History 16, 17, 18 Flashcards
Explorers
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Samuel de Champlain explored
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the St. Lawrence River and founded Quebec in 1608
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Robert de LaSalle explored
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Mississippi River for France
3
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Francis Drake
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first Englishman to sail around the world
4
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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named the U.S.A. state of Florida
5
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Jacques Cartier
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explored and named the Gulf of St. Lawrence
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Hernando de Soto explored and discovered
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Mississippi River for Spain
7
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Henry Hudson was an explorer sponsored by
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Holland and England
8
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Juan Carilho sailed along the coast of this western state
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California
9
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Pizarro
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established Lima as a capital in 1535, landed on the Pacific coast of South America in 1531 and had 180 men on his expedition to capture Atahauallpa
