Exploration Timeline

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  • Aug 12, 1000

    America was first inhabited

    America was first inhabited
    Native Americans crossed the Bering Strait to get to America.
  • Aug 12, 1462

    Columbus Exploration

    Columbus Exploration
    "Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492." He named the gave the natives the name "Indians" because he though he was in the Indies. He forced Christianity onto them.
  • Aug 12, 1487

    Portuguese Explore Africa & Asia

    Portuguese Explore Africa & Asia
    The Portugues traveled to Africa and Asia to set up trade routes and trade with the countries. They traded gold, salt, and weapons for slaves.
  • Aug 12, 1519

    Conquistadors Conquests

    Conquistadors Conquests
    Conquistadors were Spanish invaders. Some of the most known ones were Cortes, Ponce de Leon. and Hornando de Soto.
  • Aug 12, 1530

    The Columbian Exchange

    The Columbian Exchange
    Ideas, cultures, food, diseases, and people were traded through the Columbian exchange. This was a major starting point for slave trading in the Americas.