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History Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1492 | Colombus lands on an island in the Bahamas |
| 1497 | John Cabot explores the coast of north america for england |
| 1507 | a german mapmaker names the new continent "america" in honor of amerigo vespucci |
| 1509 | juan ponce de leon founds san juan, puerto rico |
| 1513 | juan ponce de leon leads an expedition that includes europeans and africans to explore florida-- first encounter of europeans, africans, and american indians in the future united states |
| 1514-1566 | batolome de las casas's fifty-two-year campaign for the rights of the indigenous peoples |
| 1517 | martin luther begins protestant reformation |
| 1519-1521 | hernan cortes conquers the aztec empire in mexico |
| 1524 | giovanni de verrazano explores the atlantic coast of north america for france |
| 1528-1536 | cabeza de vaca travels from florida to texas to mexico |
| 1532 | francisco pizarro conquers the inca empire |
| 1534-1536 | jacques cartier explores the st lawrence river |
| 1534 | parliament names henry the 8th head of the church of england |
| 1540-1542 | coronado expedition to the southwest |