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people sent by the church to convert native Americans to christianity
missionaries
spanish soldier that explored the americas and claimed land for Spain
conquistador
conquistador who brought the Aztecs to ruin
Hernando Cortes
Italian navigator who looked for a faster water route to Asia
Christopher Columbus
1494 treaty in whcih Spain and Portugal agreed to divide lands of the Western hemisphere between them and moved the Line of Demarcation to the west
Treaty of Tordesillas
economic system that increased money in a country's treasury by creating a favorabale balance of trade
mercantilism
Italian sailor who explored what is now the Americas
Amerigo Vespucci
people or nations involved in a pact or treaty
alliance
conquistador who defeated the Inca
Fracisco Pizarro
English explorer who sailed for the Dutch and landed at the coast of present-day NY
Henry Hudson
Italian sailor who sailed for the English and is believed to have landed in Newfoundland, Canada
John Cabot
ItalianĀ sailor who sailed for the French with hopes of finding an all-water route to Asia
Giovanni da Verranzzano
French sailor who sailed up the kSt. Lawrence River to present-day Montreal
Jacques Cartier
large fleet of ships sent to invade England and retore Catholicism
Spanish Armada
Founder of fur-trading post at Quebec
Samuel de Champlain
first permanent French colony in North America
New France
sailing ship
galleon
Author
Anonymous
ID
171763
Card Set
European Exploration
Description
European Explorers
Updated
2012-09-18T22:46:00Z
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