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| Prince Henry the Navigator |
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| drove Portugal's interest in exploring; never explored himself |
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| Italian explorer who visited Asia and brought back tales of exotic places and unmeasured riches |
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| Sailed for Spain to the New World; looking for a western passage to Asia. Landed on Hispaniola in the Caribbean |
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| Spanish conquistador who explored the south west of North American |
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| Sailed for England in 1497 and claimed most of modern day Canada. Was looking for a route to Asia |
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| Englishman in charge of Roanoke settlement off the coast of North Carolina. Roanoke disappeared under mysterious circumstances. |
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| Saved the Jamestown colony in Virgina from extinction. Eased relations with the local Native with the help of Pocahontas |
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| Claimed land along the Hudson River for the Dutch. Hudson's claim later became New Netherland, then New York when the English expelled the Dutch. |
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| Claimed large chunks of England's Canada for France. Founded the settlement of Quebec, which became a hub for fur traders |
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| French explorer who claimed the Mississippi River valley for France. |
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