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Sep 15, 1400
Europeans Branch Out
In the early 1400`s people in Europe began to look to the seas and beyond. Others wanted to spread Christianity far and wide. Most of all, people wanted to find riches. The Age Of Exploration and descovery had begun. -
Sep 16, 1450
The Columbian Exchange
I the years following Columbus`s voyages a great interaction between the "New World" and "Old world" took place. This interaction was reffered to as the Columbian Exchange. -
Sep 16, 1492
Christopher Columbus
He led his first expedition westward. He landed in the Bahamas,he beleived that he was near Asia. -
Sep 16, 1497
The Northwest Passage
One European with such ideas was John Cabot, an Italian living in England. In 1497 King Henry VII sent Cabot on a voyage to the west. The English thought thier would be a water route that would lead north and west to Asia. -
Oct 16, 1497
Vasco De Gama
A portugese explorer Vasco de Gama found such a route and sailed to India. -
Oct 16, 1497
Christopher Columbus
He thought that Asia could be reached by sailing west from Europe. He persuaded King Ferdinand and Isabella to support an expedition ,or trip of exploration.Columbus gave the king and queen the credit for this idea. -
Sep 16, 1498
Christopher Columbus
In 1948 he reached South America. Later, a mapmaker labeled this new continent "America" for another explorer,Amerigo Vespucci.The name stuck. -
Sep 16, 1500
Spanish Exploration
Spain was taking control of most of Central and North America and many Carribbean Islands including Cuba and Hispaniola. Meeanwhile spanish governors and explorers began looking northward. -
Sep 16, 1508
Juan Ponce De Len
He was a spanish official in the "New World". I this time period he explored and settled the island of Puerto Rico.Taking notice back in Spain, King Ferdionand to explore lands north of Cuba. -
Nov 18, 1524
Verazzano`s Expedition
On this day King Francis I sent Giovanni da Verazzano westward. Verazzano reached land at North Carolina`s Outer Banks -
Sep 16, 1539
Hernando De Soto`s Expedition
In 1539 Hernandi De Soto sailed with a military expediton from Habana,Cuba, to the west coast of Florida. From therir De Sotos men marched to modern day Talahasee Florida. -
Sep 16, 1562
Port Royal
Rebault`s Huguentos attempted to settle near present day Port Royal, South Carolina. -
Sep 16, 1565
St.Augustine
Spain sent troops uder the control of Pedro Mendez De Aviles to Florida.Just South of Fort Caroline Mendez built a fort near St.Augustine. -
Sep 16, 1566
More Spanish Exepditions
In 1566 a exepedition for Chesapeake Bay from the west Indies to set up a Cathilic Mission.
