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Period: 1400 to
Age of Exploration
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1421
Prince Henry of Portugal establish School of Navigation
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1488
Bartholemew Dias sails around Cape of Good Hope, Africa
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1492
Christopher Columbus lands in the Caribbean
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May 4, 1493
The Line of Demarcation divides the territories in the New World between Spain and Portugal
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Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot of England reaches Newfoundland
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May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama reaches India after traveling around Africa.
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1519
Hernan Cortés begins his conquest of the Aztecs.
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1522
Magellan's crew finishes its circumnavigation of the world.
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1524
In a French-sponsored voyage, Giovanni de Verrazano discovers the Hudson River before sailing north to Nova Scotia.
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1539
Hernando de Soto explores Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, and becomes the first European to cross the Mississippi River.
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1565
The first permanent European settlement is founded by Pedro Menendez de Aviles at St. Augustine, Florida.
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1580
Sir Francis Drake of England circumnaviagtes the Globe
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The English colony of Roanoke is established
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Permanent English settlement is established at Jamestown
