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In 1492, Columbus and his crew set out on three ships to find a Eastern Route to the Indies. However, he didn't find the Indies but the Americas but thought it was the Indies.
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In, 1511, the first African Slaves arrived on American Shores and were auctioned off to the highest bidder, forever changing the future of the Americas.
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Because of guns, germs, and allies, the greatly outnumbered Cortes was able to march right through the Aztec Army and dethrone their great king Montezuma.
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Similar to Cortes, Pizarro was greatly outnumbered by commanded his army to a relatively easy victory over the Incan Empire. He was able to do this so easliy because he captured Atahualpa, the Incan King, and even after a vast ransom, he beheaded him and demoralized the Incan Army.
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In !607, the English established their first settlement, and named Jamestown in honor of their King. Though the start was disastorous, they eventually began to prosper especially after they started growing tabacco.
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One of the next colonies found by the English was Plymouth, a group of religious outcasts sailed east in search of religious freedom and found it in the Americas.
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Because the British wanted more land in the Americas, they got into a war with the British over the land and beat the French and seized their land despite the fact that the French had the Indians on their side.