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Spain recaptures Granada from the Moors
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King James IV of Scotland concludes an alliance with France against England.
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Christopher Columbus signs contract with Spain to find the Indies.
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Christopher Columbus sails the ocean with his fleet of 400 men. His ships were known as the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
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Lead pencils 1st used
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The Spaniards are expelled from Tenochtitlan.
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Ferdinand Magellen arrives at the Pacific Ocean.
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King Carlos I crowned, German emperor Charles V
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Danish/Norwegian king Christian II crowned king of Sweden
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Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing Pacific Ocean
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The English settlers settle in Jamestown, Virginia
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A Dutch ship transports 20 Africans to Jamestown, Virginia. This is where slavery eventually spread
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The Pilgrims search for religious freedom and reform. They set sail on the mayflower and form Plymouth colony, Massachusetts.
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The Dutch settle in New Amsterdam which becomes the New York Colony.
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The New Jersey colony is settled by the English, Dutch, and Swedes
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The Mississippi Rive Valley is explored and claimed by Robert LaSalle of France. Louisiana is also explored.
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William Penn settles in the land of Pennsylvania. The Quakers coe and bring the idea of tolerance to the colonies.
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The Salem witch trials began in 1692
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North and South Carolina divided into two colonies because of economic differneces in farming and production.
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Georgia is made a penalty colony for prisoners from England. Debtors were the most common prisoners in Georgia.
