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Oct 4, 1200
The English Colionies
Parliament had begun to play an important role in english affairs -
Oct 4, 1492
Conquest in the Americas
Chistopher Colubus landed in the Caribbean islands that are now called the West indies -
Mar 3, 1493
TheColumbian Exchange
Columbus returned to Spain -
Oct 4, 1494
Beyond the Spanish empire
Portugal claimed its empire in the east, Brazil -
Oct 4, 1497
The English Colonies
John Cabot found new rich fishing grounds off Newfoundland -
Oct 4, 1500
First Encounters in the Americans
Native Americans population in the Carribean Islands decreased -
Oct 4, 1500
Beyond the spanish empire
Portugal began to issue grants of land to the Portuguese -
Oct 4, 1500
Triangular trade across the Atlantic
2000 slaves were sent to america -
Oct 4, 1500
a commmercial revolution
prices rose in parts of europe -
Oct 4, 1500
Beyond the Spanish Empire
the wealth of the amercas helped make spain the most powerful country in Europe -
Oct 4, 1500
Building New France
French fishing ships were crossing the Atlantic each year to harvest rich catches -
Oct 4, 1519
cortés Conquers Mexico
Cortés landed on the coast of Mexico with about 600 men, 16 horses, and a few cannons -
Oct 4, 1519
Cortés Conquers Mexico
smallpox was spread -
Oct 4, 1521
Cortés Conquers Mexico
in a brutal stuggle, Cortés and his indian allies captured and demolised Tenochititlán -
Oct 4, 1530
Ruling the Spanish Empire
Spanish began bring Africans to the Americas as slave laborers -
Oct 4, 1532
Pizarro Takes Peru
Pizzarro arrived in peru -
Oct 4, 1540
Ruling the spanish empire
tons of silver from Potosí region region of Peru and Bolivia filled Spanish treasure ships -
Oct 4, 1542
Ruling the Spanish Empire
prodded by Las Casas, Spain passsed the New laws of the Indies -
Oct 4, 1550
Ruling the Spanish Empire
Spain claimed a vast empire streaching from California to South America -
Oct 4, 1550
Colonial Society and Culture
Population in Mexico was the largest spanish speaking city in the world -
Oct 4, 1550
Commercial Revolution
gold and silver was flowing into europe -
Oct 4, 1551
Colpnial Society and Culture
The University of Mexico was established -
Effects of the Spanish conquistadors
treasure fleets sailed each year to Spain or the Spanish Philipines loaded with gold and silver -
Struggle for North America
France, the Netherlands, England, and sweeden joined Spain in settling North America -
The English colonies
England concentrated on establishing colonies along the atlantic seaboard -
Struggling for power
French claims included present day canada as well as present day central united states -
The English Colonies
the english built there first permanent colony at Jamestown, Virginia -
Colonial Society and Culture
Harvered was founded -
Struggle for North America
France and England controlled large parts of North America -
Struggle for North America
French had occupied or claimed nearly half of North America -
Building New France
French forts, missions, and trading posts streachd from Quebec to Lousiana -
The English Colionies
english established additional colionies -
Effects of Global Contact
European exploration had brought major changes to the people of Europe, Asia, Africa,and the Americas -
Struggling for Power
British troops launched an attack on Quebec the capital of france -
Struggling for Power
british had prevailed in canada -
Impact of the atlantic slave trade
slaves number were estimated to 80000 a year -
Impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade
11 million enslaved Aficans had reached the americas