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Who did they sail for?
What were they trying to find?
What obstacles did they encounter?
What accomplishments did they have?
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Who did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Spain
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What was Christopher Columbus trying to find?
A way to sail to Asia to find riches.
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What obstacle did Christopher Columbus face?
He had a fearful crew and ran into the New World
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What accomplishment did Columbus have?
First European to the New World
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Merchant

a person who buys and sells goods

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Who did John Cabot sail for?
England
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What was John Cabot trying to find?
The northwest passage to Asia
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What obstacle did John Cabot face?
cold weather and North America.
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What accomplishment did Cabot have?
First European in North America which is now modern day Canada.
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slave trade

the buying and selling of humans

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Who did Jacques Cartier sail for?
France
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What was Jacques Cartier trying to find?
Gold and the Northwest Passage
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What obstacle did Jacques Cartier face?
North America and Scurvy.
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What accomplishment did Jacques Cartier have?
He found the St. Lawrence River.
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colony

a settlement far from the country

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Who did Henry Hudson sail for?
Holland (Dutch East India Company)
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What was Henry Hudson trying to find?
The Northwest Passage to Asia
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What obstacles did Henry Hudson face?
North America and a mutinous crew.
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What accomplishment did Henry Hudson have?
He found the Hudson River and the Hudson Bay.
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patron

someone who gives financial support to a person or cause

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Who did Prince Henry sail for?

What is portugal

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The three reasons people explored?

Gold Glory God

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He defeated the Aztecs

Who is Cortes

500

Who was the first to circumnavigate the earth?

Magellan

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epidemic

an outbreak of a quickly spreading disease