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Sep 16, 1300
The search for new routes
The period of European history during 14th to 16th century (1300-1500) is considered as the Late Middle Ages. -
Feb 16, 1400
Europeans Branch Out
In the early 1400's ,people in Europe began to look to the seas and beyond . some longed for adventure. others wanted to spread christianity far and wide . Most of all ,though , people wanted to find riches . The age of exploration and discovery had begun . -
Period: Sep 16, 1400 to
European's Arrive In North Carolina
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Sep 16, 1492
Christopher Columbus
In 1492 Christopher Columbus led his first expedition westward . He landed in the Bahamas , islands that he believed to be near Asia . -
Sep 16, 1492
The Columbian Exchange
The "Columbian Exchange"—a phrase coined by historian Alfred Crosby—describes the interchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World and the Americas following Columbus's arrival in the Caribbean in 1492. -
May 2, 1497
The Northwest Passage
In 1497 King Henry VII sent Cabot on a voyage to the west. Cabot sailed out of Bristol with his ship, the Matthew, on May 2, 1497. When he saw land on 24th June 1497, it was not Asia that he had discovered, but Newfoundland (now part of Canada). Cabot did not realise it, but he had found a continent that was unknown in Europe, which he claimed in the name of England.
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Sep 16, 1497
Vasco Da Gama
In 1947-1948, portugese explorer Vasco Da Gama found such a route and sailed all the way to India . -
Sep 16, 1498
Another Voyage made by Christopher Columbus
On another voyage in 1498, columbus reached South America . Later a mapmaker labeled this new continent "America " for another explorer ,Amerigo Vespucci .The Name stuck .