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Chapter 1: The Collision of Cultures - APUSH Chapter Outlines

Wanted to establish Christian empire on west coast of Africa and find gold o 1486: Bartholomeu Dias rounded southern tip of Africa (Cape of Good Hope) o 1497-1498: Vasco de Gama went around cape to India o 1500: next fleet tried to get there but failed and went off course b/c of a storm Christopher Columbus

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