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sailed for England, looking for northwest passage; crew threatened mutiny; river in New York named for him

lines on a globe that run east and west, or horizontal

A disease caused by a vitamin C deficiency

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sailed for France; faced the shallow waters of St. Lawrence River; claimed Eastern Canada for France

sailed for Spain, looking for sea route to Asia; First person to sail across Atlantic Ocean; credited with discovering America, although he never landed on American shores

sailed for England; faced stormy Atlantic and damaged ship; discovered Newfoundland

sailed for Spain, seeking treasure and land to claim for Spain; First to see the Pacific from the Americas; Charged with Treason and beheaded by Spanish ruler