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Dias was the first European mariner to round the southern tip of Africa. This opened a sea route from Europe to Asia.
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Believing he could reach Asia by sailing west instead of east. During his voyage he reached the Americas and explored the coastline of Cuba. In his 4 voyages he reached all major Caribbean islands and Honduras.
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Columbus brought many animals and plants from Europe to the New World and vice versa.
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Cabot was an Italian navigator/explorer whose voyages laid the groundwork for the later British to take Canada.
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Gama made many voyages to India that opened the sea route from Western Europe to the East
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Amerigo discovered many things such as the mouth of the Amazon River, these discoveries lead to the New World being named after him.(America)
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The Atlantic slave trade was the trading of African slaves in European trade.
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Traveled to Asia through the western hemisphere and later in 1520 passed through a waterway into the pacific ocean. Even though he didn't live through his voyage, he was recognized as the first person to circumnavigate the globe.
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Cortes made alliances with city-states that were tired of the Aztecs oppressive rule.
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under the sponsorship of prince Henry, Portuguese fleets began exploring the west coast of Africa. They found gold in the southern coast of West Africa which, lead it to be known as the golden coast. -
one year after Cortes arrived, the remaining Aztec population revolted and drove out the Spanish.
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Verrazzano was the first European explorer to sight New York and Narragansett bays. -
Pizarro landed on the Pacific coast of South Africa with a small amount of men, however they also brought steel weapons and horses. Their arrival also brought smallpox which, decimated the population of Incas. The Inca emperor died to smallpox and his sons fought over the throne;Pizarro used this to his advantage and established a new capitol/colony for the Spanish Empire. -
By 1550 a great deal of territory in Mexico, Central America, and South America was under Spanish control.
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Hudson took part in many voyages. These voyages contributed greatly to geographical knowledge;his discoveries help the Dutch colonize the Hudson River and, helped the English claim majority of Canada.
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Drake was known for piracy against Spanish ships. was also one of the first Englishmen to circumnavigate the globe. -
The first Dutch fleet arrived in India in 1595. Shortly after they created the West and East India Companies. The East Company competed with English and Portuguese for Indian Ocean trade. The West Company competed with Spanish and Portuguese in the Americas. -
In 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec, the first permanent Spanish colony in the Americas.
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In 1660 the rivalry between the French and the English caused the downfall of the Dutch commercial empire.
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In 1664 the English took control of the colony of New Netherland from the Dutch and renamed it New York. The English soon controlled majority of North Americas eastern seaboard.
