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| English captains who raided Spanish ships for England |
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| Name 3 countries that had a claim to land in North America |
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1. England
2. France
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Arctic
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| Viking who was first to visit America |
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| a body of land that is surrounded on three sides by water |
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| continent responsible for the settlement of the New World |
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| discovered by Ponce de Leon |
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| discovered the Grand Canyon as he explored what is now Arizona |
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| discovered the Mississippi River |
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| explorer who first saw the Pacific Ocean |
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| explorer who sailed around the tip of Africa to India |
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| first name given to Canada |
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| helped found the first permanent French settlement in the New World |
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| king and queen of Spain who financed a voyage |
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| led the Spanish attempt to conquer Mexico |
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| man for whom America was named |
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| man who led the voyage of the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria |
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| merchant who sailed around the tip of Africa to India |
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| merchant who visited China and described its riches to Europe |
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| sailor who discovered the New World in 1492 |
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| the country that gave Christopher Columbus the money needed for his journey |
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| the country that made friends with the Indians and traded with them for furs |
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| the first lasting Spanish settlement in North America |
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| the great Indian tribe that lived in what is now Mexico |
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| the hemisphere where North America is located |
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| the largest bodies of water |
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| the life of a country or people |
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| the most famous British "sea dog" |
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| the place where Columbus first landed |
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| the ruler of the Aztec Indians |
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| the study of the earth's surface |
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| the year Columbus discovered America |
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| what Columbus was really trying to find |
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