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Sociology
4th Grade
10/03/2011

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Juan ponce de leon a what explorer?In what year did he explore?
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Spanish and 1513
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Where did he explore? What was he looking for there?
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Florida and the fountain of youth
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What did he claim Florida for?
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Spain
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what explorer was Balboa?
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Spanish
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where did Balboa lead an expedition?
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panama
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What did Balboa discover?
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The pacific ocean
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What explorer was Christopher columbus?
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italian
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how many voyages did christopher have? in what years were they in?
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4 and 1492-1504
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what did christopher explore?
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west indies and caribbean islands
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what did christopher sail in?
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nina, pinta, and the santa maria
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jacques cartier was a what explorer?
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french
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what years was Cartier an explorer?
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1534-1542
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what did cartier explore?
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eastern canada
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what was cartier trying to do the whole time?
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find a northwest passage to asia
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What did cartier find?
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the st. lawrence river
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what explorer was Henry Hudson?
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English explorer
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what years were Henry Hudson an explorer?
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1492-1504
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what did henry hudson claim northern canada for?
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new york
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what did he explore?
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hudson river, hudson bay, and hudson strait

 

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what was henry hudson looking for?
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a northwest passage to asia
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what happened during his last voyage?
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hudson's crew left him with his son and 7 other crew members
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what explorer was john cabot?
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english
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What did Cabot explore?
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Canada
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Like Cartier, he was looking for a ____________ __________ route to Asia
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Northwest Passage
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He never found the route but explored _____________________, ________ _________, and ______________.
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Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Labrador
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He claimed land for __________. This gave them the right to _______ there.
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England; settle
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