Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. A New World to Explore -- Chapter 3. The Spanish Empire -- Chapter 4. The Spanish Armada -- Chapter 5. The East India Company and the British Empire -- Chapter 6. The American Revolution -- Chapter 7. The Napoleonic Wars -- Chapter 8. The Mexican-American...

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