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Period: Sep 8, 1400 to
Northwest Passage
Not the actual timespan The Northwest Passage was something many explorers wanted to find. The Northwest Passage is a route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean through Canadian Arctic Archipelagos. -
Sep 7, 1440
Printing Press
Created in the 1400's by Johannes Gutenberg the printing press assisted spreading the world of the protestant reformation. -
Sep 8, 1497
John Cabot's Discovery
John Cabot was a Italian sailor for England. He searched for a passage to the Pacific Ocean along Canada and Newfoundland's coastline. -
Sep 8, 1517
Martin Luther-95 Theses
Martin Luther, A German Priest wrote a paper entitled "95 Theses". 95 Theses was about 95 opinions against the Catholic Church. He printed a lot of copies and hung them on doors of the Catholic Church and throughout the town. -
Period: Sep 8, 1517 to Sep 9, 1521
Protestant Reformation
The leading to a religious reform movement after Martin Luther printed off the 95 Theses. -
Sep 8, 1534
Church of England
King Henry VIII went against the pope and founded the Church of England, also known as the Anglican Church. -
Sep 9, 1534
Jacques Cartier
Frenchman, Jacques Cartier, sailed down the St. Lawrence River and traveled to present day Montreal, claiming the area for France. -
Sir Walter Raleigh and the Lost Colony
Sir Walter Raleigh was an Englishman who wanted to start a colony in the New World. He left for supplies for a year and when he returned, every settler was gone with no evidence left behind on what happened. -
Spanish Armada
A Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Coruña. Philip sent the Spanish Armada to overthrow Queen Elizabeth and the Anglican Church -
Samuel de Champlain
An explorer who founded Quebec. He assisted in colonization with "New France", which is French North America. -
Henry Hudson
An English Captain who led a Dutch expedition to present day New York. -
Rene-Robert de La Salle
A Frenchman who came to the New World and claimed the land along the Mississippi valley and river for France.
