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| The Portuguese explorer led the first European voyage of discovery proving that the globe was in fact round. Failed due to his death. (Strait of Magellan) |
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| First European to discover the "New World" of the Americas on an expedition sponsored by King Ferdinand of Spain in 1492. Sail west to China |
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| was the first person to sail "water route" directly from Europe to trade with India going around Cape of Hope. |
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| credited with discovery of the Grand Canyon & other famous landmarks in Southwest while searching for the legendary "lost city of gold"—which they never found. |
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| Known as King Philip of the Wampanoag led one of the most costly wars of resistance in New England history, known as King Philip’s War (1675–76). |
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| English Quaker known for founding the colony of Pennsylvania as a place for religious freedom |
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| Ottawa Indian chief who organized a combined resistance—known as Pontiac’s War (1763–64) |
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| was General in the Revolutionary War and the first to become U.S. president. |
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| Ottawa Indian chief/ organized a combined resistance—known as Pontiac’s War (1763–64 |
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