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Jan 1, 1500
High point of Renaissance
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Mar 27, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon lands in Flordia
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Jan 1, 1516
smallpox introduced to the "New World"
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Apr 21, 1519
Hernan Cortes landed in Mexico
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May 10, 1534
James Cartier explores the St. Lawrence River
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May 18, 1539
Hernando de Soto and Vasquez de Coronado expeditions
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Jan 1, 1550
Tobacco introduced into Europe
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Jan 1, 1558
Elizabeth I of England begins her reign
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Nov 27, 1562
Huguenot colony planted along mid-Atlantic coast
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Walter Raleigh's colony on Roanoke Island
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English defeat the Spanish armada
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John Wright returns to find Roanoke Island abandoned
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Juan de Onate leads Spanish into Mexico
