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Native Americans crossed the Bering Strait to get to America.
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"Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492." He named the gave the natives the name "Indians" because he though he was in the Indies. He forced Christianity onto them.
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The Portugues traveled to Africa and Asia to set up trade routes and trade with the countries. They traded gold, salt, and weapons for slaves.
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Conquistadors were Spanish invaders. Some of the most known ones were Cortes, Ponce de Leon. and Hornando de Soto.
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Ideas, cultures, food, diseases, and people were traded through the Columbian exchange. This was a major starting point for slave trading in the Americas.
