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- 3. Alerted the colonists in Lexington and Concord that the British were coming
- 6. English Admiral who explored the South American coast and successfully circumnavigated the globe
- 8. Italian explorer whose expeditions opened the Americas to European colonization
- 10. Portuguese Explorer who led the first European voyage of discovery to circumnavigate the globe with the goal of finding a western route to the Spice Islands
- 11. Discovered much of South America, significantly regions in present-day Brazil as well as the Amazon River; America is named after him
- 12. The main writer of the American Declaration of Independence
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- 1. Martin Argentine soldier who helped lead revolutions against Spanish rule in South America
- 2. Overthrew the Inca Empire and conquered Peru, establishing a Spanish province
- 4. French general who played a major part in both the American and French revolution
- 5. Defeated the Aztec Empire and won Mexico for the crown of Spain
- 7. One of the initial leaders of the American Revolution who protested British taxation without representation
- 9. Led the Continental Army to victory over the British Empire to liberate the American colonies