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Columbus wasn't the first to find America, since Scandinavians had already did, but he is credited with the beginning of the Contact period when Europe began to really get involved with the Americas (introducing disease, foods, plants, animals, ideas through the Columbian Exchange)
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Spain + Portugal sign treaty to divide territory
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Begins 1501, abolished by US in 1808
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French explorers start to establish influence in America as well, beginning the years-long conflict between Eu nations as they assert their power
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Known as "The Lost Colony," Roanoke was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh who left the colony and returned to find it abandoned. Historians believe the settlers joined the natives.
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Spanish navy had kept other Eu powers from establishing in New World, so when English defeated Spanish, French and English colonization of NA became easier
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First colony in America (Virginia). The settlers went through a tough first year experiencing the great hunger and