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Native Americans migrated across the bering straight land bridge between 15-40,000 years ago
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They expanded across the Americas and developed about 375 languages.
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The Renaissance (a period of growth in science and wealth) led to exploration of Asia and Africa
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Portuguese traded with Africans for salt and gold
Portuguese saw opportunity to buy slaves from the African nations Expanded the slave trade exponentially 11 millin slaves crossed the MIDDLE PASSAGE (a trade route that was a part of the Triangular trade.)
Weakened African nations economies
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Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas on aprox. August 11th, 1492.
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Named the Native American Indians because he thought he was in the indies
Forced Christianity upon Native Americans
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In September 1493, 1200 sailors, colonists, and soldiers joined Christopher Columbus for his second voyage to the New World
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Cortez conquered the Aztecs in 1521.
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The exchange of ideas, culture, food, diseases, animals, people, between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
