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Chapter 2
The Years of Exploration
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History
4th Grade
08/24/2012

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Area where Coronado discovered the Grand Canyon
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Arizona
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English sea captains who raided Spanish ships
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"sea dogs"
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Fabled cities which Coronado searched for, but never found
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Seven Cities of Cibola
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First permanent European settlement in the United States and the first lasting Spanish settlement in the New World
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St. Augustine
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Spanish explorer who explored throughout the Southwest and discovered the Grand Canyon
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Fransisco de Coronado
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French explorer who hoped to find a waterway through North America to the Pacific Ocean
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Jacques Cartier
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Greatest American river, discovered by De Soto
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Mississippi River
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Indian tribe that lived in Mexico
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Aztecs
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Name first given to Canada
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New France
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Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztecs
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Hernando Cortes
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Who explored North America for France?
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Cartier
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The Mexican Indian tribe led by Montezuma
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Aztecs
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The most famous "sea dog"
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Sir Francis Drake
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What area did Coronado explore while searching for the Seven Cities of Cibola?
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Southwest - Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas
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What area did the French call "New France?"
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Canada
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What did De Soto discover on his journey to search for gold?
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the Mississippi River
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What natural wonder did Coronado discover?
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the Grand Canyon
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Spanish explorer who discovered the Mississippi River
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Hernando de Soto
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French explorer who founded Quebec
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Samuel de Champlain
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What queen permitted English pirates to attack Spanish ships?
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Elizabeth I
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What three important things did Cartier do for France?
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1. opened the way for a fur trade with the Indians
2. developed a friendship between the French and the Indians
3. gave France a claim to the New World
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Ruler of the Aztecs
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Montezuma
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First successful French settlement in the New World
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Quebec
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What three powerful countries claimed land in the New World?
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1. England
2. Spain
3. France
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Who helped found Quebec?
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Champlain
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Who searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola?
Definition
Coronado
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