They discovered the New World by accident. They were looking for new routes that would take them quicker to Asia to trade. At the time they did not know the earth was round. They believed it was flat and would sail straight to Asia. Therefore, when Colombus hit the New World he called the natives Indians because he believed he had reached India.
From first to last: First Barbary war, embargo act, non intercourse act, battle of Tippecanoe, declaration of war 1812, USS Chesapeake incident, battle of put-in-bay, battle of lake champlain, treaty of ghent, battle of new orleans.
Henry vIII. Henry vIII is the answer.
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