US history Explorers and Historical Figures Flashcard

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Who told a fellow prisoner about adventures in China and other parts of Asia?

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Marco Polo

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Which explorer set sail from Spain with 270 men and 5 ships?

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Who disobeyed the governor of Cuba and conquered the strongest Indian tribe in Mexico?

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Hernando Cortes

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Who was the English queen for whom Virginia was named?

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Elizabeth I

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Who reached Newfoundland in search of a passage to China and was known by a different name to the English?

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John Cabot

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Who thought they could sail 3,000 miles west to reach Japan but had faulty calculations?

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Christopher Columbus

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Who was considered an English Sea Dog and viewed as a pirate by the Spanish?

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Sir Francis Drake

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Who was the first to explore the Florida peninsula in 1513 on behalf of Spain?

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Juan Ponce de Leon

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Who was the New World named after by a German mapmaker?

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Who found the Grand Canyon while searching for the Seven Cities of Gold?

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Francisco de Coronado