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Explorers
Famous Explorers and thier Accomplishments
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History
7th Grade
10/23/2011

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Leif Erickson
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Him and the Vikings discovered the new world
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Marco Polo
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introduced the world to China
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Cheng Ho
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the last Chinese explorer
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Henry the Navigator
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Conquered Africa and built the Caravel ship
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Bartholomew Dias
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rounded the Cape of Good Hope(Africa)
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Amerigo Vespucci
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North and South America are named after him by mistake; created latitude and longitude
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Vasco de Gama
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was the first navigator to sail around the Cape of Good Hope to Africa
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Juan Ponce de Leon
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claimed Florida for Spain
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Vasco de Balboa
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claimed the South Sea(Pacific Ocean) and all the land it touches for Spain
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Ferndinand Magellan
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proved that the world was round and named the Pacific Ocean
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Juan de Fuca
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sailed from Mexico to Canada
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Daniel Boone
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founded Boonestown in Kentucky
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Jacques Cartier
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gave France their claim for the new world, discovered the St. Lawrence River
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Francisco de Coronado
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found the Grand Canyon and opened that area up for exploration; Brought horses to North America
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Henry Hudson
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claimed land around New York for the Dutch
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Samuel de Champlain
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established the city of Quebec for the French
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James Cook
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founded the Hawiaan Islands; found a cure for scurvy
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Neil Armstrong
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first person to walk on the moon
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Sacajawea
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helped Lewis and Clark complete their mission safely and successfully
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Jacques Cousteau
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helped safeguard Antarctica
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John Smith
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founded the colony of Jamestown
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