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1492
Columbus Lands at Hispaniola in the Carribean
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1513
Balboa "Discovers" The Pacific Ocean in Panama
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1521
Cortes Conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
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Period: 1539 to 1541
De Soto Explores the Region Between Florida and the Mississippi River
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First Permanent English Settlement is Founded in Jamestown, Virginia
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Mayflower Pilgrims Found Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts
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English Settlers Defeat Native Americans in King Philip's War
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France Claims the Mississippi River Valley and Names it Louisiana
