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1000
leaf erickson - viking
1st European to reach N.america -
1487
Bartholomew dais sailed for Portugal
sailed to the bottom of Africa and found the cape of good home
(bottom of Africa) -
1492
Christopher Columbus -Spain
sailed to north america, across the Atlantic ocean, believed he had reached Asia -
1493
christopher columbus -spain
his 2nd voyage to the Americans across the Atlantic ocean -
1497
vasco de gama sailed for portugal
1st to sail around Africa all the way to Asia -
1497
John Cabot
an Italian, to look for sea route to Asia. -
1498
Christopher Columbus -Spain
his 3rd voyage to the Americans across the Atlantic ocean -
1499
Amerigo Vespucci -sailed for Spain
sailed along the cost of S. america. he took such good notes about the coast that mapmakers were convinced this was not Asia and named the new land ''america'' in his honor. -
1500
Pedro alvares Cabral sailed for Portugal
on his way around Africa he went to wide and ended up in Brazil,south america -
1502
christopher columbus -spain
his 4th final voyage to the Americans across the Atlantic ocean -
1513
vasco Nunez de balboa sailed for Spain
he travels through central america and is the 1st European to see the pacific ocean ( largest ocean on earth). -
1513
juan ponca de leon sailed for spain
he went looking for the fountain of youth in modern day Florida -
1519
hernado Cortes -sailed Spain
went into central america (modern day mexico ) and conquered the Aztec -
Period: 1519 to 1522
Ferdinand Magellan sailed for Spain
1st European to circumnavigate the globe. -
1524
Giovanni de Varrazano
in 1524 France hired another Italian,Giovanni de Varrazano,to look for a northern route. -
Period: 1528 to 1536
alvar nunez cabeza de vaca
accompanied by estevanica ( a slave) and others, explored the north american southwest looking for 7 cities of gold -
1532
Francisco pizzaro-sailed for Spain
he went to south america and conquered the Inca empire -
1535
Jacques Cartier
french explorer jacques cartier sailed up the st. lawrence river, hoping it would lead to the pacific -
Period: 1539 to 1542
hernado de soto
explored Florida and north Carolina discovered Mississippi river -
Period: 1540 to 1542
francisco vasquez de coronado
francisco vasquez de coronado cont.- in north american southwest, looking for cites of gold,discovered the grand canyon ( in AZ) -
1542
juan cabrillo sailed for Spain
he explores up from mexico and goes into modern day california. -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson to look for it in 1609 he discovered the river that now bears his name. -
Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette
traveled the Mississippi River by canoe Juliet and Marquette hoped to find precious metals. -
Robert Cavelier de La Salle
followed the Mississippi all the way to the gulf of mexico.
