Age of Exploration

By haugech
  • Period: Jan 1, 1419 to

    European Exploration in America

    European Exploration in America
  • Prince Henry starts a Navigation School
    Dec 1, 1419

    Prince Henry starts a Navigation School

    Portugal
  • Dias sailed to east coast of Africa
    Dec 1, 1487

    Dias sailed to east coast of Africa

    Portugal
  • Columbus arrives in the New World
    Dec 1, 1492

    Columbus arrives in the New World

    Christopher Columbus arrives in the new world in 1492 (Spain)
  • Da Gama sailed from Lisbon to India
    Dec 1, 1497

    Da Gama sailed from Lisbon to India

    Portugal
  • Cortes led an expedition to Mexico is search of gold (Spain)
    Dec 1, 1519

    Cortes led an expedition to Mexico is search of gold (Spain)

    Spain
  • Spain established a colony called New Spain
    Dec 1, 1535

    Spain established a colony called New Spain

    Spain
  • Conronado set sail for Cibola and went throug New Mexico, Arizona, and other southwestern states
    Dec 1, 1540

    Conronado set sail for Cibola and went throug New Mexico, Arizona, and other southwestern states

    Spain
  • St. Augustine
    Dec 1, 1565

    St. Augustine

    Spain established a colony called St. Augustine (Spain)
  • Sent sailors to Roanoke Island

    Sent sailors to Roanoke Island

    England
  • Samuel De Champlain looking for a passage to the west

    Samuel De Champlain looking for a passage to the west

    France
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    England
  • Samuel Champlain is the founder of Quebec

    Samuel Champlain is the founder of Quebec

    France
  • Henry Hudson found the Hudson River and Hudson Bay (Canada)

    Henry Hudson found the Hudson River and Hudson Bay (Canada)

    England
  • Plimoth Colony

    Plimoth Colony

    The English set up a settlement called Plimoth (England)
  • JACQUES MARQUETTE & LOUIS JOLIET explored the Mississippi River

    JACQUES MARQUETTE & LOUIS JOLIET explored the Mississippi River

    France