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European Explorers
Portugal, France, Spain explorers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cortez | explored for Spain Discovered Mexico- ran into Aztecs-gold!!! |
| Pizarro | explored for Spain went to Peru- found Incas-gold!!! |
| Champlain | explored for France Quebec- 1608 |
| Verrazano | explored for France looking fof NW passage- found NYC and made the first maps eaten by cannibals |
| La Salle | explored for France Mississippi |
| Magellan | explored for Spain sailed around the world |
| De Leon | explored for Spain found Florida |
| Jouet and Marquette | explored for France Mississippi River |
| Columbus | explored for Spain america |
| Prince Henry | Explored for Portugal "Father of Navigation" |
| Vespucci | explored for Spain new world named after him...amerigo/ america |
| Cartier | explored for France looking for NW passage found St. Lawrence River |
| Bart Diaz | explored for Portugal went to South Africa but was too chicken |
| Vasco DeGama | explored for Portugal went to India |
| Coronado | explored for Spain went to American Southwest found Grand Canyon |