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1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus makes his first voyage to the western hemisphere. -
1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
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1500
Brazil
Brazil claimed for Portugal by Pedro Alvarez de Cabral. -
1518
Smallpox
Smallpox epidemic begins in the Caribbean -
Period: 1519 to 1521
Spanish
Spanish conquest of Mexico -
1525
Execution of Cuauhtemoc
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Period: 1532 to 1540
Spanish
Spanish conquest of Peru -
1545
Discovery
Spanish discovery of silver near Potosi -
Foundation
Foundation of Port Royal (Nova Scotia) -
Foundation
Foundation of Jamestown. -
Foundation
Foundation of Quebec. -
Foundation
Foundation of New Amsterdam. -
Foundation
Foundation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. -
Smallpox
Smallpox epidemic in Guam. -
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War
French and Indian war in North America. -
Transfer of French Canadian possessions to British rule
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Period: to
Exploration
Captain James Cook's exploration of the Pacific Ocean. -
Establishment
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Establishment
Establishment of the first European colony in Australia.