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17 Cards in this Set
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1493
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The Line of Demarcation drawn
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1497
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Eastern coast of North America claimed for England by John Cabot
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1513
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Balboa discoved the Pacific Ocean
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1519-1521
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Conquest of Mexico by Cortes
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1519-1522
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Voyage of Magellan's sailors around the world
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1531
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Francisco Pizarro conquers Peru
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1534-1535
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Cartier's explorations along the St. Lawrence River
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1540-1542
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exploration of southwestern North America by Coronado
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1541
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De Soto discovers the Mississippi River
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1565
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settlement of St. Augustine
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1577-1580
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voyage around the world by Sir Francis Drake
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1588
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Defeat of the Spanish Armada
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1608
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Quebec founded by Champlain
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1612
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Tobacco first grown in Virginia
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1673
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Marquette and Joliet explore along the Wisconsin, Mississippi, and Illinois Rivers
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1681-1682
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La Salle explores along the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico
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Line of Demarcation
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Pope Alexander VI divided the New World between Portugal and Spain. The line was drawn north and south in the Atlantic Ocean about 600 miles west of the azores, land to the west of the line belonged to Spain and east belonged to Portugal.
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