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European Explorers 5th grade Stratford

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Accomplishment
Explorer
Country
FOUND the Spice Islands   Marco Polo found...   Mongolia (Kubla Khan)  
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Not a sailor, but SUPPORTED the explorers with ships; Encouraged explorers to explore (died 1460) and $$$;   Prince Henry (Prince of Portugal) sailed where?   Portugal  
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Showed it’s POSSIBLE to sail around Cape of Good Hope   Dias proved...   Portugal  
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Sailed to the tip of Africa   Dias sailed where...   Portugal  
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Nina, Pinta & Santa Maria   Columbus commanded these ships..   Spain  
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Around Cape of Good Hope   De Gama sailed where...   Portugal  
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African Cities (cause it was a long way)   De Gama stopped where?   Portugal  
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King called him “hero”   De Gama was called...   Portugal  
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Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria   Columbus commanded   Spain  
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Wanted West Indies   Columbus was looking for...   Spain  
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Treaty of Tordesillas   Columbus arranged...   Spain  
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Spain got the west, Portugal the East (incl. Brazil)   Treaty of Trodesillas (Columbus)   Spain  
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Crossed the Isthmus of Panama on foot   Balboa walked where?   Spain  
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Pacific Ocean   Balboa found what?   Spain  
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His dad sailed with Columbus   De Las Casas (who he knew)   Spain  
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Fought against Slavery of American Indians   De Las Casas What did he do?   Spain  
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First to circumnavigate earth (though he is killed before arrival)   Magellan was the first to...   Spain  
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Straits of Magellan   Magellan found...   Spain  
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... the Spice Islands   Cabral was trying to find...   Portugal  
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Found Brazil in S. America   Cabral found what country?   Portugal  
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Portugal   Cabral claimed his discovery for ...   Portugal  
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The Pacific Ocean   Magellan named...   Spain  
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Newfoundland   Cabot found this land ..   England  
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Pirate (England approved)   Drake (his profession)   England  
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“Golden Hind”   Drake (his ship)   England  
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Chile, Peru, California   Drake   England  
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Virginia (US)   Sir Walter Raleigh(location of colony)   England  
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“Lost Colony”   Sir Walter Raleigh (nickname of discovery)   England  
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Cartographer   Sir Walter Raleigh (job)   England  
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Sailed Atlantic Coast   Verrazano sailed where?   France  
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Narrows Bridge in NY   Verrazano found what?   France  
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Killed by cannibals   Verrazano (how he died)   France  
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Looking for Northwest Passage   Cartier   France  
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Gulf of St. Lawrence   Cartier found what body of water?   France  
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Mount Royal (Montreal) and Quebec in Canada   Cartier found which cities in Canada?   France  
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Maine   Champlain explored which US State?   France  
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Mississippi River   Marquette & Joliette explored   France  
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Went south to Gulf of Mexico   De La Salle went …   France  
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Died 1580   King Henry lived until   Portugal  
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Fight between sons   King Henry watched who bicker?   Portugal  
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became part of Spain   King Henry’s country became part of ….   Portugal  
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Anthony   King Henry (who took over for him)   Portugal  
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Took notes on Indians and helped Dutch Trade   Linschoten did what?   Dutch  
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Australia   Hartog found…   Dutch  
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Tasmania   Tasman found… Dutch    
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East India Company   Hudson worked for…   Dutch  
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Vessel – half moon   Hudson’s ship…   Dutch  
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Wanted NW passage   Hudson wanted to find… …   Dutch  
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Found Hudson river   Hudson ACTUALLY found…   Dutch  
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