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Amerigo Vespucci
first European know to explore part of South America and call it the New World
Christopher Columbus
Discovered America in October 1492-
Columbus sailed the ocean blue
in the year 1492
Ferdinand Magellan
one of his ships was the first ship to sail completely around the world
Joao Vaz Corte-Real
gave Portugal a claim to the Americas before the Line of Demarcation was established
Juan Ponce de Leon
discovered the flower-covered peninsula of Florida while searching for the "fountain of youth"
Montezuma II
Aztec emperor
Pedro Alvares Cabral
after being blown far off course, landed on the shores of Brazil and claimed it for Portugal
Snorri Thorfinnsson
first recorded birth of a white child in North America
Vasco Nunez de Balboa
called the Pacific Ocean the "South Sea"
Atahualpa
Inca ruler taken hostage by Spanish explorers in 1531
Francesco Pizarro
conquered the Inca Empire through greed and deceit
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
explored the territory that is now the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, kansas
Hernando de Soto
discovered the mighty Mississippi river
Jacques Cartier
discovered and sailed up the St. Lawrence River
Jacques Marquette
along with Louis Jolliet thought the Mississippi river might be the long-sought-for northwest passage
King John III
appointed seven men, who are acknowledged as the "Founder of Brazil" to administrate the colony of Brazil
Sieur de La Salle
called the huge region he claimed for France "Lousiana"
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Card Set
Social Studies pace 85
Description
explorers names and descriptions
Updated
2018-09-19T20:20:44Z
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