Age of Exploration

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Christopher Columbus

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discovered the New World (Americas)

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Pedro Cabral

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discovered Brazil

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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First European to see the Pacific Ocean

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Ferdinand Magellan

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First to sail around the world.

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Hernan Cortes

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Conquered the Aztec

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Francisco Pizarro

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Conquered the Inca

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John Cabot

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Discovered Newfoundland (Canada)

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Giovanni da Verrazano

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Explored the Atlantic Coast starting in North Carolina

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Jacques Cartier

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discovered the St. Lawrence River

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Henry Hudson

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Discovered Hudson Bay and the Hudson River while looking for the Northwest Passage