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With the intention of going to Asia, Columbus discovers America by accident assuming it was India. -
He was the first European that's known to sail around the Southern tip of Africa and he witnessed the discovery of future Brazil. -
The art and science of map making had reached the point where Europeans had fairly accurate maps of the areas they explored.
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A German map maker reads reports about Columbus "New World", written by Italian sailor Amerigo Vespucci. The mapmaker names the region America, and the Caribbean islands initially explored are named the West Indies.
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After Da Gama successfully set up the trading post, the Portuguese started to capture key ports around the Indian Ocean. They seized Malacca which allowed them to become allies with Asian leaders.
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Hernan Cortez sailed from Cuba to Mexico, in search for gold and silver. -
Hernan Cortez conquers the capital city.
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The Vittoria completes it's circumnavigaton of the globe took 3 years
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He was a Portuguese explorer who organized the Spanish expedition. He set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover the western sea route to the Spice Islands. -
King Francis I of France asks Verrazano to explore and find a new trade route in the New World with the goal of finding a sea route to the Pacific Ocean. Although Verrazano attempted first in 1523, he was delayed and finally landed near the area of Cape Fear on about March 21st. -
Francisco Pizarro, inspired by Cortez, arrives in Peru and promptly captures and executes the Inca emperor. Then the Spanish spread across Ecuador and Chile.
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King Francis I of France commissioned Cartier to lead an expedition to the "Northern Lands" to find a western passage to Asia to collect riches such as Gold -
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He was from England and was chosen as the leader of an expedition which was intended to pass around South America. Drake successfully completed the journey and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth upon his return. -
A series of trade routes that linked Europe, Africa and America.
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A group of English merchants hoped to exploit trade in East, Southeast Asia, and India
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The Pilgrims who rejected the church of England began the establishment of colonies along the eastern seaboard.
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Medard Chouart des Groeiliers explores the entire western shore of Lake Michigan
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War of Austrian succession begins.
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Seven years of war between England and France
