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By: Pavel Villegas, Adrian Ulloa, Bill Phan and Jingyi Han
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1507: A German mapmaker named Novus Mundus names the “new world” america. -
1519: Herman Cortes lands in Mexico and formally claims the land for the Spanish to live and start a new world in. -
1522: Ferdinand Magellan's ship named The Vittoria completes its first trip around the entire globe. -
1533: Francisco Pizarro executes the last Inca emperor. Quickly after the Spanish colonizers spread and moved throughout Peru, Ecuador, and Chile. -
1534: Jacques cartier discovers Anticosti Island and Prince Edward Island -
1600: English merchants found the east India company, which would fund exploration of the east indies, east Asia, and trade with the Americans. -
1602: The Dutch East India Company was founded. It was a big company that sent many different ships to Asia to buy spices and sell them back in Europe. -
1607: The English created and supported Jamestown in Virginia which would be the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. -
1610: Henry Hudson, who was known for sailing for the Dutch, who found what is now known as Hudson Bay in Canada. His exploration helped open up North America for further exploration and furthering the economy of North America. -
1620: The Pilgrims first made their way at Plymouth, Massachusetts. They were English people who traveled on the ship Mayflower and started another new colony in America, They are famous for the Thanksgiving story. -
1663: The British took control of New Amsterdam and renamed it New York. This happened after a war between the British and the Dutch. -
1699: French explorer Pierre Le Moyne d'Urberville established the colony of Louisiana in the United States. -
1712: Marked a significant advancement in technology, laying the groundwork for the Industrial Revolution. -
1728: Demonstrated that Asia and North America were separate by sailing through the Bering Strait. -
1768-1771: Charted New Zealand and the east coast of Australia, among other Pacific explorations. -
1769: Watt's enhancements made the steam engine more efficient, further fueling the Industrial Revolution. -
1772: Significantly altered the European political landscape by partitioning apart Poland among Russia, Prussia, and Austria. -
1776: The American colonies declared their independence from Britain on July 4, 1776. -
1783: Achieved the first manned flight in a hot air balloon on June 4, 1783, in Annona, France. -
1788: Marked the beginning of British colonization in Australia, with the fleet arriving at Botany Bay on January 26, 1788.