Us history 1 clep2023 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Treaty of Tordesillas (1494) -->Divided land between Spain and Portugal Conquistadores -->Spanish adventurers who led soldiers in exploring and seizing American land Vasco Nunez de Balboa -->The Spanish conquistador who crossed the isthmus of Panama and became the first European to see the Pacific Ocean, in 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon -->Founded Florida in search of the Fountain of Youth and gold, in 1513 Specie -->Hard money, usually silver The Currency Act of 1764 -->The ...