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33,000 BCE
Pangea
Pangea (One Big Continent) starts breaking up into the 7 continents there are today in the world. This event allowed for many different cultures and peoples to emerge. -
3500 BCE
Bering Isthmus (35,000 Years Ago)
The Bering Isthmus is the land bridge that formed between North America and Asia. First humans cross over to North America from Asia. -
1492
Columbus and the New World
Columbus finds the new World and lands in present day Bahamas. The events following this interaction forever changed the world we live in today and are still seeing the repercussions of it. -
1513
Juan Ponce de Leon and Florida
Ponce de Leon lands on Florida and explores it. This event causes many other people to start expeditions and exploring different parts of the New World. -
Virginia. 1st Colony
Virginia becomes the 1st colony in America founded in Jamestown by the London Company. This colonization allowed for the other 12 colonies to emerge through the next several years. -
Slave Codes
The Barbados Slave Code was taken and used for slaves in the Caribbean and was the building blocks for many other codes for different countries. This set the tone for the mass amount of slaves, racism etc. that still echos in our societies today.
