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What is he Colombian exchange?

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The exchange of people, plants, animals,and ideas between “the old world” and “the new world”

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Three g’s of exploration

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Gold.
Glory.
God.

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Christopher Columbus

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Spain
1492-1504
To find a sea route to Asia by sailing west to reach the east.
Sponsored by king Ferdinand and queen Isabella of SPAIN.

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Spain
1519-1522
FIRST to circumnavigate the globe.

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Hernando Cortes

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1519-1521
Conquered Montezuma and his Aztec empire.
Spain

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Francisco Pizzaro

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Spain
1531
Conquered incas and Peru

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Francisco Coronado

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Spain

1540

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Giovanni Verrazano

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France
1524
realized he was north of Columbus’s discoveries.

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Jacques Cartier

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France
1535
Claimed st. Lawrence area for France, paved the way for French exploration in North America.

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Samuel de Champlain

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France
1603
First permanent french settlement (Quebec) made Iroquois enemies of France “Father of New France”

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Father Marquette and Louis Joliet

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France
1623
French claim to the Mississippi River.

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Robert de la salle

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France
1682
Claimed Mississippi River for France, France controls North America from st. Lawrence to Mississippi, gained profit from fur trade.
*was killed by men in Texas

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Sir Francis drake

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England
1577-1580
Explored the Strait of Magellan, Peru,California
SECOND to circumnavigate the world. Defeat of Spanish Armada.

“Hero” to England
“Thief” to Spain

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Henry Hudson

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Holland & England
1609 - 1611
Explored Hudson River and new youprk- Dutch Hudson Bay--England
Gave England claim to Hudson Bay.
*killed by his crew*
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Sir Walter Raleigh

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England
1584
Claimed area from North Carolina to Maine for England.
Founded 1st English colony in North Carolina, Roanoke islands colony disappeared “ lost colony”

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John Cabot

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England
1497
Explored Newfoundland
Claimed Newfoundland for England
Discovered fishing wealth for England
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John smith

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England
1607
Explored Jamestown colony
Saved Jamestown colony, first permanent English settlement.

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