Age of Exploration

By Hane Insisiengmay
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Christopher Columbus discovers the Caribbean Islands

    Christopher Columbus wanted to reach the East Indies by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean. He ,however, greatly underestimated the size of Earth. There were two previously unknown continents that separated Spain and the East Indies.
  • Jan 1, 1493

    Columbian Exchange

    Beginning in 1493, Columbus brought nearly 1,200 settlers and a variety of European animals and plants. Europeans found new foods and transported them back to the Old World. Plus, old plants from Europe were taken to the New World
  • Jul 8, 1497

    Vasco da Gama reaches India

    Vasco da Gama set sail for India with four ships on July 8,1497. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope that was previously discovered by Barthalomeau Dias to India.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Spanish Settlers and Missionaries

    Spanish settlers and missionaries followed the conquestadors to Spain's new empire. Wherever they went,they established colonies, claiming the land and its people for their King and Church
  • Aug 13, 1521

    Hernan Cortes Conqueres the Aztecs

    Hernan Cortes began an inland trek with 600 men, 16 horses, and a few cannons toward the Aztec capital,Tenochtitlan. Finally in 1521, Cortes and his Indian allies captured and demolished Tenochtitlan.
  • Jan 1, 1550

    Commercial Revolution

    The commercial revolution was the opening of direct links with Asia, Africa, and the Americas that had far-reaching economic consequences for Europeans and all their colonies.

  • Triangular Trade

    Triangular Trade across the Atlantic was a series of trade routes that linked Europe, Africa, and the Americas.First, merchant ships brought European goods to Africa. Then, the goods were exchanged for slaves and the slaves were sailed to the Americas.

  • English Colonies and Pilgrims

    England began concentrating on establishing colonies along the Eastern seaboard.Also, in 1620 the Pilgrims, or English Protestants who rejected the Church of England, landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

  • Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris officially the worldwide war between the British and French. It also ensured British dominance in North America. France was forced to cede Canada and its lands east of the Mississippi to Britain and the Louisiana Territory to Spain.