida and searched for the Fountain of Youth

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Ponce De Leon

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Explored Mexico and Conquered the Aztecs

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Cortes

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Credited for being 1st European to land in North America and claimed land for England

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Cabot

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Explored Peru and conquered the Incas

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Pizarro

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English sailor searched for the Northwest Passage. A river and a bay are named for him.

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Hudson

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Explorer who named and claimed Canada for France

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Cartier

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Who completed the circumnavigation of the globe: Columbus, Vasco de Gama, Cortes, or Magellan?

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Magellan

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Who created a school for navigation? He brought shipbuilders, mapmakers, and sailing instructors to educate sailors.

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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Circumnavigate means

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sail or travel all the way around something