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1,000 A.D. Vikings reach America and call it, "Vinland."
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The Renaissance beings in Western Europe.
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Prince Hernry makes a school of navigation.
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Portuguese begin selling African slaves.
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Columbas sets sail from Spain in search of Asia
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Columbas reaches San Salvador and thinks it's Asia
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Amerigo Vespucci sets sails to the Indies.
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Ponce de Leon finds and claims Florida as part of Spain.
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Francisco Pizzarra conquers the Inca tribe
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Hernan Cortes conquers the Aztecs
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Givoanni Verrazzano reaches North America
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Pedro Menendez de Aviles names part of Florida, St. Augustine
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Roanke was named in North Carolina.
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The Renaissance era ends.
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Named for King James I of England, Jamestown was founded in the Colony of Virginia on May 14, 1607.
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De Champlian set up a permanet settlement in Quebec
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Hudson sails the Hudson River
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Hudson sails the Hudson Bay.
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De Champlian sets up a permanet settlement in Montreal.
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The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony.
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The Dutcch build Fort Orange and find New Amsterdam
