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Christopher Columbus reached the Carribean, thinking he had found Asia and believing he had found the trade route to Asia that they were looking for.
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Pedro Alvarez Cabral discovered Brazil.
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Hernan Cortes conquers the Mexican Aztec Empire
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Francisco Pizarro conquered the Peruvian Incan Empire
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Spain created new laws to determine the treatment of the Indigenous people.
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Spain established St. Augustine, Florida. This became the 1st permanent settlement in the New World for Europeans.
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The first permanent English colony was founded in Jamestown, Virginia.
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Quebec is established by Samuel de Champlain which kickstarted the Canadian Colonization by the French.
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First enslaved Africans arrive in Jamestown, Virginia for English slaveowners.
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The Pilgrims established Plymouth County in Massachusetts.