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American Revolution

American Revolution

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Social Studies, History

6th - 8th Grade

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Joann Susuico

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World Explorers

8th grade - U.S. History

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VASCO DA GAMA

  • First European explorer to reach India by sea

  • His expedition linked Europe and Asia by an ocean route

  • His journey to India was the longest voyage taken

  • A crater on the moon is named after him

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FERDINAND MAGELLAN

  • He was the first European to navigate what is now known as the Strait of Magellan.

  • His crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe

  • He died in 1521 on the journey

  • He was born in Portugal

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JACQUES CARTIER

  • He was born in 1941

  • He sailed near the Gulf of St. Lawrence and claimed Canada for France

  • He led 3 voyages and had a vessel named Grande Hermine

  • He established a settlement named Charlesbourg Royal

  • He died in 1557

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SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

  • He was nicknamed "The Dragon"

  • He was the oldest of 12 sons

  • He claimed California for England

  • He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I and made the Mayor of Plymouth

  • The Spanish called him a pirate

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RENE-ROBERT CAVELIER, SIEUR DE LA SALLE

  • He was born in Rouen, France in 1643

  • He traveled to Quebec, Canada in 1666

  • He explored the Great lakes and claimed the Mississippi River Basin for France

  • He was killed by of his own men in 1687


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CAPTAIN JAMES COOK

  • He was born in 1728

  • He served as a captain the royal navy

  • He was a cartographer

  • He was the first known to circumnavigate New Zealand

  • He was killed in Hawaii in 1779

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