exploring the New World
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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Conquestadores | Spanish Explorers
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Northwest Passage | A faster sea route from Europe to Asia through North America that the explorers hoped to find.
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Contagious Diseases | Sicknesses that spread quickly among people. Europeans brought diseases to American Indians.
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East Indies | Southeast Asia, including India, Indonesia, and Malaysia
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Colony | A settlement ruled by another country, not by its own people
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1682 - Robert de La Salle | Claimed the Mississippi River and the lands around it for France
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1609 - Henry Hudson | Hudson sailed up a river in North America and claimed land for Holland. The Hudson River is named for him.
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1497 - John Cabot | Sailed to the eastern coast of Canada. Claimed the land for England.
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1493 to 1521 - Juan Ponce de Leon | Sailed with Columbus to the New World. Settled on an island called Hispaniola. Explored the islands and Florida.
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1492 - Christopher Columbus | Sailed for Spain and claimed Carribean island
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