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SS Explorers

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Explorer
Goals of Exploration
Claim to Fame
Country
Success of Trip
Bartholomeu Dias   New water route to Indies   First to sail to tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope)   Portugal   Yes  
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Vasco Da Gama   New water route to Indies   First to sail to tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope) and on to India   Portugal   Yes  
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Ferdinand Magellan   Sail around the world   First to circumnavigate the world. Crew made it, but he didn't. Discovered Magellan's Strait, Magellanic Penguin, and dwarf galaxy   Spain   Yes/No  
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Amerigo Vespucci   Land, map new lands   Mapped N. and S. America. Proved that Columbus did not go to Asia   Spain   Yes  
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa   Wealth, fame, and land   First European to see Pacific Ocean, named it Pacific after crossing Panama   Spain   Yes/No  
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Hernan Cortez   Wealth, fame, and land   Conquered the Aztec nation   Spain   Yes/No  
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John Cabot   Wealth, fame, land, and find the Northwest Passage   Made the land claim for England that would become U.S.A. and Canada   England   Yes/No  
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Francisco Pizarro   Wealth, fame, and land   Conquered the Inca nation   Spain   Yes/No  
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Juan Ponce de Leon   Wealth, fame, land, find Fountain of Youth   Discovered Florida, governor of Puerto Rico   Spain   Yes/No  
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Samuel de Champlain   Wealth, fame, land, and find the Northwest Passage   Founded the settlement of Quebec in Canada   France   Yes  
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Hernando de Soto   Wealth, fame, and land   Explored the Mississippi River area   Spain   Yes/No  
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Henry Hudson   Find the Northwest Passage   Started New Amsterdam (today NYC), had a river and a bay named after him   Dutch/English   Yes/No  
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Francisco Coronado   Wealth, fame, land, find 7 Cities of Gold   Found new lands in southwestern U.S. and discovered Grand Canyon   Spain   Yes/No  
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Sir Francis Drake   Find NW Passage, expand trade, establish settlements   Claimed land for England that would become Oregon, raided Spanish settlements   England   Yes/No  
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Jacques Cartier   Find the Northwest Passage   Explored St. Lawrence River, founded Montreal   France   Yes/No  
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Marco Polo   Looking for riches   Wrote book about Asia, kick started Age of Exploration   Italy   Yes  
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Christopher Columbus   Prove earth is round, fame and wealth   First to sail to New World   Spain   Yes/No  
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