Age of exploration

By Ava L
  • 1341

    Portugal launches exploration expedition

    Portugal launches exploration expedition
    Portugal sends a ship around Africas “Cape of Good Hope“ to Asia, where they establish trading posts and forts.
  • Period: 1341 to

    Age of Exploration

  • 1478

    The Spanish Inquisition starts

    The Spanish Inquisition starts
    The Spanish sought to impose religious unity across their colonies.
  • 1492

    Spain Sends Christopher Columbus on a quest to find the East Indies.

    Spain Sends Christopher Columbus on a quest to find the East Indies.
    Christopher Columbus lands in the Caribbean, he thought he was in Asia, when they realized where they were, Spain began to send regular voyages to collect gold.
  • 1497

    Britain discovers Canada and New England

    Britain discovers Canada and New England
    Great Britain sends John Cabot to find a western route to Asia, instead he landed in the Americas where Britain would establish the thirteen colonies.
  • 1507

    Portugal conquers Socotra

    Portugal conquers Socotra
    Portugal conquered Socotra at the Red Sea and Muscat
  • 1512

    Portugal sails to Indonesia

    Portugal sails to Indonesia
    Portuguese ships set sail from India and land in the Spice Islands (Indonesia), later they would sail to china.
  • 1521

    The first circumnavigation of the globe

    The first circumnavigation of the globe
    Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan opened a route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, which would later be the route for the first circumnavigation of the globe.
  • 1525

    Giovanni da Verrazzano establishes North American French territory.

    Giovanni da Verrazzano establishes North American French territory.
    Giovanni da Verrazzano a hired Italian pilot failed to find the correct place he was supposed to go, but in doing so he established a lot of Frances North American territory.
  • 1531

    Francisco Pizarro of Spain discovers the Incas

    Francisco Pizarro of Spain discovers the Incas
    Francisco Pizarro the conquester of Spain discovers and defeats the Incas while exploring western South America.
  • 1534

    France starts their exploration

    France starts their exploration
    They would claim most of Canada, and found cities such as Detroit, St Louis, and New Orleans.
  • 1562

    France explores Florida

    France explores Florida
    French explorer Jean Ribault explored coastal Florida, sparking tensions with Spain
  • 1565

    Spain founds their first permanent settlement in the Philippines.

    Spain founds their first permanent settlement in the Philippines.
    The Spanish set up a crucial settlement in the Philippines which helped them ship goods all over Asia and to Mexico.
  • 1577

    British explorer Martin Frobisher seeks out an alternate trading route to China.

    British explorer Martin Frobisher seeks out an alternate trading route to China.
    In three separate voyages, Martin Frobisher went on explorations to find the Hudson River, which was the new passage to trade with China.
  • Roanoke was founded

    Roanoke was founded
    Englishman Sir Walter Raleigh established Roanoke colony in an attempt to create the first English settlement. The people of Roanoke would later disappear.
  • Jamestown is founded

    Jamestown is founded
    A group of Englishmen founded Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement.
  • France Founds Quebec

    France Founds Quebec
    Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec and explored the Great Lakes.