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Who was the leader of the Aztec Indians in Mexico?
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Montezuma
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A spanish explorer that set out to conquer Mexico.
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Hernando Cortes
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A french explorer that gave France a claim to part of the New World?
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Jacques Cartier
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Who discovered the Grand Canyon while searching for the Seven Cities of Cibola?
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Francisco de Coronado
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Who discovered the Mississippi River which the Indians called the "Father of Waters"?
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Hernando De Soto
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English sea captains who raided Spanish boats were called "sea dogs". Who was the most famous "sea dog"?
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Sir Frances Drake
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Where was the first Spanish settlement in North America?
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St. Augustine, Florida
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What was France's most important french settlement in the New World?
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Quebec
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Who helped found the first French settlement in America?
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Champlain
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What three counties had claims to the new world during the years of discovery?
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France, Spain, England
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What part of the New World was called "New France"?
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Canada
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Italian merchant who visited China and described its riches to Europe
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Marco Polo
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The largest ocean
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Pacific
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What is a body of land surrounded on three sides by water?
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Peninsula
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North America is located in what hemisphere?
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Western
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