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Period: Jan 1, 1419 to
European Exploration in America
European Exploration in America -
Dec 1, 1419
Prince Henry starts a Navigation School
Portugal -
Dec 1, 1487
Dias sailed to east coast of Africa
Portugal -
Dec 1, 1492
Columbus arrives in the New World
Christopher Columbus arrives in the new world in 1492 (Spain) -
Dec 1, 1497
Da Gama sailed from Lisbon to India
Portugal -
Dec 1, 1519
Cortes led an expedition to Mexico is search of gold (Spain)
Spain -
Dec 1, 1535
Spain established a colony called New Spain
Spain -
Dec 1, 1540
Conronado set sail for Cibola and went throug New Mexico, Arizona, and other southwestern states
Spain -
Dec 1, 1565
St. Augustine
Spain established a colony called St. Augustine (Spain) -
Sent sailors to Roanoke Island
England -
Samuel De Champlain looking for a passage to the west
France -
Jamestown
England -
Samuel Champlain is the founder of Quebec
France -
Henry Hudson found the Hudson River and Hudson Bay (Canada)
England -
Plimoth Colony
The English set up a settlement called Plimoth (England) -
JACQUES MARQUETTE & LOUIS JOLIET explored the Mississippi River
France
