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Jan 1, 1450
Portuguese invented the caravel
The caravel is a ship that is able to sail in the wind. This was the first creation made to help europeans get to africa safely and back. -
Jan 1, 1519
The conquest of mexico
Hernan cortes conquered mexico for spain. He was in search for gold and glory and found it in the aztec empire. He took away the empire from the aztecs and descreased the indian popuation by about 18 million. -
Jan 1, 1530
English Retestant Reformation
King Henry VIII left the roman catholic church and made the rivalry between the english and spanish more intense. -
Establishment of Jamestown
The virginia company of london was given a charter for a settlement in the new world. This became the first english settlement. -
Catholic Heaven
Lord baltimore established maryland as a refuge for catholics to escape the refuge of the protestant enlgish government -
The original colonies
William Penn established the twelth original colony known as Pennsylvania.
