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In the early 1400s people in europe began to look to the seas and beyond
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In 1492 columbus led his first expedition westward.
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In 1497-1498 Portuguese explore vasco da gama found such a route and sailed all the way to India.
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In 1497 King Henry VII sent Cabot on voyage to the west
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On another voyage in 1498, columbus reached south america.
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In the early 1500s spain was taking control of much of south and central america and many Caribbean islands including cuba and hispaniola.
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several european nations competed for land and colonies in the new world.
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in 1508-1509 he explored and settled the island puerto rico
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in early 1513ponce de leon set out with ships and crew
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In 1524 King Francis I of France sent Italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazano westward.