What bay did Henry Hudson explore in 1610 while seeking a route to Asia?
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Hudson Bay
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What bay did Henry Hudson explore in 1610 while seeking a route to Asia?
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Hudson Bay
What present-day U.S. state was named by Juan Ponce de León in 1513?
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Florida
What cape did Vasco da Gama round on his first voyage to India?
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Cape of Good Hope
Which English explorer made three voyages seeking the Northwest Passage in the 1570s?
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Martin Frobisher
Which English navigator reached the White Sea in 1553 while seeking a northeast passage?
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Richard Chancellor
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What cape did Vasco da Gama round on his first voyage to India?
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Cape of Good Hope
Which English explorer made three voyages seeking the Northwest Passage in the 1570s?
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Martin Frobisher
Which English navigator reached the White Sea in 1553 while seeking a northeast passage?
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Richard Chancellor
What sea battle in 1509 secured Portuguese dominance in the Indian Ocean?
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Battle of Diu
Which admiral captured Malacca for Portugal in 1511?
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Afonso de Albuquerque
What annual Spanish trade route linked Manila and Acapulco for over two centuries?
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Manila galleon
Which friar discovered the Manila galleons' return route across the Pacific?
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Andrés de Urdaneta
Which Spaniard founded Manila in 1571?
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Miguel López de Legazpi