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1st to call South America "New World"
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labeled the New World "Amerigo's Land"
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discovered Florida while looking for the fountain of youth
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carried out the 1st fully recorded European discovery and colonization of Americas
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discovered a large lake located between New York and Vermont
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searched the NA coast for a northwest passage to France
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He gave Portugal a claim to America
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explored Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Kansas
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discovered America in 1492
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1st ship to sail around the world
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thought the MR might be the northwest passage
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conquered the Inca empire
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called the MR region Louisiana
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discovered the St. Lawrence River
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landed on the shores of Brazil
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called the Pacific Ocean the South Sea
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discovered the Mississippi River
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broke down the Aztec resistance and accomplished the conquest of Mexico
