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Feb 16, 1440
Invention of Printing Press
A machine, created by Johannes Gutenberg, that produces printed copies. -
Nov 16, 1497
John Cabot & NW Passage
Italian sailor, sailing for English, searched for a passage to the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Canada and Newfoundland. -
Apr 29, 1517
Protestant Reformation
Religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era. -
Jan 13, 1534
Establishment of Anglican Church
Founded by King Henry VIII to defy the Pope. -
Dec 2, 1534
Jacques Cartier & St. Lawrence River
Frenchman, sailed down the St. Lawrence River and traveled to present day Montreal, claiming the area for France. -
Sir Walter Raleigh & Lost Colony
Established a colony in Roanoke, which is now Virginia. -
Defeat of Spanish Armada
English naval force led by Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake defeated the Armada off the coast of Gravelines, France. -
Samuel de Champlain
Founded Quebec, making it the first French colony in Canada. -
Henry Hudson & Dutch NY
English captain led Dutch expedition to present day NY. -
Rene-Robert de la Salle
Claimed lands along the Mississippi River.
