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From ENGLAND
Fought to bring English settlers into Ireland in the 1560s
Tried to establish the colony of Roanoke in the 1580s |
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From PORTUGAL
1498 - traveled around coast of Africa to India > opened new trade routes in Mid East and Asia |
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From PORTUGAL
1488 - first to sail down the western coast of Africa to the Cape of Good Hope |
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From SPAIN
1492 - sails west across the Atlantic trying to find Asia
Lands in the Caribbean
Makes three more voyages but the crown loses interest and he dies broke in 1506, still thinking he found Asia |
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From PORTUGAL
Arrives in Caribbean in 1499
First to describe America as the "New World" |
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From SPAIN
1513 - crossed Isthmus of Panama to Pacific Ocean |
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From SPAIN
1519 - lands in Mexico and conquers the Aztec empire after two years |
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From SPAIN
1513 - Lands on southern Atlantic coast and names Florida
Tries to conquer area but is fought off and eventually killed by locals |
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| Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca |
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From SPAIN
Part of the crew of Panfilo de Narvaez in Florida in 1528
Begins rumor of Cibola |
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From SPAIN
On the lookout for Cibola, brings huge Cuban army to Florida in 1539 |
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| Francisco Vasquez de Coronado |
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From SPAIN
1540 - looking for Cibola, travels to Rio Grande area and then the Great Plains |
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From ENGLAND
1497 - explores area of Cape Breton and Newfoundland |
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From FRANCE
1524 - explores North American coast from North Carolina to Maine |
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From FRANCE
Wants to find Northwest Passage
Explores St. Lawrence River 1534-5
Begins fur trades with Native Americans
Sets up French hold on Canada |
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