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1492
Cristopher Colombus lands on Hispaniola
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1494
Treaty of Tordesillas divides the Americas between the Portuguese and the Spanish
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1517
Marthin Luther publishes ninety-five theses
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1521
Hernan Cortes conquers Tenochtitlan
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1530
John Calvin strengthens Protestantism
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1534
Henry VIII breaks with catholic church and establishes hurch of england
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English efforts to colonize Roanoke fail
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Samuel de Champlain founds New France
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First permanent English settlement begins at Jamestown
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The Dutch found New Amsterdam n Manhattan Island