Age of Exploration -Dallas

First Joint-Stock Companies Created

Jan 1, 1400

Joint stock companies made it so you could buy stock, and own part of a company.

Age of Exploration

Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1800

Comercial Revolution Occurs

Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Dec 31, 1700

Land disputes between Spain and Portugal

Period: Jan 1, 1450 to Jan 1, 1494

Eventualy the line got moved farther west (benifiting Spain) than anticipated.

Bartolomeu Dias of Spain sails around the Cape of Good Hope.

Jan 1, 1488

DIas sailed around the cape of good hope in Africa to find a shorter route to Asia.

Christopher Columbus Lands in America

Aug 1, 1492

Christopher Columbus lands in North America, sparking intrest in exploration, even though they thought they were in India.

Treaty of Tordesillas

Jan 10, 1494

The Treaty of Tordesillas split the empire of Spain between Spain and Portugal.a

Vasco da Gama Sails East to India

Jan 1, 1498

IN 1492, Columbus sailed to America, thinking he was in India. This inspired de Gama to find a shorter route.

Ponce de Leon Travels to Florida

Jan 1, 1513

Ponce de Leon is one of the first people to sail to Florida.

The Spanish Annex the Portuguese

Jan 1, 1580

Spain takes control of Protugul.

Dutch East India Company is Founded

Jan 1, 1602

Dutch now has economic control of region.

Francis Bacon publishes Novum

Jan 1, 1620

Novum introduces a new way of thinking about nature and life

Portugal gains indipendence

Jan 1, 1640

Portugal fights to gain back indipendence.

Triangular Slave Trade at Height

Period: Jan 1, 1750 to Jan 1, 1800

The slave trade was at it's height during this time.