unit 3 timeline

By joshua swanson
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus sails the ocean blue

    Columbus sails the ocean blue
    Columbus goes off with the 3 ships, the nina, the pinta, and the santa maria.
    The goal of his voyage was to find a faster route to india, but instead he found the new world.
  • Oct 27, 1511

    First african slaves brought to the americas

    First african slaves brought to the americas
    portagese and spanish people living in the americas wanted new slaves because their native slaves were dying out. so they got new slaves.
  • Oct 27, 1521

    Cortez conquers the aztecs

    Cortez conquers the aztecs
    In 1521 Hernando cortez conquered the aztecs with his force of 600 spaniards with other south american groups who disliked the aztecs. He also had the advantage of having guns and the aztecs being vulnerable to deseases they carried.
  • Oct 27, 1533

    Pizzaro conquers the incans

    Pizzaro conquers the incans
    Fransisco pizzaro defeated the remaining incan soldiers after he had killed their leader, Atahualpa.

  • English found Jamestown

    English found Jamestown
    English settlers named their town on the coast of virginia after their king.

  • English found Plymouth

    English found Plymouth
    A group seeking religious freedom, called the Pilgrims found a town in massachusets.

  • End of French and Indian war

    End of French and Indian war
    The english colonists defeated the french, seizing control of the eastern side of north america.