Explorers for APWH Flashcards
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| 109858124 | Diaz | Portuguese explorer who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa, but was forced to turn around afterwards. | 0 | |
| 109858125 | Da Gama | Portuguese explorer who sailed around Africa into Inda forming a new trade route to Asia. | 1 | |
| 109858126 | Cabral | Portuguese explorer who was blown by a storm into Brazil and colonized it for Portugual. | 2 | |
| 109858127 | Columbus | First to discover the "New World" (didn't realize it was new though) | 3 | |
| 109858128 | Balboa | Spanish explorer who explored Central America and paved the way for Cortes and Pizarro. | 4 | |
| 109858129 | Cortes | Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztec empire. | 5 | |
| 109858130 | Magellan | Spanish explorer who colonized the Philippines. | 6 | |
| 109858131 | Pizarro | Spanish explorer who conqured the Incan Empire. | 7 | |
| 109858132 | Vespucci | Spanish explorer who used scientific reasoning to deduce that Columbus had found a new world, not another route to Asia. | 8 | |
| 109858133 | De Leon | Spanish explorer who established Florida as a Spanish possesion, while he was searching for the fountain of youth. | 9 | |
| 109858134 | Cabot | British explorer who looked for North-west passage, and claimed parts of North America for Britain. | 10 | |
| 109858135 | Hudson | British explorer who established the Hudson Bay Company and British Canada. | 11 | |
| 109858136 | Drake | British pirate who stole Spanish bullion. | 12 | |
| 109858137 | Cartier | French explorer who claimed the St. Lawrence River and Canada for France. | 13 | |
| 109858138 | Champlain | Established Quebec for France. | 14 |