Age of exploration

Age of Exploration

1341

The European powers (mainly Great Britain, Portugal, France, and Spain) looked to expand their empires into the East Indies and the New World.

Prince Henry goes to India (Portugal)

1341

He tries to go to India multiple times, and eventually makes it, he establishes a series of forts and trading posts.

Ferdinand Magellan is born (Spain)

1480

Ferdinand Magellan is born on Sabrosa, Portugal, to a family of minor Portuguese nobility. At the age of 12 he travelled to Lisbon to serve as pages at queen Leonoras court. There, he is exposed to stories of the great Portuguese and Spanish rivalry for sea exploration and dominance of spice trade in the East Indies. Intrigued by the promise of fame and riches, Magellan developed an interest in maritime discovery in those early years.

Christopher Columbus discovers some islands (Spain)

1492

Cristopher Columbus discovers some islands but thinks hes in Asia. They began to send voyages regularly to get gold and silver to stimulate the Spanish economy.

Treaty of Tordesillas (Spain)

1494

It was signed at Tordesillas on June 7, 1494, and authenticated at Setúbal, Portugal. The treaty divided the newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Crown of Castile, and Portugal.

Great Britain goes westbound (Great Britain)

1497

Great Britain wants a western route for Asia to trade. The land routes were expensive and dangerous. John Cabot found present day Canada and New England in 1497. Eventually the eastern colonies in North America are established

Portugal meets brazil (Portugal)

1500

Pedro Alvarez was blown off his course, and touched the coast of present-day Brazil. He established the Portuguese claim to that region.

First circumnavigation around the world (portugal)

1519

Ferdinand Magellan leads the first voyage around the world. He dies in the voyage but his crew makes it.

One of the last of the Portuguese explorations (Portugal)

1520

Joao Almere’s fat under sailed from Portugal in 1520 to explore Codfish land and the Gulf of St. Lawrence. HE discovered islands between Newfoundland and St. Lawrence. He also discovered the Bay of Fundy

Verrazano goes to the new world (France)

1524

He makes landfall on the coast of North Carolina and sails north.

Frances territories (France)

1534

Later joined the race, and claimed most of present-day Canada. They founded Detroit, St. Louis, and New Orleans.

Francisco Pizarro defeated the incas (spain)

1536

He was a Spanish conquistador, he captured and killed the Incan emperor Atahuapla, and claimed the lands for spain

French king tells Jacques to find a passage (France)

1543

Jacques Cartier was sent by the French king to for a passage to link the Atlantic Ocean to the pacific ocean

Sebastian Cabot tells the crown (great Britain)

1547

Sebastian Cabot returns to the British crown with information about the Spanish and Portuguese overseas explorations.

Thomas Wyndham brings supplies (Great Britain)

1552

Thomas Wyndham brings back sugar and molasses from Guinea.

Great Britain takes land (Great Britain)

1556

The Tudor conquest of Ireland led to land confiscation to be used for plantations

Champlain works as a geographer (France)

1603

Samuel Chaplian comes to North America as a geographer, he works for a French fur trading company.