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Which group of explorers do you think had the greatest influence on the early colonies? Why?

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The Most Influential Explorers in History

Christopher Columbus. As influential as both Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo were, neither man's discoveries have come close to the same influence of Columbus. ...

Vasco da Gama. ...

Ferdinand Magellan. ...

Francis Drake. ...

James Cook. ...

Ernest Shackleton. ...

Amelia Earhart. ...

Yuri Gagarin.

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