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Jan 1, 1492
Columbus sailed the ocean blue
In 1492, Christopher Columbus; an Italian, sailed for the Spanish across the Atlantic Ocean and discovered the new world. -
Jan 1, 1511
First enslaved Africans arrive in the Americas
The African slave trade was first started by the Muslims, but eventually, after years of using Native Americans and Indians as slaves, the Europeans that had begun to settle in North and South America were suddenly beginning with the African Slave trade as well. -
Jan 1, 1521
Cortes conquers the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortes was a Spainard, who was at first recieved as a God inside the great and mighty Aztec Empire. Eventually though, he captured Montezuma(the Aztec leader) and killed him. He did this all with the help of Malinche, a native translator who helped him defeat the Aztecs. -
Jan 1, 1533
Pizarro conquers Incan Empire
Francisco Pizarro was an Italian financed by the Portugese, who travelled to the Incan Empire with 180 men and 10 horses. He and his men brought many deseases, and ended up killing Atahualpa(Incan king) and many other of the Aztecs. -
English found Jamestown
In 1607, the English founded Jamestown, the first english settlement that was sucessful. -
English found Plymouth
In 1620, the pilgrims travelled across the Atlantic Ocean and landed at Plymouth Rock. There, they founded Plymouth, an English settlement. -
French and Indian war ends
The French and Indian War was the war of the French vs. the English & the Indians(the Indians practically fought on both sides).Before the war, the French had lots of land in North America, but after the war, all they had left was Haitii. The Spanish also gained lots of land at the end of the war.
