Chapter 2 Age of Exploration

By KevinDaCube
  • 1000

    Leif Ericksson: Sponsored by the land of Scandinavia

    Leif Ericksson: Sponsored by the land of Scandinavia
    Was the first European to land on the coast of North America. Specifically in what is now present day Canada.
  • 1488

    Bartolomeu Dias: sailed for the country of Portugal

    Bartolomeu Dias: sailed for the country of Portugal
    Sailed Southward down the coast of Africa making it to the southern tip of Africa. He called the Southern tip the "Tip of Good Hope".
  • 1488

    Pedro Alvarez Cabral: Sponsored by the country of Portugal

    Pedro Alvarez Cabral: Sponsored by the country of Portugal
    He is known for finding the country of Brazil in South America. He starts a settlement there in the name of Portugal.
  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus: Sponsored by the country of Spain

    Christopher Columbus: Sponsored by the country of Spain
    Tried to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic, landed in the Americas but believed he had reached Asia.
  • 1497

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama
    sailed all around Africa and all the way to India.
    Winning the Europe race for a sea route to Asia.
  • 1497

    John Cabot: Sponsored by the country of Italy

    John Cabot: Sponsored by the country of Italy
    Searched for the Northwest Passage and landed on present-day Newfoundland.
  • 1499

    Amerigo Vespucci: Sponsored by the country of Spain

    Amerigo Vespucci: Sponsored by the country of Spain
    Discovered that South America is a separate continent.
  • 1513

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa: Sponsored by the country of Spain

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa: Sponsored by the country of Spain
    He is known for sailing to the country of Panama and discovering the Pacific Ocean
  • 1513

    Juan Ponce de León: Sponsored by the country of Spain.

    Juan Ponce de León: Sponsored by the country of Spain.
    Searched for the Fountain of Youth.
  • 1519

    Hernan Cortes: Sponsored by the country of Spain

    Hernan Cortes: Sponsored by the country of Spain
    Conquered the Aztec Empire.
  • 1520

    Ferdinand Magellan: Sponsored by the country of Spain.

    Ferdinand Magellan: Sponsored by the country of Spain.
    Sailed to the Southern tip of South America.
  • 1524

    Giovanni de Verrazano: Sponsored by the country of Italy.

    Giovanni de Verrazano: Sponsored by the country of Italy.
    Searched for the Northwest Passage. Explored present-day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas.
  • 1528

    Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca: Sponsored by the country of Spain.

    Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca: Sponsored by the country of Spain.
    Searched for the seven cities of gold.
  • 1531

    Francisco Pizarro: Sponsored by the country of Spain.

    Francisco Pizarro: Sponsored by the country of Spain.
    Conquered the Inca Empire.
  • 1535

    Jacques Cartier: Sponsored by the country of France

    Jacques Cartier: Sponsored by the country of France
    Sailed up the St. Lawrence River.
  • 1540

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado: Sponsored by the country of Spain.

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado: Sponsored by the country of Spain.
    Searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola.
  • 1541

    Hernando de Soto: Sponsored by the country of Spain

    Hernando de Soto: Sponsored by the country of Spain
    Discovered the Mississippi River.
  • 1542

    Juan Cabrillo: Sponsored by the country of Spain.

    Juan Cabrillo: Sponsored by the country of Spain.
    Discovered present-day California.

  • Henry Hudson: Sponsored by the Dutch

    Henry Hudson: Sponsored by the Dutch
    Discovered the Hudson River and the Hudson Bay.

  • Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette: Sponsored by the country of France

    Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette: Sponsored by the country of France
    Traveled the Mississippi River by canoe.

  • Robert Cavelier de La Salle: Sponsored by the country of France

    Robert Cavelier de La Salle: Sponsored by the country of France
    Followed the Mississippi River all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico.