Age of Exploration

  • Oct 4, 1200

    The English Colionies

    Parliament had begun to play an important role in english affairs
  • Oct 4, 1492

    Conquest in the Americas

    Chistopher Colubus landed in the Caribbean islands that are now called the West indies
  • Mar 3, 1493

    TheColumbian Exchange

    Columbus returned to Spain
  • Oct 4, 1494

    Beyond the Spanish empire

    Portugal claimed its empire in the east, Brazil
  • Oct 4, 1497

    The English Colonies

    John Cabot found new rich fishing grounds off Newfoundland
  • Oct 4, 1500

    First Encounters in the Americans

    Native Americans population in the Carribean Islands decreased
  • Oct 4, 1500

    Beyond the spanish empire

    Portugal began to issue grants of land to the Portuguese
  • Oct 4, 1500

    Triangular trade across the Atlantic

    2000 slaves were sent to america
  • Oct 4, 1500

    a commmercial revolution

    prices rose in parts of europe
  • Oct 4, 1500

    Beyond the Spanish Empire

    the wealth of the amercas helped make spain the most powerful country in Europe
  • Oct 4, 1500

    Building New France

    French fishing ships were crossing the Atlantic each year to harvest rich catches
  • Oct 4, 1519

    cortés Conquers Mexico

    Cortés landed on the coast of Mexico with about 600 men, 16 horses, and a few cannons
  • Oct 4, 1519

    Cortés Conquers Mexico

    smallpox was spread
  • Oct 4, 1521

    Cortés Conquers Mexico

    in a brutal stuggle, Cortés and his indian allies captured and demolised Tenochititlán
  • Oct 4, 1530

    Ruling the Spanish Empire

    Spanish began bring Africans to the Americas as slave laborers
  • Oct 4, 1532

    Pizarro Takes Peru

    Pizzarro arrived in peru
  • Oct 4, 1540

    Ruling the spanish empire

    tons of silver from Potosí region region of Peru and Bolivia filled Spanish treasure ships
  • Oct 4, 1542

    Ruling the Spanish Empire

    prodded by Las Casas, Spain passsed the New laws of the Indies
  • Oct 4, 1550

    Ruling the Spanish Empire

    Spain claimed a vast empire streaching from California to South America
  • Oct 4, 1550

    Colonial Society and Culture

    Population in Mexico was the largest spanish speaking city in the world
  • Oct 4, 1550

    Commercial Revolution

    gold and silver was flowing into europe
  • Oct 4, 1551

    Colpnial Society and Culture

    The University of Mexico was established
  • Effects of the Spanish conquistadors

    treasure fleets sailed each year to Spain or the Spanish Philipines loaded with gold and silver
  • Struggle for North America

    France, the Netherlands, England, and sweeden joined Spain in settling North America
  • The English colonies

    England concentrated on establishing colonies along the atlantic seaboard
  • Struggling for power

    French claims included present day canada as well as present day central united states
  • The English Colonies

    the english built there first permanent colony at Jamestown, Virginia
  • Colonial Society and Culture

    Harvered was founded
  • Struggle for North America

    France and England controlled large parts of North America
  • Struggle for North America

    French had occupied or claimed nearly half of North America
  • Building New France

    French forts, missions, and trading posts streachd from Quebec to Lousiana
  • The English Colionies

    english established additional colionies
  • Effects of Global Contact

    European exploration had brought major changes to the people of Europe, Asia, Africa,and the Americas
  • Struggling for Power

    British troops launched an attack on Quebec the capital of france
  • Struggling for Power

    british had prevailed in canada
  • Impact of the atlantic slave trade

    slaves number were estimated to 80000 a year
  • Impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade

    11 million enslaved Aficans had reached the americas