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First to launch exploratory expeditions and Prince Henry the Navigator commissions a journey around Africa's
"Cape of Good Hope" to Asia. -
Christopher Columbus was funded by Spain and found America while searching for a new route to Asia. -
British sought a Western route to Asia for trade aka "Silk Road" for expensive and dangerous. John Cabot found Canada and New England and established colonies in eastern North America. -
Portuguese sailors started exploring the coast of Africa to find new trade routes to Asia. -
Spanish explorer Hernán Cortés defeated the Aztec Empire in Mexico. -
Spanish explorer Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca Empire in Peru and added vast territories to the Spanish Empire. -
Explore North America at great length (Ohio, Mississippi River, Rocky Mountains, etc.) claimed most of present-day Canada founded the cities of Detroit, St.Louis, and New Orleans. -
Spanish expeditions established settlements in Florida witch added to Spain's territorial claims in the New World. -
Many explorers from European nations like England, France, and the Netherlands started exploring and colonizing parts of North America. -
The Dutch East India Company was established and was becoming a major force in Asian trade and exploration. -
English settlers established the first permanent English colony in North America at Jamestown Virginia. -
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City which was the first permanent French settlement in North America. -
The Dutch established the colony of New Amsterdam which later became New York City expanding their presence in North America. -
French explorers checked out the Mississippi River and claimed land in North America. -
English explorer Henry Hudson made many voyages in search of a northwest passage to Asia and he explored regions like New York and the Hudson Bay. -
The Treaty of Utrecht ended the War of the Spanish Succession and led to the transfer of various colonial territories.