Atlantic World and Discovery of New World

By smccreery1
  • Oct 10, 1492

    Colomubus sailed the ocean blue

    Colomubus sailed the ocean blue
    Columbus sailed west across the Atlantic trying to find a passage to Asia. Colombus considered himself a failure when he did not find a passage to Europe.
  • Oct 26, 1511

    First Enslaved Africans Arrive in the Americas

    First Enslaved Africans Arrive in the Americas
    It was said by a spaniard that an African could do the work of 4 Native Americans, so the Spaniards use the current slavery system in place by the Muslims.
  • Oct 26, 1521

    Cortés conquers Aztec Empire

    Cortés conquers Aztec Empire
    Cortes Conquers the Aztec Empire by using guns, horses, and diseases to his advantage. Malinche, a Native American translator helped him get some of the local tribes to help him.
  • Oct 26, 1533

    Pizarro Conquers Incan Empire

    Pizarro Conquers Incan Empire
    Pizarro conquered the incan Empire by killing hundreds of Incans with 300 of his men.

  • English Found Jamestown

    English Found Jamestown
    About 100 English colonists settled Jamestown on the west bank of the James River in Virginia, creating the first successful english colony in America.

  • English Found Plymouth

    English Found Plymouth
    A religious group called the Pilgrims founded Plymouth in Massachucets.

  • French and Indian War Ends

    French and Indian War Ends
    The English fought the French and did not have good relations with the Indians, later after that this was called the Seven Years War.