European Exploration

Marco polo

Sep 3, 1300

People in Europe read of Marco Polos travels to China and other Asian lands and made the Europeans think about the riches of Asia.

Europeans

Sep 3, 1400

People in Europe began to look to the seas and beyond it. Some Europeans longed for adventure and others wanted to spread christianity around the world but they mostly wanted to go for the riches, and that is how the age of exploration began

Christopher Columbus

Sep 3, 1492

This is the year when Columbus first sailed his expedition westward.

Vasco da gama

Sep 3, 1497

This is th year when Vasco da gama found a routevand sailed all the way to india

John cabot

Sep 3, 1497

This is the year when king henry the VII sent John cabot( A italian in Europe with bright ideas) on a voyage to the west.

Chistopher Columbus

Sep 3, 1498

This is the time when columbus finally found South america

Ferdinand and isabella

Sep 3, 1498

Christopher columbus pleaded for King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella to support an exploration and columbus gave them the credit for the idea.

Spain

Sep 3, 1500

This is the year when Spain took alot of control of Carribean islands and South, and Central america. While Spain was doing that Spanish governors and explorers began to explore northward

Juan ponce de leon

Sep 3, 1508

He was a spanish official in the new world and he explored and settled the island Puerto Rico and King Ferdinand odered him to explor lands north of Cuba.

Giovanni da verrazzano

Sep 3, 1524

This is the year when King Francis sent a navigator Giovanni da verrazzano westward. He first reached land at North carolina's outer banks. After his voyage King fransic was not occupied by his military challenges at home so giovanni da verrazzano never did anymore voyages.

Hernando Boyano

Sep 3, 1566

Him and Juan Pardo led a small group of men to the South carolina coast. THen they pushed north and west. Then they entered the Blue Ridge mountains .