European Explorers

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Who explored the southeastern United States and discovered the Mississippi River?

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Hernando de Soto

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Who sailed for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella and landed in the Caribbean?

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Christopher Columbus

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Who was the first to see the Pacific Ocean from Panama?

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa

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Who discovered the St. Lawrence River?

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Jacques Cartier

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Which explorer was mutinied? No one knows what happened to him after he was sent adrift on a small raft.

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Henry Hudson

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Who found a rich fishing area in North America and Canada?

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John Cabot

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Which explorer helped France get rich with the fur trade?

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Jacques Cartier

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Where did Columbus really land when he thought he was in Asia?

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Caribbean/San Salvador

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Which three explorers sailed for Spain? Christopher Columbus, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Hernando de Soto, Hernando de Soto, Jacques Cartier, John Cabot, Christopher Columbus, John Cabot, Juan Ponce de Leon, Henry Hudson, John Cabot, Jacques Cartier

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Christopher Columbus, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, Hernando de Soto

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Which explorer has a river and a bay in present-day New York named after them?

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Henry Hudson