Atlantic World and the Discovery of the New World

By James Chung (rawr)
  • Oct 10, 1492

    Columbus sailed the ocean blue

    Columbus sailed the ocean blue
    Columbus set sail for the East Indies only to land in the Americas
  • Oct 10, 1511

    First enslaved Africans arrive in the Americas

    First enslaved Africans arrive in the Americas
    Started slavery in America.
  • Oct 10, 1521

    Cortés conquers Aztec Empire

    Cortés conquers Aztec Empire
    One of the greatest nations in South America was conquered by the Spanish.
  • Oct 10, 1533

    Pizarro conquers Incan Empire

    Pizarro conquers Incan Empire
    Another one of world's greatest civilizations are conquered by the Spanish

  • English found Jamestown

    English found Jamestown
    first permanent English settlement

  • English found Plymouth

    English found Plymouth
    One of the first colonies settled by the Puritans

  • French and Indian War ends

    French and Indian War ends
    The English won and take control of everything to the right of the Mississpii.