1492 is in the 15th Century.
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Spanish was the leading colonial power in the Americas in the sixteenth century. England did not have any presence in what is now the United States until the early seventeenth century.
Spain and Portugal attempted to lead the way in exploration and colonization in the 15th century. However, in the 16th century both England and France attempted to create colonies and conduct exploration in North America.
The Columbian Exchange was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the Americas and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries, related to European colonization and trade after Christopher Columbus's 1492 voyage.
1492 was a turning point in world history because that was the year when Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas.
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