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The colombian exchange was a widespread exchange of plants ,animals, disease and culture between the East and the west.
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Christopher Columbus discovers South America. Portugal claims th eland but spain wants the land also. Pope Alexander VI split the land in two, giving portugal the east side, and spain the west.
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Cortes had been looking for the city of gold Tenochtitlan. He had a small number of soldeirs with him and some native allies. He had been trapped in a city (not named) with no food or water. It is said that he and only the strongest of the men survived and escaped. Along with a few women. He kept looking for the city of gold but never found it.
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Fransisco Pizarro was a spanish explorer and conquerer who whiped out the ancient Incan Empire and clainmed most of South America for spain.He discovered and stole millions of dollars worth of gold,silver, and other precious goods during his time. Making him one of the most well respected people of his time.
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Mexico and the United States go to war after confrontations at the border. The United States invade mexico and take Mexico City in may of 1848. By the end of the "war" California, Nevada, Utah and parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming were taken over by the USA and mexico fell into dept.
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Discovered in the early 1900's this ancient Incan city was thought to be a Fort that was the "Alamo" for the incans. But after further discoveries in the later years it was determined that this village was used for more Agricultural purposes.
