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Period: 1400 to
Age of Exploration
25 Events during the Age of Exploration by Eric B. -
1488
Bartolomew Dias reached the southern tip of Africa
Bartolomew was trying to find a new route to India and eventually found a way to get there but actually got half way there. His significance helped pave the way for de Gama to actually reach India. -
1492
Ferdinand II and Isabella I fund Christopher Columbus's voyage
After getting rejected multiple times, Columbus finally gets the money to support their voyage from Ferdinand II and Isabell I to find quicker routes to the Indies -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus finds the New World
As Christopher Columbus was set out on a voyage trying to find a new route for people to traverse through in order to get to the Indies, he found the New World and mistaken its inhabitants for Indians. -
1497
England finally sees the significance of exploring the oceans
Many merchants were starting to like idea of trading through the sea. England finally sought out the opportunity that was to find wealth, exotic goods, and to make colonies that would be imported and sent back to England. -
Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot finds Newfoundland
John Cabot finds Newfoundland and that's significant since it gave England to create many more colonies to expand their forces. Newfoundland's discovery eventually became how Canada was created. -
May 20, 1498
Vasco de Gama finds a new trade route to India
Vasco de Gama found a new trade route to India through the ocean. The discovery of this new route led to the Portuguese creating a long-lasting empire by supplying it regularly through this route. -
Apr 22, 1500
Pedro Cabral
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese navigator though he was with English people at the time. He was going down the same route as de Gama but then went completely westward and then found Brazil -
Apr 25, 1507
Waldseemüller named America
This German map maker reads a lot about Columbus's voyage through the writings of an Italian sailor called Amerigo Vespucci to this new world. -
Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan proves the Earth is round!
Ferdinand Magellan proves the Earth is round again by circumnavigating the world. This meant that he traveled the whole entire world in one big circle. -
Aug 13, 1521
Hernan Cortes conquers the Aztec Empire
While Hernan Cortes was on an expedition and went to the Yucatan peninsula and eventually found the Aztec Empire. After, teaming up with local enemy tribes he over took the Aztec Empire after the Battle of Tenochtitlán. -
1524
Giovanni de Verrazzano helps shape how the map looks
Giovanni de Verrazzano was sent by King Francis the First of France to go explore the New World in order to find a route towards the Pacific. Instead, Giovanni headed towards the north after arriving in what would be North Carolina. -
1534
Jacques Cartier gave Canada its name!
When he was sent by the King from France to go find Asia trade routes through the westward direction, he instead found a greater idea to go explore the Atlantic Coast of Canada and eventually gave Canada its name -
1534
France joins the race during the Age of Exploration!
France did not want to miss out on an opportunity to claim more land get and find more routes to get gold so they sent out Jacques Cartier onwards towards Canada -
1560
Francis Drake becomes a british slave trader
Francis Drake became a slave trader during the 1560s and also raided Portuguese ships and took the slaves on their ship. These slaves would then power the great colonies in the new world. -
Dec 13, 1577
Francis Drake is the first Englishman to circumnavigates the globe!
Francis Drank was set out on an expedition to find another route towards the west and eventually circumnavigated the globe like Magellan. -
Jul 28, 1578
Martin Frobisher tries to find passage to pacific ocean above America
Over three voyages to try to go over North America to make it to the Pacific ocean, but all have been unsuccessful. Most have landed on what is now Labrador, Canada. -
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The English East India Company
This company used to be called the "Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies" and the "United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies." It is primarily made for commerce and trading. -
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The Dutch's East India Company
Also called the "Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie", it was created to serve its purpose as trading, exploring, and colonization company. -
Henry Hudson brings many new world products back to England.
Henry Hudson gets sent to explore to find another Asia trade route but through the Arctic Circle. Though through his voyages he finds the Native Americans and gives them diseases though he gets their technological advancements and foods. -
Samuel de Champlain founds Quebec
Samuel de Champlain founds this city which makes it one of the oldest cities in Canada history. Quebec was made to establish a colony to where he can start selling his fur goods. -
Samuel de Champlain explores Canada's bodies of water
Samuel de Champlain explored the Great Lakes, Husdon Bay, and Lake Michigan during the 1630s. This expanded his knowledge to better maps. -
James Cook encounters Christmas Island and Hawaii
James Cook is on his third voyage and he finds Hawaii and then finds Christmas Island. It was probably named that due to how close the day is when finding Christmas Island.