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1490
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain
1st trip sailed north america across the Atlantic ocean believed he had reached asia -
1493
Christopher Columbus sailed to Spain
2nd voyage to Americans across the atlanic -
1497
John Cabot - sailed for spain
explorer and navigator for Italy -
1498
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain
3rd voyage to Americans across the Atlantic ocean -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci sailed for spain
sailed along the coast of south america and took such good notes convinced this was not Asia and named the new land America -
1500
Pedro Alavres Cabral sailed for portugal
On this way around africa he went wide and ended up in brazil
South america -
1502
Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain
his 4th final voyage to Americas across the Atlantic ocean -
1513
Vasco Nunez de balboa sailed for spain
he travals through central america and is the 1st european to see pacific ocean (largest ocean on earth ) -
1513
Juan Ponce DE Leon - Sailed for spain
he went looking for the fountainn of youth -
1519
hernando cortes - sailed for spain
went into central America ( modern day mexico) and conquered the Aztec -
1520
Ferdinand Magelin sailed for Spain
he circumnavigated the globe it took just under 3 years to do -
1524
Giovanni de Varrazano - sailed for spain
explored the north east coast north america from cape fear , north Carolina -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de vaca - sailed for spain
explored north america -
1532
Francisco Pizarro- sailed for spain
He went to south America and conquered the inca empire -
1534
Jacques Cartier - sailed for Spain
he led three expeditions to Canada -
1539
hernando soto - sailed for spain
found florida and first to see Mississippi river -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Fransico Vasqueuz de cornando - sailed for spain
went looking for the gold but actually found the grand canyon -
1542
jaun cabrillo sailed for spain
he explores up to mexico and went to modern day California -
battle of lexigtn and concord
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capture of fort ticongeroga
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battle of bunker hill
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Period: to
evolutions 5.3 5.4
