Ap Euro 1450-1650 Explorers

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John Cabot

Italian explorer who discovered Newfoundland in NA.

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Prince Henry the Navigator

Portuguese prince who initiated the Atlantic Slave Trade.

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Samuel de Champlain

Geographer who established Quebec and explored Acadia.

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Bartholomé de las Casas

Spanish clergyman advocating for indigenous rights.

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Amerigo Vespucci

First to name continents as 'New World.'

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Martin Frobisher

Privateer and early English explorer in North America.

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Jacques Cartier

French explorer who mapped St. Lawrence River.

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Ferdinand Magellan

First to circumnavigate the globe in 1519.

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Jacques Marquette

Mapped Mississippi River and established missions.

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Hernan Cortes

Conqueror of the Aztec Empire in Mexico.

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Vasco da Gama

First to reach India by sea, boosting trade.

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Christopher Columbus

Discovered the Caribbean and enslaved indigenous peoples.

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Juan Gines de Sepulveda

Debated colonialism, viewed natives as 'natural slaves.'

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Bartholomew Diaz

First to sail around the southern tip of Africa.

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Giovanni da Verrazzano

Italian explorer who discovered New York Harbor.

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Louis Jolliet

Mapped Great Lakes and explored Mississippi River.

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Encomienda System

Labor system exploiting indigenous peoples in colonies.

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Age of Discovery

Period of extensive exploration and colonization.

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Atlantic Slave Trade

Forced transportation of Africans to the Americas.

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Indigenous Peoples

Original inhabitants of the Americas, often exploited.

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Fur Trade

Economic activity involving trading animal pelts.

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Privateer

Privately owned ship authorized to attack enemy vessels.

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Mapping Techniques

Methods used to chart and navigate new territories.

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Military Leader

Individual commanding armed forces in exploration.

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Maritime Service

Naval service involving exploration and trade.

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