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Jan 1, 1000
Vikings reach North America
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Jan 1, 1300
Renaissance 1300-1600
The Renaissance was a time when the arts were a big part of life 1300-1600 -
Jan 1, 1418
Prince Henry establishes a school of navigation
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Jan 1, 1441
Portuguese begin selling African slaves
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Aug 1, 1492
Columbus sails from Spain
He sees land for the first time in early October -
Oct 11, 1492
Columbus reaches San Salvador
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Jan 1, 1500
Amerigo Vespucci sails to the Indies
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Jan 1, 1513
Ponce de Leon visits Florida
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Feb 12, 1513
Cortes conquers the Aztec
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Jan 1, 1531
Pizarro conquers the Inca
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Jan 1, 1542
De Varrazzano reaches North America
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Jan 1, 1565
St. Augustine
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Roanoke
Failed colony established in 1587 -
Jamestown
Failed colony -
Settlements in Quebec
De Champlain sets up permanent settlements in Quebec -
Hudson
Hudson sails the Hudson River -
Hudson Bay
Hudson sails the Hudson Bay -
Settlements in Montreal
De Champlain sets up permanent settlements in Montreal -
Mayflower Compact
A document signed by men who were about to leave for America from England -
Dutch build Fort Orange
Dutch build Fort Orange and found New Amsterdam
