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Explorers of the New World practice

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someone who searches for something new, like new places or new ways to get somewhere.explorer
the new lands to the west of Europe that were discovered by explorers.the New World
a passage way taken by people who traded goods like spices, fabric, jewels, gold, food products, and tobaccotrade route
a place where people settled and formed a communitycolony
a trip across the oceanvoyage
Who was the first European to start a settlement in the New World?Leif Erikson
Who is the most famous explorer from Europe who was once thought to be the first person to discover land in North America?Christopher Columbus
Who is the explorer that America is named for?Amerigo Vespucci
What was the name of the first permanent English settlement in America?Jamestown
What is the name of the oldest city in America that was founded by the Spanish?Saint Augustine
Where did the French mostly settlealong the Mississippi river and in Canada
Mexico and Florida were originally settled by theSpanish
What was the name of Leif Erikson's colony?Vinland
What country did Christopher Columbus explore for?Spain
Where did Christopher Coumbus think he landed on his first voyage?India
What was the name of the first English child born in America?Virginia Dare
What was the name of the “lost colony” that Sir Walter Raleigh first settled?Roanoke
What country settled mostly in what is now Brazil?Portugal
Which country was most friendly with the native Americans they found in the New World?France
What was Christopher Columbus looking for when he accidentally discovered land in the New World?a trade route to India



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