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Christopher Colombus tried to find a route to India by sailing around the world, but ended up finding the Americas and setting up his first colony San Salvador
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The period of the Atlantic Slave Trade
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The first enslaved Africans are brought to the Americas by the Portuguese
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Cortez conquers the Aztec Empire led by Montezuma II
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Pizzaro conquers the Incan Empire led by Adahualpa
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English founded their first colony - Jamestown (Virginia)
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The Pilgrims from England land on and claim Plymouth Rock
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The French and Indian war against the British ended on this date: started 7 years ago, and the British ended up defeating the French/Indian alliance
