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1492
Columbus lands at Hispaniola in the Caribbean
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1513
Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean in Panama
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1521
Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochititlan Mexico City
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1539
De Soto explores the region between Florida and the Mississippi River
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First permanent English settlement is founded in Jamestown, Virginia
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Mayflower Pilgrims found Plymouth colony in massachuesets
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English settlers defeat Native Americans in King Philip's war.
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France claims the Mississippi valley river and names it Louisiana
