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Jan 1, 1492
Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue
Columbus was an Italian, who was employed by Spain to explore for them. He sailed west in search of a route to Asia. Instead he found the New World. Columbus had found a place full of riches and properity for settlers and businessmen. -
Jan 1, 1511
First Enslaved African in the Americas
The first enslaved African arrived in the Caribbean in 1511. The previous slaves were the native people, but they were harder to control, and they knew how to escape. The first slaves brought to the New World started a whole revolution of slave trading. Later, hundreds of Africans would be brought over in the Atlantic Slave Trade. -
Jan 1, 1521
Cortés Conquers Inca Empire
With the help of Native tribes and Cortés's translator Malinche, the Spanish conquered the Aztec Empire. This was the first case of European dominance over the big empires of the New World. The Spanish then took over all of the Aztec land, and expanded their territories to the north and south. -
Jan 1, 1533
Pizarro Conquers Inca Empire
The Spanish empire descended through Central America until it reaached South America, and the home of the Inca. At first the Inca were accpeting, and gave the conquistadors gold and silver. Pizarro then double-crossed the Inca leader Atahualpe, and killed him, taking over the Inca empire, and dominance over South America. -
Engish Found Jamestown
The first English settlers arrived in present day Virgina in 1607. They founded there colonly Jamestown. At first Jamestown struggled and almost didn't make it through the first winter. They wouldn't have survived if new settlers didn't come, making it a prosperous and succesful first colony for England. -
English Found Plymouth
Plymouth was founded by the Pilgrims, a group seeking religious freedom from the Anglican Church of England. They were in search of Jamestown, but a storm blew them north, to Plymouth Rock. Without the help of the Indians they all would've died the first winter. The holiday Thanksgiving comes from these to groups. -
Frend and Indian War Ends
The French and Indian War was a war fought by the English and some Indians against the French and lots of Indians. It is named the French and Indian War becuase the English named it against who they were fighting. They were fighting over land and England won, taking over land to the Mississippi River and North.
