Age of Exploration Timeline

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  • Period: 1490 to

    Age of Exploration

  • Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas for Europeans.
    1492

    Christopher Columbus discovers the Americas for Europeans.

  • 1494

    Spain and Portugal sign the Treaty of Tordesillas.

  • A Spanish ship carried the first group of enslaved Africans from West Africa to the Americas.
    1518

    A Spanish ship carried the first group of enslaved Africans from West Africa to the Americas.

  • 1521

    Spanish forces, under the command of Cortés, conquered the Aztecs.

  • Pizarro took advantage of the Incan civil war and established a new capitol by sacking Cuzco.
    1535

    Pizarro took advantage of the Incan civil war and established a new capitol by sacking Cuzco.

  • 1539

    Soto sailed the Atlantic ocean and was the first European to explore Florida.

  • 1542

    Spain passed laws to prohibit the enslavement of Indigenous people.

  • Protestant Netherlands revolts against Catholic Spain; it creates more strife for Spain.
    1568

    Protestant Netherlands revolts against Catholic Spain; it creates more strife for Spain.

  • 1577

    Francis Drake circumnavigated and got to the West Indies.

  • The Dutch established the Dutch East India company.

    The Dutch established the Dutch East India company.

  • Champlain started a settlement in modern-day Quebec and discovered Lake Champlain.

  • The first Pilgrims arrived and established at Plymouth.

    The first Pilgrims arrived and established at Plymouth.

  • The Dutch settled in Curaçao, Dutch Guiana, and Manhattan.

    The Dutch settled in Curaçao, Dutch Guiana, and Manhattan.

  • In Mexico, the population dropped from 25 million to 1 million.

  • Exports from the Americas exploded Qing dynasty China’s population.

  • The first Anglo-Dutch war begins.

    The first Anglo-Dutch war begins.

  • The Treaty of Dover is signed by the English and French.

  • The Nine Years War started because of KIng Louis XVI.

    The Nine Years War started because of KIng Louis XVI.

  • William and Mary ascended the English throne.

  • Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick 1.

    Kingdom of Prussia declared under King Frederick 1.

  • Spain and Britain sign a 30-year contract in which Britain is to have a monopoly in supplying Spain with slaves for the Americas.

  • The “Golden Age of Piracy” ended because of the British Government’s interference.

    The “Golden Age of Piracy” ended because of the British Government’s interference.

  • Three uprisings of African Americans occur in South Carolina, resulting in numerous deaths.

    Three uprisings of African Americans occur in South Carolina, resulting in numerous deaths.

  • France invades Belgium (Austrian Netherlands).

  • The first steam engine in the Americas is installed.

  • French and Indian War ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

    French and Indian War ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

  • Quakers were prohibited from owning slaves.

  • Americans won their independence from Britain via the Revolutionary War.

    Americans won their independence from Britain via the Revolutionary War.

  • The French revolution begins with the attack on Bastille.

  • King Louis XVI and Maria Antoniette get executed by their former subjects.

    King Louis XVI and Maria Antoniette get executed by their former subjects.