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Jan 1, 1400
First Joint-Stock Companies Created
Joint stock companies made it so you could buy stock, and own part of a company. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Age of Exploration
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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Comercial Revolution Occurs
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Period: Jan 1, 1450 to Jan 1, 1494
Land disputes between Spain and Portugal
Eventualy the line got moved farther west (benifiting Spain) than anticipated. -
Jan 1, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias of Spain sails around the Cape of Good Hope.
DIas sailed around the cape of good hope in Africa to find a shorter route to Asia. -
Aug 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus Lands in America
Christopher Columbus lands in North America, sparking intrest in exploration, even though they thought they were in India. -
Jan 10, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas split the empire of Spain between Spain and Portugal.a -
Jan 1, 1498
Vasco da Gama Sails East to India
IN 1492, Columbus sailed to America, thinking he was in India. This inspired de Gama to find a shorter route. -
Jan 1, 1513
Ponce de Leon Travels to Florida
Ponce de Leon is one of the first people to sail to Florida. -
Jan 1, 1580
The Spanish Annex the Portuguese
Spain takes control of Protugul. -
Dutch East India Company is Founded
Dutch now has economic control of region. -
Francis Bacon publishes Novum
Novum introduces a new way of thinking about nature and life -
Portugal gains indipendence
Portugal fights to gain back indipendence. -
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Triangular Slave Trade at Height
The slave trade was at it's height during this time.
