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1492
Christopher Columbus
led to the Columbian exchange -
1519
Hernando Cortez
claimed new colonies for spain -
1532
Francisco pizarro
conquered the Inca Empire in Peru -
1539
Hernan de Soto
First to discover and cross the Mississippi river -
1565
Cortez
conquered the Native American and established New Spain -
John White
Sailed back to England for supplies -
Samuel de Champlain
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King Phillips War
Involved the Wampanoag Indians in the Plymouth colony -
Roger Williams
banished from Massachusetts
