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Portugal expanded into Muslim North Africa, seizing the port of Ceuta.
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Christopher Columbus reaches the Caribbean.
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Columbus lands in the Americas.
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John Cabot, a Venetian navigator found rich fishing grounds off Newfoundland, which he claimed for England.
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Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama rounds Africa and reaches India
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bernal diaz de castillo was a spanish soldier who came to cuba in 1514
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cortes lands in mexico with 600 men, 16 horses, and few cannons.
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Cortes and his indian allies captured and demolished tenochtilan.
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Magellan's expedition circumnavigates the globe
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The Dutch established the Dutch East India Company.
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British colonist founded Jamestown, Virginia.
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Samuel de Champlain established first permanent french colony in Quebec.
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First cargo of African slaves arrive in Virginia.
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China's emperor Qianlong begins his reign.
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the french and indian war begins
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The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the French and Indian War.
