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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus sailed the ocean blue
He was the "first" person to find America. He was the one that made the impact by bringing people to America. -
Jan 1, 1511
First enslaved Africans arrive in the Americas
this is when slavery was just beginning. it was cruel, and people were treated like cattle -
Jan 1, 1521
Cortes conquers Aztec empire
montezuma, the leader, thought he was a god (Quetzal Quatal --> Serpent God that is supposed to look: blonde, armor suit (how Cortes looked) then, some of his men killed many aztec warriors
they rebelled against cortes, and drove him out.
cortes fought them and won because of weaponry, other allies (malinche, was a woman translator, helped him overcome the aztecs) and disease (measles, mumps, smallpox, typhus) -
Jan 1, 1533
Pizarro conquers Incan empire
met atahualpa (incan ruler) near the city of cajamarca
the spaniards waited in ambush , and kidnapped atahualpa
after recieving the ransom for atahualpa, pizarro killed him, then marched onto incan capital cuzco (conquered it very easily) -
English found Jamestown
it was the first British colony that was successful, it will become the capital of Virginia -
English found Plymouth
it was the landing site of the \voyage of the Mayflower. Plymouth was established iby English who had broken away from the Church of England -
French and Indian war ends
the British (and British Army) defeat the French and take control over the Eastern half of North America
