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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Time Span
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1492
Cristopher Columbus reaches America
Columbus reaches America and people find the vast American lands -
1497
John Cabot Explores North America
Explored America under the British flag making a presence in America -
1522
Ferdinand Magellan's Circumnavigation
Sailed around the whole world find out the vastness of the earth and all the cultures in it. -
1533
Fall of the Inca Empire
The slow decline of indigenous communities in the Americas and the power was going to the Europeans -
Establishment of Jamestown
The beginning of the English permanent communities in America -
First African Slaves Arrive in Virginia
This began the slave trade and the Columbian Exchange which traded goods from all over the world and America -
American Revolution
This separated America and made them an independent country and a rising power -
Berlin Conference
The partition of Africa between the European powers took place in this conference -
The Spanish-American War
America acquired many ex-spanish countries like the Philippines and islands across the Caribbean. -
World War 1
The Great War was one of the final events that took place because after this the world was becoming more and more international and global.