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448820755Francisco PizarroSpaniard who conquered the Incas0
448820756Juan Ponce de Leon1st explorer of Florida, Spanish conquistador1
448820757Hernando de SotoConquistador discoverer of the Mississippi River2
448820758MontezumaAztec Chief3
448820759Hernan CortezConquistador who conquered the Aztec empire4
448820760Francisco CoronadoSearched for city of gold, discovered grand canyon and buffalo5
448820761Jacques CartierFrench explorer of St. Lawrence river 15346
448820762Giovanni de VerrazanoSent by France to explore eastern seaboard in 15247
448820763John CabotGiovanni Caboto; Sent by England to explore NE coast of N. Amer. 14978
448820764Vasco Nunez BalboaDiscovered Pacific ocean9
448820765QuetzalcoatlAztec god that Cortez was mistaken for10
448820766Bartholomeu DiasPortugal explorer, rounded tip of Africa11
448820767HiawathaLegendary Iroquios leader12
448820768Bartolome de Las CasasDominion friar who preached humane treatment towards native Americans13
448820769Ferdinand MagellanPortuguese explorer who reached the Philippines and circumnavigated the world14
448820770Vasco de GamaA Portugese sailor who was the first European to sail around southern Africa to the Indian Ocean15
448820771Treaty of TordesillasSet the Line of Demarcation which was a boundary established in 1493 to define Spanish and Portuguese possessions in the Americas.16
448820772PocahontasA native Indian of America, daughter of Chief Powahatan, who was one of the first to marry an Englishman, John Rolfe, and return to England with him; about 1595-1617; Pocahontas' brave actions in saving an Englishman paved the way for many positive English and Native relations.17
448820773PowhatanIndian chief and founder of the Powhatan confederacy of tribes in eastern Virginia18
448820774John RolfeHe was one of the English settlers at Jamestown (and he married Pocahontas). He discovered how to successfully grow tobacco in Virginia and cure it for export, which made Virginia an economically successful colony.19
448820775Walter RaleighReceived a charter from Queen Elizabeth I to explore the American coastline. His ships landed on Roanoke, which became a "lost colony."20
448820776James OglethorpeFounder of Georgia21
448820777Oliver CromwellEnglish military, political, and religious figure who led the Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War (1642-1649) and called for the execution of Charles I. As lord protector of England (1653-1658) he ruled as a virtual dictator.22
448820778William PennEnglishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)23
448820779James IKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Didn't trust House of Burgesses24
448820780Charles IKing of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1625-1649). His power struggles with Parliament resulted in the English Civil War (1642-1648) in which Charles was defeated. He was tried for treason and beheaded in 164925
448820781Charles IIKing of England and Scotland and Ireland during the Restoration (1630-1685)26
448820782joint-stock companyThe company sold shares of stock to finance the outfitting of overseas expeditions; colonies founded by joint-stock companies included Jamestown (Virginia Company) and New Amsterdam (Dutch West India Company.27
448820783plantation coloniesMaryland, Virginia, N Carolina, S Carolina, and Georgia. Permitted some religious toleration but the church of England became the dominant faith. Grew profitable stable crops, mostly tobacco and rice.28
448820784Marco PoloVenetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)29

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