Exploration Colonization

By madisonhaynes
  • Sep 3, 1497

    The Search For New Routes

    A prince named Henry the Navigator urged sea captians to explore southward along the coast of Africa. He wanted someone to find a route around a continent to the Spice Islands, near Idina.
  • Sep 3, 1497

    King Henry VII

    King Henry VII sent John Cabot on a voyage to the West. He thought that there might be a water route throught the Americas. Later, he gave up on his search for the route.
  • Sep 3, 1498

    Vasco da Gama Route

    Vasco da Gama found a route and sailed all the way to India.
  • Sep 3, 1498

    Ferdinand and Isabella

    They supported Columbus's an expedition/trip of exploration.
  • Sep 3, 1524

    King Francis I Of France

    King Francis I of France sent Verrazano on a voyage westward. When Verrazano returned the king was occupied with with military challenges.
  • Sep 3, 1524

    Verrazano's Expedition

    King Francis I of France sent Italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazano westward. He first reached land at North Carolina's Outer Banks. He thought he saw the Pacific Ocean, in fact he was looking at the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds. After ruturning to France, Verrazano submitted a glowing report to the king. The French king was now occupied with military challenges.

  • Christopher Columbus Sails To Asia

    Columbus led his first expedition westward. He landed in the Bahamas. He thought the islands were near Asia.

  • The Northwest Passage

    King Henry VII sent John Cabot on a voyage to the West. The English thought there was a water route through the Americas that would leave North and West to Asia. Cabot landed on the far northern Atlantic coast of North America. He failed to find the Northwest Passage.

  • The Columbian Exchange

    After Columbus's voyages, The "New World" and "Old World" took place. Plants, animals and even diseases moved between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres.