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1451
Prince Henry begins his explorations
Prince Henry “The Navigator” of Portugal is the first to begin explorations in different land. -
1488
Prince Henry Commissions a Journey to “Cape of Good Hope”.
Portugals Prince Henry then sends Bartolomeu Dias to explore more land. -
1492
Spain discovered the Caribbean
Christopher Columbus discovers the Caribbean for Spain but thought it was Asia. -
1492
Christopher Columbus embarks on a voyage
Columbus sets off to explore for Spain. -
1492
Christopher Columbus and the Atlantic Ocean
Christopher Columbus convinced the king and queen of Spain to sponsor his exploration of crossing Atlantic Ocean. -
1497
John Cabot begins exploring for King Henry VII of England
King Henry VII sends John Cabot to explore for him. -
1498
Portugal reached India
The Portuguese explorers brought native Indians onboard and bought some of their items. -
1500
Portugal discovers Brazil
Pedro Álvares Cabra was the explorer that led this expedition he found Brazil while he was on the way to India. -
1504
Hernan Cortes the Spanish Conquistador
Hernan led the conquest of the Aztecs and succeeded in defeating them. -
1513
Spain sent Juan Ponce de Leon to explore
Spain sent this man to go explore, and he found and claimed Brazil. -
1534
France began exploring and claiming territories in the Americas
The main explorer was Jacques Cartier which claimed the St. Lawrence River for France. -
1577
Francis Drake From England
Francis is the first English to circumnavigate. -
England established colonies in North America
Jamestown was the first colony established in North America. -
Henry Hudson of England
Explored the river that now has his name. -
France established colonies in North America
These colonies include: Quebec, Trois-Rivières, and Ville-Marie, Montreal. -
France claims the Mississippi River
Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle discovered and claimed the whole Mississippi River for France.