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Dias proved that there is a sea trading route from Europe to Asia.
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This discovery allowed Europe to become wealthy and gave them raw materials thus starting the Columbian Exchange.
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He discovered a water route from Europe to India, that allowed Europe to trade with Asia quickly than overland
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Cabot is credited for finding newfoundland/North America, and was originally aiming to find a way to Asia.
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Magellen proved that the world was round by sailing around the world.
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Cortes and his soldier searched for gold and silver and met the Aztec Emperor, in which the Aztec thought the Spainards were gods.
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Cortes became allies with Aztec's enemies and attacked Tenochtitlán.
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In 1524, Verrazzano discovers the New York Harbor and is the first European to discover it.
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During 1526 to 1867, slaves were shipped and traded which causes many events to happen.
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Pizarro sailed to Inca with the intent to conquer it, the Incas were recovering from a war.
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Pizarro invited the emperor and his army ambushed the emperor, thus conquering Inca.
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Cartier and his men went on three voyages to Canada for 20 days.
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Cartier is the first European to navigate the St. Lawrence River.
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Drake was credited to be one of the first to circumnavigate the globe.
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In 1600, the East India Company was created to serve as a trading body for English merchant.
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In 1607, the first English colony was established and is called Jamestown. They came searching for gold.
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Hudson is named after three North American water routes.
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Dutch set up a fur trade with native people and called their new colony New Netherland.
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Another group of colonies called the Puritans landed near the Massachusetts Bay and practiced their religious beliefs
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In 1700 the Dutch East India Company was made to trade, explore, and colonize
