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| Island group in West Indies, southwest of Florida |
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| Islands between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, extending from Florida in North America to Venezuela in South America |
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| Italian-born explorer who sailed to the Americas in 1492; he was the first European to establish lasting contact between Europe and the Americas |
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| King of Spain who agreed to finance Christopher Columbus' expedition to the Americas |
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| Spanish explorer who was the first European to reach the Eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean |
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| Queen of Spain who agreed to finance Christopher Columbus' expedition to the Americas |
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| Italian navigator who sailed along the eastern coast of South America; person who America is named after |
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| Portuguese explorer who was the first person to sail around the world |
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| A journey made for a special purpose |
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| Settlement far from the country that ruled it |
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| Movement of people, plants, animals, diseases and ways of life between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere |
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