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Bartolomeu Dias was born in

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Portugal

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Bartolomeu Dias sailed for

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Portugal

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Bartolomeu Dias did

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He sails to the southern tip of Africa

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Vasco de Gama was born in

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Portugal

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Vasco da Gama sailed for

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Portugal

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Vasco da Gama did what

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He sailed to India by rounding the Cape of Good Hope (going around the bottom of Africa)

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Ponce DeLeon was born in

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Spain

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Ponce DeLeon sailed for

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Spain

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Ponce DeLeon did what

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The Spanish conquistador/explorer was searching for the Fountain of Youth in present-day Florida

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Amerigo Vespucci was born in

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Italy

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Amerigo Vespucci sailed for

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Spain

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Amerigo Vespucci did what

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He reached South America (Brazil) and inspires a mapmaker to name the new continent

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa was born in

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Spain

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Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed for

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Spain

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Vasco Nunez de Balbao did what

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He reached the Pacific by going through Panama

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Ferdinand Magellan was born in

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Portugal

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Ferdinand Magellan sailed for

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Spain

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Ferdinand Magellan did what

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His crew sails around the world, his voyage proves the world is much bigger than expected + proved earth was round

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Pedro Cabral was born in

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Pedro Cabral sailed for

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Pedro Cabral did what

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He comes up with the name “Brazil

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Giovanni Verrazzano was born in

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Giovanni Verrazzano sailed for

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Giovanni Verrazzano did what

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He finds present-day New York Harbor

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Jacques Cartier was born in
France
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Jacques Cartier sailed for
France
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Jacques Cartier does what
Finds present-day Montreal
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Samuel Champlain was born in
France
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Samuel Champlain sailed for
France
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Samuel Champlain did what
Finds present-day Quebec
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Robert Lasalle was born in
France
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Robert LaSalle sailed for
France
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Robert LaSalle did what
He sails down Mississippi and claims southern regions for France
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John Cabot was born in
Italy
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John Cabot sailed for
England
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John Cabot did what
He made the first English claim in North America
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Sir Walter Raleigh was born in
England
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Sir Walter Raleigh sailed for
England
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Sir Walter Raleigh did what
He set up the colony of Roanoke-failed because of starvation
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Francis Drake was born in
England
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Francis Drake sailed for
England
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Francis Drake did what
He was the First Englishmen to sail around the world
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Henry Hudson was born in
England
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Henry Hudson sailed for
England
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Henry Hudson did what
He was an Englishman who tries to find a northwest passage

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