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First europeans to reach north america
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artolomeu dias 1488, sailed from Portugal southward and made it to the bottom of Africa ,Discovering the southern tip of Africa ,the cape good hope.
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Tried to reach asia by sailing west across the Atlantic and landed in the americas but believed he had reached asia
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his 2nd voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic ocean
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Italian to look for a northern sea route to Asia in 1497.
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Vasco da gama in 1497 ,sailed all around africa and all the way to india
Winning the european race for a sea route to asia -
his 3rd to the Americas across the Atlantic ocean
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he sailed on long the coast of south america .he took such good notes about the coast that mapmaker were convinced this was not Asia and named the new land america in his honor
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on his way around Africa he went to the wide and ended up in Brazil. south america
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his 4th voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic ocean
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he travels thorough central america and is the 1st European to see the pacifistic ocean (largest ocean on the earth)
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explored present day Florida in 1513 looking for for the fountain of youth.
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a conquistador who explore mexico in 1519.conquered the Aztec.
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1st European to circumnavigate the globe
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accpmpanied by estevanico (a slave) and others explored the north america southwest looking for the 7cities of gold
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a conquistador who explored the Andes mountains of south america and conquered the Inca empire.
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he sailed up the st. Lawrence river hoping ti would lead to the pacific.
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explore Florida and north Carolina discover Mississippi river
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in north america southwest looking for cities of gold ,discover the grand canyon (in AZ)
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he explore up from mexico and goes into modern day California.
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they hope to find precious metals and north west passage.
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he followed the Mississippi all the way to the gulf of mexico.
