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Explorers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vasco Da Gama | 1st to sail around Africa to Asia |
| Ferdinand Magellan | first to circle globe |
| Henry Hudson | sailed Hudson River, discovered Hudson Bay |
| Jacques Cartier | discovered St. Lawrence River, named Canada |
| Samuel de Champlain | discovered Quebec and Lake Champlain, father of New World |
| Christopher Columbus | discovered New World, introduce disease to natives |
| Amerigo Vespucci | America named after him |
| Hernan Cortes | conquistador, conquered Aztecs |
| Fransisco Pizarro | conquistador, conquered Incas |
| Hernando De Soto | conquistador, first to cross Mississippi River |
| Juan Ponce de Leon | first European to set foot on US (Florida), found first settlement in Puerto Rico |