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1: Sent to the New World in search of riches and a new route to Asia
2: His exploration of the St. Lawrence River allowed France to lay claim to lands that would become Canada.
3: He was the first French explorer to reach the New World

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1: He sailed farther north than any sailor before him
2: Had three waterways named after him; The Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and the Hudson Strait
3: He never achieved his goal of finding a water route from Europe to Asia

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1: Was the first European to land in North America since the Vikings
2: He discovered a part of Canada
3: He discovered a quicker route to the Americas

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1: First Englishman to circumnavigate the Earth in one expedition
2: He made one of the earliest English territorial claims in the New World
3: Became knighted for his second time circumnavigating the Earth

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1: Defeated the Aztec Empire
2: Claimed Mexico for Spain
3: Brought gold back to Spain from Mexico and the Aztecs

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1: helped establish the first stable settlement on the South American continent at Darién
2: He led several expeditions into Panama
3: First European to sight the Pacific Ocean

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1: Sailed west to go to India but landed in North America instead
2: Made the first connection between Europe and the Americas
3: Started the Columbus Exchange

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1: Conquered the Inca Empire
2: Explored South America
3: Brought gold back to Spain from the Incas

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1: Discovered what is now known as the Magellan Straight and became the first European to cross the Pacific Ocean.
2: Set out to find a water route to the spice islands.
3:His expeditions gave more proof that the Earth is a sphere

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1: Found a route from Portugal to the East as commissioned to do so by the king of Portugal.
2: Managed to set up an extremely successful trading system between India and Portugal
3: Made a water route to Asia from Portugal.

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1: Was an admiral, explorer, eunuch, diplomat, and trader
2: Led China to be the superpower of the Indian Ocean
3: Led seven major voyages around the world.

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1: First European Mariner to round the tip of Africa.
2: Opened the possibilities to a sea route from Europe to Asia.
3: Played a huge role in trading between Europe and Asia.