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Explorers Directions: Using the explorers in the box below, fill out the table in order of the year the explorer explored.
Marco Polo Christopher Columbus Francisco Vasquez de Coronado Juan Ponce de Leon Vasco da Gama Amerigo Vespucci Vasco Nunez de Balboa Hernando de Soto Hernando Cortes Francisco Pizarro Henry Hudson Robert La Salle Jacques Cartier Samuel de Champlain Ferdinand Magellan John Cabot

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1295 1492

Marco Polo Christopher Columbus

He was a merchant and merchants sell things Wanted to reach Asia by sailing west

Asia Cuba & Hispanola (Caribbean)

Italy Spain

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