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Christopher Columbus had three ships and was an explorer. Columbus wasnt searching for new land but found the Bahamas.
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The Treaty of Tordesillas divides Portugal and Spain. It was a boundry agreement that west discovers would be Spains and east discovers would be Porugals.
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Da Gama reaches India and Cabot explores northeast coast of North America for England.
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Balboa claims all lands touched by the Pacific ocean for Spain.
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He was looking for gold in Florida and wanted to spread christianity.
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He took down the Aztec temple and wanted gold. Many Aztec died from battle and disease.
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Magellan's vessel completes circumnavigation of the world.
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Verrazano explores eastern seaboard of North America for France.
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Pizarro destroys the Incan empire.
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Cartier journeys up the St. Lawrence river.
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First European to discover the grand canyons and explored fro Mexico to southwest United States
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De Soto explores the southeast and discovers the Mississippi river.
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Cabrillo explores California coast for Spain.
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Spainish bulit fortress at St. Augustine and it was the first permant land settlement.
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The confederacy became known as the sixth nation to the English
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About 100 English settlers, all men settled in Jamestown. Jamestown served as a capital for the colony.
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New Spain was established. The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs happened and they also explored more of america.
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It started as an indian uprising and the rebels destryoed churches and killed preists. It took about a half a century to rebuild.
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French expedition down the Mississippi river under La Saile.
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North Carolina was officially seperated from South America.
