Explorers1 Flashcards
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Henry Hudson
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Was an Englishman sailing for the Netherlands
Explored in the early 1600’s
Wanted to find a northwest passage
Explored the North American coast
Has a river, bay, and strait named after him
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Sacajawea
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Was a Native American
Helped Lewis and Clark through the Pacific Northwest (was a guide)
Explored in the early 1800’s
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Bartholomeu Dias
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Was a Portuguese explorer
Explorer around late 1400s
Rounded the tip of Africa (cape of good hope)
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Leif Ericson
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Explored around the year 1,000
Was a Viking
Came from Europe (Greenland) and started a settlement in northeastern Canada called Vinland
