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Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Caribbean in 1492 marked the beginning of contact between Europeans and Native Americans
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The first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World.
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Hernan Cortes is one of the most well known spanish conquistadors.
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De Soto led the first European expedition deep into the territory of modern day United States.
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First permanent English settlement in the Americas.
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First colonial settlement in New England.
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Marked the last major effort by the Native Americans.
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Le Salle attempts to establish a colony on the gulf of Mexico to secure the entire river valley for France.