Famous Explorers of the Age of Discovery!

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I started a famous school for navigation.

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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I am a Spanish explorer - I searched for the Fountain of Youth and gold - but ended up finding Florida instead!

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Ponce de Leon

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Who is credited with discovering the New World and establishing trade between Europe and the New World?

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Christopher Columbus

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I was the first European to reach North America.

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Lief Ericson

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I established fur trade in North America and started the first permanent French settlement.

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Samuel de Champlain

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I am credited with discovering Canada and claiming it for France.

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Jacques Cartier

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Who tried to find the Northwest Passage by traveling through the Arctic Ocean and ended up establishing New Amsterdam?

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Henry Hudson

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I traveled along the Silk Road and took time to establish trade with Asia and learn about their culture.

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Marco Polo

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Who founded Panama and discovered the Pacific Ocean, claiming both for Spain?

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Vasco de Balboa

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Who was the first European explorer to sail from Europe to Asia around the southern tip of Africa?

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Vasco de Gama