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Europe received tobacco from Western Hemisphere
Europe first received tobacco from the Western Hemisphere, ca. 1555.
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France united
Louix XI created a unified kingdom in France by taking control of and uniting five rival provinces.
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Islamic caravans and African slave trade
Islamic caravans travelled to West Africa; the African slave trade began, ca. 750.
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Cortés in the Western Hemisphere
Hernán Cortés arrived in the Western Hemisphere.
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Modern slave trade began
The modern slave trade originated as the Portuguese began importing slaves from West Africa to Europe and the Canary Islands.
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Founding of St. Augustine
Spain’s Pedro Menendez de Aviles founded St. Augustine in present-day Florida.
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Raleigh received charter
Sir Walter Raleigh received an English charter to establish colonies in eastern North America.
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British colony established
The first British colony, granted to Sir Walter Raleigh, was established on Roanoke Island. Most settlers returned to England in 1586, however, under threat of a Spanish raid. A few settlers remained to defend the settlement, but none survived.
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Dutch established slave trade
The Dutch played an increasingly important role in the Atlantic slave trade, spurring the cultivation of sugar in the New World.