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S.S. - Explorers

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___________ _______ founded Lima, Peru. Francisco Pizarro
Indonesia was know as the __________ _________ during the Age of Exploration. Spice Islands
_________ _________ sailed to Newfoundland. John Cabot
All the land that touched the Mississippi river as claimed for France by ____________ ___ ____ _________. Robert de La Salle
____________ ________ is believed to be the first European in Texas. Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
Tobacco was introduced as a cash crop by ________ ________. John Rolfe
The island of Manhattan (now New York City) was purchased for about $24 from Native Americans by __________ __________ a Dutch Explorer. Peter Minuit
The Spanish Explorer ______ _______ __ ______ was famous for searching for the "fountain of youth". Juan Ponce de Leon
____________ ______ was the leader of the Roanoke people who disappeared. John White
The Spanish explorer that was the first European to explore South East America? Hernando de Soto
The _________ River in New York, is named after the explorer for the Dutch ________ __________. Hudson Henry Hudson
___________ ________ forced everyone to work and who negotiated which Indians,and guaranteed Jamestown's initial survival. John Smith
The __________ ________ was a waterway to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean, making it faster for Europeans to get the Indies, rather than sailing around Africa first. Northwest Passage
The most prized spices to the Europeans were _________,_________, ________, and __________. cinnamon cloves black pepper ginger
________ ______ was popularly known as "sea dog". John Hawkins
The oldest European Settlement in Puerto Rico was established by _______ _________. Juan Ponce de Leon
__________ ________ was the first European to sail around the world. He was Portuguese but sailed for Spain. Ferdinand Magellan
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