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Who sponsored Christopher Newport?   England  
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Who sponsored Christopher Columbus?   Spain  
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Who sponsored Jacques Cartier?   France  
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Who sponsored Juan Ponce de Leon?   Spain  
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Who arrived at present day Jamestown?   Christopher Newport  
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Who was searching for the fountain of youth?   Juan Ponce de Leon  
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Who explored the St. Lawrence River Valley?   Jacques Cartier  
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Who was the first European to land in Florida?   Juan Ponce de Leon  
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Who was the first European to discover a sea route to America, discovering the "New World"?   Christopher Columbus  
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Whose main reason for exploring was to discover riches and land to conquer?   Juan Ponce de Leon  
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Whose main reason for exploring was to colonize Virginia?   Christopher Newport  
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Who landed in San Salvador?   Christopher Columbus  
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Who gave France a North American claim?   Jacques Cartier  
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Who landed in St. Augustine, Florida?   Juan Ponce de Leon  
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Who was one of the first men to reach the Fall line of the James River?   Christopher Newport  
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Which European explorer did France sponsor?   Jacques Cartier  
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Which European explorer did England sponsor?   Christopher Newport  
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Which European explorers did Spain sponsor?   Christopher Columbus and Juan Ponce de Leon  
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Whose main purpose for exploring was to colonize the new world?   Jacques Cartier  
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Whose main purpose for exploring was to discover riches and land to conquer?   Juan Ponce de Leon  
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