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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus "discovers" the America's
With the intention of going to Asia, Columbus discovers America by accident assuming it was India. -
May 29, 1500
Bartholomeu Diaz
He was the first European that's known to sail around the Southern tip of Africa and he witnessed the discovery of future Brazil. -
Oct 3, 1500
Map making
The art and science of map making had reached the point where Europeans had fairly accurate maps of the areas they explored. -
Apr 25, 1507
A German mapmaker names the new world "America"
A German map maker reads reports about Columbus "New World", written by Italian sailor Amerigo Vespucci. The mapmaker names the region America, and the Caribbean islands initially explored are named the West Indies. -
1511
Portugal seizes Malacca
After Da Gama successfully set up the trading post, the Portuguese started to capture key ports around the Indian Ocean. They seized Malacca which allowed them to become allies with Asian leaders. -
1519
Conquest of Mexico
Hernan Cortez sailed from Cuba to Mexico, in search for gold and silver. -
1519
Conquer of Mexico
Hernan Cortez conquers the capital city. -
1522
Globes
The Vittoria completes it's circumnavigaton of the globe took 3 years -
1522
Ferdinand Magellan
He was a Portuguese explorer who organized the Spanish expedition. He set out from Spain in 1519 with a fleet of five ships to discover the western sea route to the Spice Islands. -
1524
Giovanni da Verrazzano
King Francis I of France asks Verrazano to explore and find a new trade route in the New World with the goal of finding a sea route to the Pacific Ocean. Although Verrazano attempted first in 1523, he was delayed and finally landed near the area of Cape Fear on about March 21st. -
Aug 29, 1533
Francisco Pizzaro executes the last Inca emperor
Francisco Pizarro, inspired by Cortez, arrives in Peru and promptly captures and executes the Inca emperor. Then the Spanish spread across Ecuador and Chile. -
Apr 20, 1534
Jacques Cartier
King Francis I of France commissioned Cartier to lead an expedition to the "Northern Lands" to find a western passage to Asia to collect riches such as Gold -
1538
Battle of Las Salinas
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1577
Francis Drake
He was from England and was chosen as the leader of an expedition which was intended to pass around South America. Drake successfully completed the journey and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth upon his return. -
Triangular Trade
A series of trade routes that linked Europe, Africa and America. -
English Merchants found the East India Company
A group of English merchants hoped to exploit trade in East, Southeast Asia, and India -
Landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth
The Pilgrims who rejected the church of England began the establishment of colonies along the eastern seaboard. -
Exploration
Medard Chouart des Groeiliers explores the entire western shore of Lake Michigan -
War
War of Austrian succession begins. -
England and France
Seven years of war between England and France
