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1000
Lief Erikson - Viking
1st European to reach North America. -
1488
Bartholomeu Diaz Sailed
Sailed to the bottom of Africa and found the Cape of Good Hope
(Bottom of Africa) -
1492
Christopher Columbus
Sailed to North America, Across the Atlantic Ocean, Believed he had reached Asia. -
1493
Christopher Columbus Spain
His second voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean. -
1497
Vasco Dia Gama
1st to Sail around Africa to Asia. -
1497
John Cabot
Looking for a Northern Sea Route to Asia. -
1498
Christopher Columbus Spain
His third voyage to the Americas across the Atlantic Ocean. -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci- Sailed for Spain
Sailed along the coast of S. America. He took such good notes about the coast that mapmakers were convinced this was not Asia and named the land "America" in his honor. -
1500
Pedro Alavres Cabral sails for Portugal.
On his way around Africa he went to wide and ended up in Brazil, South America -
1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa sailed for Spain
He travels through central America and is the 1st European to see the Pacific Ocean. (largest ocean on earth) -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon- Sailed for Spain
He went looking for the Fountain of Youth in Modern Day Florida. -
1519
Hernadno Cortez- Sailed for Spain
Went into Central America (Modern Day Mexico) and conquered Atztec. -
Period: 1519 to 1522
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Spain
1st European to circumnavigation the globe -
1524
Giovanni de Varrazano
France hired another Italian Giovanni, to look for a Northern Route. -
Period: 1528 to 1536
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
accomplished by Estevancio (a slave) and others, explored the North America Southwest looking for 7 cities of gold. -
1532
Francisco Pizzaro - Sailed For Spain
He went to South America and conquered the Inca Empire. -
1535
Jacques Cartier
Sailed up the St. Lawrence River, hoping it would lead to the Pacific. -
Period: 1539 to 1542
Hernando de Sota
explored Florida to North Carolina discovered the Mississippi river -
Period: 1540 to 1542
Fransciso Vasquez de Coronado
cont. in North America Southwest looking for cities of gold, discovered the Grand Canyon (in AZ) -
1542
Juan Cabrillo Sailed for Spain
He explores up from Mexico and goes into modern day California -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson and his crew landed on the shores of Delaware Bay. The native people offered goods for trade. -
Henry Hudson
On Hudson's second trip Hudson spent months looking for an outlet. His crew became impatient and rebelled. They set Hudson, his son, and a few sailors adrift in a small boat, never to be seen again. -
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette
Both traveled the Mississippi river by canoe, they hoped to find precious metals. They were also looking for the Northern Passage. -
Robert Cavelier de La Salle
Robert followed the Mississippi all the way to the Gulf of Mexico. He claimed the region for France, calling it Louisiana in honor of Louis XIV.
