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Big Ten Explorers
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Columbus Wanted to sail what direction to get to the Indies/China? _____ Instead, landed on what island? _________ Sailed for ______ (King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella __ voyages in all. Thought he was in Indies, not a New World
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And he was the first to….. Sail WEST across the Atlantic Ocean
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Magellan Searched for Northwest Passage to Pacific Ocean
Named the _______ Ocean lst to circumnavigate the world (he died before finishing)
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And he was the first to….. Sail around the world by ship!
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Cabot Sailed for England Landed on coast of _________, Canada
Looking for _______ Passage to Asia When you think of Cabot, think CCC
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And the first to…… Touch the continent of North America (I didn’t say the USA)
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Ponce de Leon Looking for “fountain of _________”
Established St. Augustine, Florida Killed by a ______ arrow
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And he was the first explorer to.. …..
Touch the USA. Where did he touch?
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Hudson Sailed for the Netherlands (Dutch)
Looking for a ____________ Passage to Asia , then looking for a ______ Passage Men mutinied and threw him off the ship
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Hudson Page 2 Noted for: Having a river and a bay named after him
He found New York City (great harbor) Dutch people lived in NYC because of him
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Cartier Claimed land in Canada for what country? _____ 1534
Sailed down the St. _______ River Also was looking for ___ and (guess what?)
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Cortes Spanish Conquistador
Conquered Aztecs and their emperor Montezuma (Mexico) Sailed for Spain, 1504 Aztecs thought he was a “god”
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Balboa Spanish Explorer 1501 Married Indian Chief's daughter
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The first explorer to……
See the Pacific Ocean!
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Pizzaro Conquered the Inca Empire in South America with just 180 men
How did he do that? 1502, for Spain
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Vespucci Amerigo Vespucci
____________ was named after him, not after ____________ Why do you think?
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Goods shipped From the Americas to Europe
Corn
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Potatoes
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Beans
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Chocolate
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Buffalo
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Beaver
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Parrots
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Goods shipped from Europe to the Americas -
Oranges
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Onion
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Sheep
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Horses
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Cattle
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Honeybees
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Pigs
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Chickens
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Diseases Small Pox Ouch to the Indians
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Influenza
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Measles
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Why Explore at all? Find Gold
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Spread Christianity
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Find New Land for King
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Trade with other countries
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Spices make food taste better
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