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In hopes of establishing trade routes and participating in West African ocean side commerce.
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The shift of power in the region forces Spain and Portugal to find new maritime routes. This sparks the Age of Exploration because trade routes were blocked to Asia.
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Bartolomeu is the first to travel below the southern tip of Africa also known as the "Cape of Good Hope", paving the way for sea routes from Europe to Asia.
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Sponsored by Spain, Columbus unintentionally finds the Americas while searching for trade routes to Asia. Landing at the Bahamas, Columbus believed he had reached the Indies. This initiated the Columbia Exchange
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The treaty between Spain and Portugal, the leading powers of exploration at the time, established the foundation for the global division of newly discovered lands. It effectively mapped out the New World, dividing territories into separate colonial empires
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Established a direct maritime route from Europe to Asia, permanently establishing the spice trade with India. Laid the foundation for Portuguese dominance in the Indian Ocean.
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Significant because Cabots landing was the first English sponsored expedition to reach mainland North America. Later laying claim to modern day Canada.
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His actions marked the beginning of Spanish dominance in Mesoamerica and set the pattern for future conquests in South America. Cortés’s conquest gave Spain access to vast wealth in silver and gold, fueling Spain’s rise as a global superpower in the 16th century
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"Strait of Magellan" is founded and navigated. The strait opened the possibility of transoceanic trade between Europe and Asia via the Pacific, further fueling global commerce.
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The Company became the spearhead of England’s overseas expansion, laying the foundation for Britain’s future colonial empire in India and Asia.
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First English colony in America. Jamestown laid the groundwork for what would become the United States. Its survival encouraged further colonization by England.