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Parliament had begun to play an important role in english affairs
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Chistopher Colubus landed in the Caribbean islands that are now called the West indies
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Columbus returned to Spain
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Portugal claimed its empire in the east, Brazil
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John Cabot found new rich fishing grounds off Newfoundland
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Native Americans population in the Carribean Islands decreased
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Portugal began to issue grants of land to the Portuguese
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2000 slaves were sent to america
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prices rose in parts of europe
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the wealth of the amercas helped make spain the most powerful country in Europe
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French fishing ships were crossing the Atlantic each year to harvest rich catches
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Cortés landed on the coast of Mexico with about 600 men, 16 horses, and a few cannons
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smallpox was spread
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in a brutal stuggle, Cortés and his indian allies captured and demolised Tenochititlán
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Spanish began bring Africans to the Americas as slave laborers
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Pizzarro arrived in peru
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tons of silver from Potosí region region of Peru and Bolivia filled Spanish treasure ships
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prodded by Las Casas, Spain passsed the New laws of the Indies
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Spain claimed a vast empire streaching from California to South America
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Population in Mexico was the largest spanish speaking city in the world
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gold and silver was flowing into europe
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The University of Mexico was established
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treasure fleets sailed each year to Spain or the Spanish Philipines loaded with gold and silver
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France, the Netherlands, England, and sweeden joined Spain in settling North America
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England concentrated on establishing colonies along the atlantic seaboard
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French claims included present day canada as well as present day central united states
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the english built there first permanent colony at Jamestown, Virginia
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Harvered was founded
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France and England controlled large parts of North America
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French had occupied or claimed nearly half of North America
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French forts, missions, and trading posts streachd from Quebec to Lousiana
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english established additional colionies
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European exploration had brought major changes to the people of Europe, Asia, Africa,and the Americas
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British troops launched an attack on Quebec the capital of france
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british had prevailed in canada
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slaves number were estimated to 80000 a year
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11 million enslaved Aficans had reached the americas