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Term | Definition |
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Leif Erikson | a Norse explorer from the 9th century thought to be the first European to explore North America |
Ferdinand and Isabella | founded a confederation and unified Spain, also created colonies in the new world through Christopher Columbus |
Why Christopher Columbus' exploration was funded by Spain | Columbus had no connections in Italy so he contacted Spain and they financed his voyage in hopes to find a new route for gold and spices |
Ponce de Leon | an explorer that joined Columbus for his second voyage and was very successful so he was sent to explore new islands and found modern-day Florida |
Amerigo Vespucci | an explorer of the new world for Spain and Portugal that wrote about his explorations and named the new world America |
Bartolome De Las Casas | a clergyman and activist from Spain in the 14th century that disagreed with the colonization of modern-day Mexico |