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READ THIS: Please note that the start of the Maya empire began in 2600 BC, not 100 AD. (The website apparently does not go into BC)
The Mayans begin to create an advanced civilization.
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Note that the beginning of the Maya Empire Started in 2600 BC, not 100 AD.
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Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to prove that the world was round, but instead he ended up in the Americas.
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In 1494, it was decided that Portugal could have Brazil, and Spain could have whatever else they could find.
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The Aztec Capital of Tenochtitlan falls after it is conquered by Spanish conquistadors.
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The Inca Empire fell when the emperor, Atahuallpa, was killed in 1533.
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Haitian Independence was claimed in 1804 from the French.
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Boliviar leads the war to free the northern part of South America from the opressive grasp of the Spanish.
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Slaves are transported to Latin America, where they begin to work as slaves.
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In the 1820's, Jose de San Martin liberates the south from Spain.
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Mexico fought numerous times against Spain for their own independence, and over 11 years, they received it.
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Brazil received its independence from the country of Portugal after a series of important political events.
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Cuba fought for its independence from the opressive country of Spain.
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In 1914, the Panama Canal was built to drastically shorten a journey where you would normally have to sail all the way around South America.
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In 899 AD, Tikal, the Mayan capital, is abandoned. No one knows why, or where the Mayans went after the fall of the Empire.
