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Period: Jan 1, 1480 to
The Age of Exploration
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Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
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Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot and Amerigo Vespucci explore the Americas
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Jan 1, 1518
First boatload of slaves brought directly from Africa to the Americas
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Jan 1, 1519
Spanish begin conquest of Mexico
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Jan 1, 1520
Magellan sails into Pacific Ocean
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First Dutch fleet arrives in India
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English found Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Dutch occupy Portuguese forts in Indian Ocean trading areas
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English establish colonial empire in North America
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Burmese sack Thai capital