Atlantic World and Discovery of the New World

Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue

Jan 1, 1492

Columbus "found" the New World on accident while trying to find a better ocean route to asia and was the first to make it well known throughout the world.

First enslaved Africans arrive in the Americas

Jan 1, 1511

Africans were more used to the diseases the Europeans had, were cheaper than Indians, and were not used to the land so it was harder to escape.

Cortés conquers Aztec Empire

Jan 1, 1521

This was important because the Aztec were a threat to the Euopeans and the Europeans also wanted to gain more land.

Pizarro conquers Incan Empire

Oct 9, 1533

This was important because the Inca were also a threat to the Euopeans and had great wealth and they gained that wealth when they conquered them

English found Jamestown

Jan 1, 1607

The people of Jamestown were so focused on gold that they had no food and died out.

English found Plymouth

Oct 9, 1620

Plymouth was a puritan town that was involved in the king philip war.

French and Indian War ends

Jan 1, 1763

The French give the British everything to the right of the mississippi river in North America to the British