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The Treaty of Tordesillas gave Spain the best deal. Spain got the rest of Americas bud did have to give Portugal a claim to Brazil
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King Henery VII sent out his country's first voyage the captain being James Cabot. Cabot crossed the Atlantic which made him land in Newfoundland.
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Ponce de Leon was a Spanish explorer/conquistador. He is know for leading the first expedition to florida.
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They landed on the Gulf of Mexico in hopes to conquer the Aztec Empire. The Aztec thought the invaders were essengers from gods, so Cortes took advantage of this.
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France also wanted to go to North America so they joined the rivalry. The French King then sent Giovanni da Verrazano to explore the Atlantic coast He explored from Maine to Carolinas.
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Corteses success made other people take quests to North America. About 400 men landed near Tampa eventually those 400 went down to 4 one being Alvar Nunez Cabeza de vaca
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Hernando landed in florida for the search of the Seven Golden cities. He explored the southeast part of north america as far as Carolinas.
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Through 1588 and 1603 Queen Elizabeth I built England into a sea power. The most famous captain was Sir Frances Drake, this was because he circumnavigated the globe taking down Spanish ships and towns on the specific coast.
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This happened off the coast of Gravelines, France where the "Invincible Armada" was defeated. The Spanish armada had 130 ships with 2,500 guns.
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In 1606 King James issued a charter to split America between two Groups. Those two groups are The Plymouth Company and the London Company.
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Three ships jpurned to virginia The Susan Constant, the godspeed, and the Discovery. Jamestown was the first succesfull English colony in North America.
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John Smith became Leader of Jamestown in 1608. He became leader because Pocahontas begged her dad to same him, because this happened Pocahontas helped keep peace.
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The Dutch sent English explorer Henry Hudson to look for the northwest passage. What he actually found was the Hudson River. After his voyage the Dutch claimed territory along the Atlantic coast
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The Pueblo Revolt was also known as Popes Rebellion, and it was a revolt from the Pueblo people against Spanish colonizers. This battle killed 400 Spanish and drove away the remaining 2,000.
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Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe and 114 colonists. George II was granted with the Georgia trustees.
