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History of the World in Objects and Art
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1618
The Thirty Years War
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1618
The Thirty Years War
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1625
The Surrender of Breda
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1630
The Plague
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1642
England's Civil War
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1648
The Peace of Westphalia
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1661
The Government of Louis XIV
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1676
The First Russo-Turkish War
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EUROPEAN SELLERS IN THE NEW WORLD
Columbus's journey to the Americas in 1492 led Spain to establish a
colony on the island of Hispaniola. Soon after, settlers from all
over Europe followed suit. They transformed the vast American
continents, bringing diseases that wiped out much of the native
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Spain tried to claim ownership of the
"new" lands found by Christopher Columbus in 1492, but other
European countries were eager to establish their own colonies.
Inspired by the Spanish riches found in Central America, ships from
England, Holland, Denmark, and France brought people eager to seek
their fortunes. Others came to escape religious persecution back at
home. Thousands of settlers arrived in the 16th and 17th centuries,
spreading from the eastern seaboard of North America, down to the
islands of the
West Indies, and as far as the coastal regions of South America. In
doing so, however, they destroyed much of the existing indigenous
society.
NATIVE DEATHS
The Americas were home to a diverse number of indigenous peoples,
such as the Cherokees, Arawaks, and Aztecs. Europeans brought
diseases that the natives had little resistance to, which led to
millions of deaths. Other indigenous peoples were displaced from
their land, leading to constant conflict with the colonists.
THE SLAVE TRADE
Upon arrival, Europeans set up plantations and initially used
enslaved indigenous people, as well as indentured servants from
Europe, as laborers. Eventually, however, they turned to Africans.
By the 1500s, millions of Africans were being taken to the Americas
and forced to live in slavery. The settlers sold their crops to
Europe and bought manufactured goods with the profits. These could
then be used to purchase more slaves in Africa. This brutal
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Founding fathers
This 19th-century painting depicts a meeting of English Puritan
dissenters on the Speedwell in 1620 on the eve of their voyage from
Holland to England. From there, they set sail on the Mayflower to
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1682
The Founding of Pennsylvania
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1683
The Turkish Siege of Vienna
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