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EUROPEANS WHO LED
EXPLORATIONSTHE PORTUGUESE
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama is best
remembered as the first
European to sail from
Europe to India. The sea
route he found helped
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EUROPEANS WHO LED
EXPLORATIONSTHE SPANISH
Christoper columbus
Columbus’s voyage to the
Americas opened an exciting
period in history. Animals, plants,
and new ideas were exchanged
between continents. But it also
caused terrible tragedy. Millions of
Native Americans died as
The Spanish king and
queen, Ferdinand V
and Isabella, paid for
his ships, crew, and
supplies. Here,
Columbus says Ferdinand Magellan
Portuguese-born Spanish
explorer Ferdinand Magellan
was the first European to cross
the Pacific Ocean. He landed in
what is now Argentina in 1520.
He was also the first person to
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EXPLORATIONSTHE DUTCH
HENRY HUDSON
Henry Hudson (?-1611?),
English navigator, famous
for four great voyages of
discovery; a river and a bay
in North America are named
for him.
The Hudson River
serves as an important
connection between the
Great Lakes and the
Atlantic Ocean. The
river is located in New Hudson River, New York
Henry Hudson made four voyages
in search of a northwest passage to
Asia. In 1611, after a freezing
voyage, Hudson and several others
were set adrift by his mutinous crew
in the great bay named after him in
northern Canada. They were never
seen again. This engraving is based
Hudson’s Last Voyage
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EUROPEANS WHO LED
EXPLORATIONSTHE ENGLISH
Hudson’s Last Voyage
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EXPLORATIONSTHE FRENCH
Jacques cartier
In 1535, French explorer
Jacques Cartier sailed up
the St. Lawrence River
through what is now
Québec. Cartier’s voyage
opened the way for French
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain was
a French explorer who
founded the Canadian city
of Québec in 1608. His
journals were later used to
create the first written
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EFFECT OF THE
EXPLORATIONS
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EFFECT OF THE
EXPLORATIONS
NEWWORLD
Fruits stuffs: Corn, potatoes,
beans, cocoa, beans.
Precious metals: Gold & Silver.
Tobacco
OLD WORLD
Fruits stuffs: Wheat, sugar, rice, coffee beans.
Livestock: Horses, pigs.
Diseases: Smallpox, measles, influenza, typhus.
COLOMBIAN EXCHANGE
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