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NICKNAMED "THE NAVIGATOR," THIS PORTUGUESE EXPLORER
SAILED AROUND THE SOUTHERN TIP OF AFRICA
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Prince Henry
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THIS EXPLORER SAILED FOR BOTH THE DUTCH AND THE ENGLISH IN SEARCH OF A
NORTHWEST PASSAGE.
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Henry Hudson
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THIS DUTCH EXPLORER PURCHASED THE ISLAND OF MANHATTAN FROM LOCAL NATIVE AMERICANS FOR A RELATIVELY SMALL PRICE.
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Peter Minuit
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THIS VIKING EXPLORER IS THOUGHT TO BE THE FIRST
EUROPEAN TO LAND ON NORTH AMERICAN SOIL.
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Leif Erikson
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THIS PORTUGUESE EXPLORER SAILED AROUND THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF AFRICA TO INDIA.
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Vasco da Gama
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THIS WAS A PORTUGUESE SHIP WITH TRIANGULAR SAILS AND A
STEERING RUDDER.
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Caravel
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NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH CALIFORNIANS WITH LONG BLOND HAIR, THIS WAS A
PEASANT IN FEUDAL EUROPE DURING THE MIDDLE AGES.
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A Serf
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DURING THE RENAISSANCE, JOHANN GUTENBERG
INVENTED THIS MACHINE THAT HELPED SPREAD INFORMATION
AND IDEAS MORE QUICKLY.
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The Printing Press
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MANSA MUSA RULED THIS AFRICAN KINGDOM, LATER
RENAMED THE GOLD OR IVORY COAST FOR ITS WEALTH OF
SUCH GOODS.
Mali
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THIS AFRICAN KINGDOM HAD A THRIVING CITY OF TRADE
AND LEARNING CALLED TIMBUKTU THAT OFTEN
TRADED WITH EUROPEANS.
Songhai
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THIS MAN'S STRICT RULE OF "IF YOU DON'T WORK YOU DON'T
EAT" HELPED SAVE THE JAMESTOWN COLONY.
English Colonies for $100
Captain John Smith
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THIS GROUP LEFT ENGLAND BECAUSE THEY DID NOT LIKE
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND AND HOPED TO SET UP A HOLY SETTLEMENT IN THE NEW
WORLD
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Pilgrims/Puritans
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THIS CASH CROP WAS THE MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME FOR THE
JAMESTOWN COLONY IN VIRGINIA.
Tobacco
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THE VIRGINIA COMPANY IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS, A PRIVATE INVESTMENT COMPANY THAT OFTEN PUT UP THE MONEY TO
START ENGLISH COLONIES.
A Joint Stock Company
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THIS REPRESENTATIVE BODY HELPED THE
JAMESTOWN COLONY SUCCEED.
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House of Burgesses
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THIS COUNTRY CONQUERED MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA IN PURSUIT OF GOLD.
Spain
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THIS COUNTRY IS WHERE THE
DUTCH ARE FROM.
The Netherlands
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THIS COUNTRY WAS THE LAST TO ESTABLISH COLONIES IN
NORTH AMERICA BECAUSE IT WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH FINDING A NORTHWEST
PASSAGE.
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England
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THIS COUNTRY ESTABLISHED MANY POSITIVE
RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATIVE AMERICANS, THANKS
IN LARGE PART TO THE COREUR DE BOIS.
France
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THIS COUNTRY WAS MORE CONCERNED WITH SAILING EAST TO INDIA AND NEVER ESTABLISHED COLONIES IN
NORTH AMERICA.
Portugal
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Native Americans for $100
CORTEZ CONQUERED THIS GROUP OF NATIVE AMERICANS LOCATED IN CENTRAL MEXICO.
The Aztecs
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Native Americans for $200
THIS IS THE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE THE SPANISH CONQUERORS OF MANY
NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE NEW WORLD.
Conquistador
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Native Americans for $300
SAMUEL DE CHAMPLAIN ESTABLISHED GOOD
RELATIONS WITH THIS NATIVE AMERICAN GROUP IN
CANADA.
The Algonquins
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Native Americans for $400
THIS IS THE FRENCH TERM FOR FRENCH TRAPPERS
THAT LIVED AND TRADED WITH NATIVE AMERICAN.
coureur de bois
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Native Americans for $500
THIS GROUP OF NATIVE AMERICANS HELPED SAVE THE JAMESTOWN COLONY
BY TEACHING THEM TO GROW CORN.
The Powhatan Indians
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THIS SPANISH CONQUISTADOR
CONQUERED THE INCA CIVILIZATION.
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Pizarro
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ROBERT DE LA SALLE NAMED
THE TERRITORY AROUND THE MISSISSIPPI
RIVER THIS, IN HONOR OF KING
LOUIS XIV.
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Louisiana
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THE CRUSADES WERE AN
ATTEMPT BY EUROPEAN
CATHOLICS TO INVADE THESE
PEOPLE.
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Muslims
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PONCE DE LEON EXPLORED
FLORIDA FOR SPAIN WHILE LOOKING FOR
THIS.
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The Fountain of Youth
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THIS SPANISH PRIEST TRIED TO BRING AN
END TO NATIVE AMERICAN SLAVERY
AND SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE ENCOMIENDA
SYSTEM.
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Bartolome de Las Casas
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