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  While looking for an alternade trade route to Asia, Colombus acciddently lands on an island in the caribean. This event brings together the peoples of Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
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  A century after the arrival of enslaved Africans, the number of slaves rised up to 9.5 million people.
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  Europeans would bring diseases with them and kill millions of natives of central Mexico.
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  Pizaro conquering the Incan Empire lead to the creation of an American Empire.
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  Jamestown becam England's first permanent setteleent in North America.
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  Being persecuted for their religious beleifs in England, the colonists sought religious freedom.
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  The British seized control of the eastern half of North America