Early Explorers and Settlers

By Anna Beatryz Araujo Rodrigues
  • 1492

    Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas

    Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas
  • 1521

    Hernan Cortes Conquered Aztec

    Hernan Cortes Conquered Aztec
  • 1533

    Francisco Pizzaro Conquered the Inca

    Francisco Pizzaro Conquered the Inca

  • Queen Elizabeth of England sends Sir Walter Raleigh to the New World to set up a colony

    Queen Elizabeth of England sends Sir Walter Raleigh to the New World to set up a colony

  • Sir Walter Raleigh Land and begins new colony"Virginia"

    Sir Walter Raleigh Land and begins new colony"Virginia"

  • Raleigh sets up colony on Roanoke Island

    Raleigh sets up colony on Roanoke Island

  • Some settlers stay on Roanoke.The other settlers go back to England for supplies

  • When the explorers return to Roanoke ,they found that everyone disappeared

    When the explorers return to Roanoke ,they found that everyone disappeared