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Jan 1, 1415
Portugal: Prince Henry
Prince Henry of Portugal conquers Ceuta. -
Jan 1, 1419
Portugal- Prince Henry
Prince Henry founded a navigation school. -
Jan 1, 1488
Portugal- Bartolemeu Dias
Dias goes around the tip of Africa. He wanted to continue but couldn't because they didn't have enough resources. -
Oct 12, 1492
Spain-Columbus
Columbus reaches San Salvadore. -
Jan 1, 1494
Portugal and Spain
Portugal and Spain sign the Treaty of Tordesillas, which was presented by the pope to split the land in half. -
Jan 1, 1497
Portugal- Vasco Da Gama
Vasco Da Gama reaches India, through Dias's route. He is the first to reach India. -
Jan 1, 1497
English-Cabot
John Cabot sails to Nova Scotia and Newfoundland in modern day Canada. -
Jan 1, 1500
Portugal-Cabral
Cabral goes to Brazil in 1500. -
Jan 1, 1501
Portugal-Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci calls the Americas the "New World". -
Jan 1, 1509
Portugal
The Portugese defeat a Muslim fleet. -
Jan 1, 1510
Portugal
The Portugese capture Goa. -
Jan 1, 1511
Portugal
Portugese capture Malacca. -
Jan 1, 1513
Spain-Juan Ponce de León
He moved up from Mexico and conquers Florida for Spain in 1513. -
Jan 1, 1514
Portugal
They establish a fort at Hormuz -
Jan 1, 1517
Spain- Magellan
Magellan goes to Guam. -
Jan 1, 1519
Spain- Magellan
Magellan goes to the Phillipines. (He was eaten by cannibals when he tried to convert them) -
Jan 1, 1519
Spain-Cortes
Cortes arrives in Tenochtitlan. -
Jan 1, 1521
Spain-Cortes
Cortes conquers the Aztecs. -
Jan 1, 1522
Spain- Colonists
Slaves kill Spanish colonists in 1522. -
Jan 1, 1524
French- Verrazzano
Giovanni da Verrazzano an Italian working for France discovers New York harbor. -
Jan 1, 1533
Spain-Pizarro
Pizarro conquers Cuzco: the capital of the Incan Empire. -
Jan 1, 1535
French-Cartier
Cartier founded Mont Real which means Mount Royal which is now Montreal. -
Jan 1, 1535
Spain-Pizarro
Pizarro founded Lima, Peru (instead of Cuzco). He is governer of Peru for Spain. -
Jan 1, 1540
Spain- Coronado
Coronado enters the Arizona area. (Which potentially becomes around the area where the Spanish settle for missions and expansion). -
Jan 1, 1542
Spain- Government
The Spanish government abolish encomienda. (taking natives as slaves and working them was very popular and still continued after it was abolished by other countries). -
Jan 1, 1565
Spain
The Spanish claim and settle the Philippines. -
Jul 26, 1581
Dutch
The Durtch claim independence from Spain. -
England-Pilgrims
The Pilgrims land in the Atlantic coast of the New World and name their settlement (town) Jamestown after their king. -
France-Champlain
Samuel de Champlain founded New France in 1608. New France was located from Newfoundland to the Rocky Mountains and from Hudson Bay to the Gulf of Mexico. -
Dutch-Hudson
Henry Hudson finds the 3 Great Lakes. -
Spain-Peralta
Pedri de Peralta (governer of New Mexico) lead settlers to the tributary on the Rio Grande. -
Dutch
The Dutch establish a trading headquarter in Java, Batavia. -
England-Pilgrims
Pilgrims move to Plymouth. -
England-Pilgrims
The Indians attack Jamestown. -
England-Puritans
Puritans set sail to start a settlement in the New World. -
Dutch
The Dutch capture the Dutch Antilles and Aruba. -
England-Duke of York
Duke of York is given permission by his brother King Charles the II to drive out the Dutch. The Dutch surrendered without firing a shot. -
England- King Phillip
King Philip's War, otherwise known as Metacom's War sprung in June 8th 1675; this was when 3 Native Americans were hung for killing John Sassamon (who informed the colonists about Metacom's attack/assault). -
Native Americans- Pope
The Pueblo ruler Pope (e has an accent) rebels against the Spanish and gains control of the New Mexico area. -
France-Salle
Sieur de la Salle is killed by Pierre Duhaut whilst he was trying to go and find lake Ohio that the Iriquois told him about. -
Spain
Spanish regain control of their land from the Pueblos. -
Dutch
In 1700, the Dutch owned pretty much most of Indonesia, trading posts in several Asian countries and Cape of Good Hope; wich is a little port to restock ships at the tip of Africa. -
France
The French establish an outpost in India. -
France and Britain
French and Indian War! A war between Britain and the French who were backed up by Indians. -
France
The French lose the French and Indian War to Britain.
