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People in Europe begin to look at the seas and beyond
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Portuges explore Vasco da gama found such a route and sailed all the way to India
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On another voyage age in 1498
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Spain was taking over south and Central America and many Caribbean islands, including Cuba and hispaniola
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Juan Ponce de Leon explored and settled the islands of Puerto rico. Then when he went back to spain he was ordered to explore north of cuba
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Spain was the most powerful nation in the world. had claimed land in the new world and found gold and silver.
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Verrazano first reached land at North Carolina's Outer Banks . where he thought he saw the pacific ocean but it was Pamlico and Albemarle
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Sailed with military expidition from Havana, Cuba to the west coast of Florida. From there they Sotos marched northward to present day Florida.
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Port Ribualt attemped to settle in South carolina but went back to france 4 years later.
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in 1566 q expedition set out to chespeak bay from west indes to set up a catholic mission.