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1492
Columbus "discovers" the Caribbeans
Christopher Columbus wanted to reach the East Indies, but he took the wrong route. On October 12, he "discovered" the Caribbean Islands, believing he had reached the East Indies. Native Americans were already living there, but Columbus still decided to conquer the land. -
1497
Cabot landed on the east coast of North America
John Cabot sets out on an England voyage to find a northwest passage to Asia; he later lands on the east coast of North America and claims the land, believing it is Asia. -
1502
Da Gama makes a treaty and a trading post with Calicut
Da Gama forces a treaty of association with Calicut in 1502; then, he later leaves merchants from Portugal in Calicut to trade with spice merchants. -
1507
New World map is made
The New World map was created by German mapmaker, and Amerigo Vespucci, an Italian sailor, wrote it. The map names the region America and the Caribbean islands. -
1511
Portugal conquered Malacca
In 1511 Portuguese conquered Malacca; this allowed them to establish a significant hold in Asian trade routes. Portugal continues to have a large trading empire, but their cruelty over Malacca makes them be hated. -
1519
Cortés lands in Mexico
Hernan Cortés lands on Mexico's coast with his 600 men. While the Aztecs greatly outnumber the Spaniards, the Spaniards capture and demolish Tenochtitlán in a pitiless assault in 1521; these actions motivated other conquistadores to conquer the Americas. -
1519
Magellan was the first person to sail around the world
Magellan sailed in late 1519 to find a western route to the spice-rich East Indies. He successfully sailed across more than half of the world, but he was later killed halfway. His expedition kept the sailing without him. In late 1522, one of his ships arrived in Spain, completing a successful circumnavigation of the globe. -
1533
Pizarro kills the Inca emperor
Francisco Pizarro landed in Peru in 1532. He later profits from the Incan empire and captures the Inca emperor, who he later killed in 1533. The Spanish later spread across Ecuador and Chile. -
1534
Cartier claimed northern North America
Jacques Cartier claimed St. Lawrence River for France, naming the area New France. Cartier overstated his land claims about the area’s mineral wealth and could not establish a permanent colony. -
1550
Commercial Revolution
The commercial revolution opened trade routes with Asia, Africa, and the Americas; this causes economic consequences and way of living for Europeans and their colonies. Because of the rapid increase in money availability, the expansion increased too. The gold and silver moving to Europe from America were a lot. -
1576
Frobisher sights land in North America.
Martin Frobisher sets sail for North America to find the Northwest Passage. He later lands on the coast of what is now known as Labrador, Canada. -
The English found the East India Company
This company was used to exploit trade with places like Southern Asia, East Asia, and India. This company was a controlling trading body that later became involved in politics, such as catalyzing British influence in China and acted as an advocate of British imperialism in India. -
The Dutch found the Dutch East India Company
The Dutch ordered colonies and trading posts worldwide; this organization helped with colonization, trade, and exploration in the 17th and 18th centuries. -
Manchus conquers Korea
Huang Taiji led Manchu forces in the Second Manchu invasion of Korea; he blocked King Injo's escape route and made him to surrender. Korea became a tributary state of the Qing. The Manchu invasion resulted in Korean scholars' inspiration to study their history. -
Dutch conquered Malacca from Portugal
The Dutch and their allies fought Malacca from the Portuguese in January 1641. This whole battle effectively destroyed the last portion of Portuguese power. The Dutch later took control of Malacca and did not to seek territories or a war with Malay kingdoms.