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1492
Christopher Columbus' Voyage to the Western Hemisphere
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1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
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Period: 1519 to 1521
Spanish Conquest of Mexico
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Period: 1532 to 1540
Spanish Conquest of Peru
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1545
Discovery of Silver near Potosi
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Foundation of Port Royal
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Foundation of Jamestown
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Foundation of Quebec
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Foundation of New Amsterdam
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Foundation of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Period: to
French and Indian War
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Period: to
James Cook's Exploration of the Pacific Ocean
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First European Colony in Australia