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A machine, created by Johannes Gutenberg, that produces printed copies.
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Italian sailor, sailing for English, searched for a passage to the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Canada and Newfoundland.
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Religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era.
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Founded by King Henry VIII to defy the Pope.
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Frenchman, sailed down the St. Lawrence River and traveled to present day Montreal, claiming the area for France.
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Established a colony in Roanoke, which is now Virginia.
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English naval force led by Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeated the Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France.
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Founded Quebec, making it the first French colony in Canada.
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English captain led Dutch expedition to present day NY.
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Claimed lands along the Mississippi River.
