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Who discovered North America by sailing the ocean blue in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Fleet
Which country did Cabral accidentally find on his way to Africa?
Brazil
What country did Vasco da Gama explore via the Indian Ocean?
...India!
Where are the Straits of Magellan?
At the Southern tip of SA
Which explorer did NOT visit North America?
Ferdinand Magellan
A sea route connecting the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean along the norther coast of North America
The Northwest Passage
Where did Columbus hit when he was trying to get to the Indies?
The Bahamas
Why did Columbus call the people he met "Indians?"
He thought he was in the Indies
Which country took over the spice trade after Portugal weakened?
The Netherlands (The Dutch)
Who was the Spanish missionary who tried to end the enslavement of native peoples in Central America?
Bartolome de Las Casas
A plant used to flavor food
Spice
What landmark was Bartholomeu Dias the first European to reach?
The Cape of Good Hope
What did Vasco Nunes de Balboa find alongside Francisco Pizzaro?
The Pacific Ocean
What was the first lasting English colony in NA?
Jamestown, VA
Which explorer discovered a large body of inland water in Canada as well as a famous river in NY?
Henry Hudson
To travel completely around something (such as the Earth), especially by water
Circumnavigate
Which Italian city had control of the spice trade after the Arab traders?
Venice, Italy
What area did Jacques Cartier claim for France?
Canada, along the St. Lawrence river
What was the name of the system of land and labor grants given to Spanish colonists?
Encomiendas
Who was the first man to sail up the Atlantic Coast of what is now the USA?
Giovanni da Verrazzano
A navigational instrument that uses a telescope and scale to determine latitude and longitude
Sextant
What did the Dutch call New York when they first founded it?
New Amsterdam
What was the name given to the perilous journey made by slaves when they were shipped from Africa to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
Who were the first Europeans to discover the Mississippi River?
Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet