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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Sets Sail
Christophor Columbus sets sail in the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria. He reached America on October 12,1942. Columbus landed in the Caribbean ,but thought he landed in the West Indies. Therefore he called the people who lived in that area Indians. -
May 1, 1497
John Cabot looks for a Northern Route
John Cabot crossed the North Atlantic and explored the region of Newfoundland. -
Jan 1, 1506
Columbus Dies
Columbus dies and he still thinks that he has reached Asia but he has not. -
Jan 1, 1510
First European to set eyes on Pacific Ocean
Vasco Nunez de Balboa was the first European to set his eyes on the Pacific Ocean. -
Jan 1, 1513
Leon set sail from Puerto Rico
Juan Ponce de Leon set sailed north in search of a big island which was then called La Florida -
Jan 1, 1517
Spain forced Africans to work
Spain brought about 4,000 Africans to the Caribbean. By 1500's there were about 2,000 per year -
Jan 1, 1519
Hernando Cortes sailed to Mexico
Hernando Cortes set out to sail from Cuba to Mexico with almost 500 Soliders. -
Sep 1, 1519
Ferdihand Magellan set out to find Atl. Passage
Portuguese explorer Ferdihand Magellan set out to the Atlantic Passage way -
Nov 8, 1519
Cortes reached Mexico
Cortes marched on the Aztec Capitial City which is Tenochtitian. -
Jan 1, 1524
Giovanne da Verrazano
searched for a passage for King Francis 1 of France. -
Jan 1, 1530
Split with the Roman Catholic Church
Sweden, Denmark, and several other European states. Split with the Roman Catholic Church. -
Jan 1, 1531
Francisco Pizarro set sail to Peru
Pizarro landed on the coast of Peru in 1531 to search for the Incas. -
Jan 1, 1532
Pizarro took over Inca Empire
Pizarro took the 170 soliders through the jungle into the heart of the Inca empire. Pizarro then took the ruler for ransom. -
Jan 1, 1539
Estevanico led soliders
Estevanico set out with a group to what is now Western New Mexico.He died and the others returned to Mexico City. -
Jan 1, 1547
King Henry VIII died
He died but he was succeeded by his son Edward who only ruled short time. -
Jan 1, 1558
Elizebeth the 1st
Elizibeth the 1st becomes Queen of England. -
Spanish Armada began
King Phillip assembled 130 warships known as the Spanish Armada -
Samuel de Champlin made 11 voyages
Champlain took 11 voyages to explorer and map the lands around the St. Lawrence River. -
Henry Hudson made 4 Voyages
Henry Hudson explored the river that was named after him which is the Hudson River in New York. -
Champlain explored river
He explored the river that bears his name in present day New York. -
Williams left Mass. Bay
Roger Williams was forced to leave Mass. Bay in 1635. -
Roger williams founded Providence
Roger Williams founded Providence Rhode Island because he was blown off couse on there ship. -
New Jersey was Founded
New Jersey was founded in 1665 because the southern part of New York split of to make a new colony. -
Virginia Grows
During the 1650 the death rate fell. In 1640 about 10,000 settelers lived in Virginia. By 1670 40,000 lived there. -
Nathaniel Bacon
In 1675 he organized 1000 westerners and started attacking Native Americans. -
Penn Founded Pennsylvania
Penn arrived in his colony in 1682 and he wrote the frame of goverment for Pennsyvania.