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Jul 21, 1000
Leif Ericson discovers Vinland
VIKINGS: THE NORTH ATLANTIC SEA VOYAGE
Leif Ericson or Leif the Lucky is officially the first European to discover America, and not Christopher Columbus that still think discovered it until today. The Vikings only made a small number of actual trips to America causing few to recognize his achievement. He was living on Greenland and had heard that their might be more lands to the west. They landed and lived for one winter at L’Anse aux Meadows, Newfo -
Period: Jul 21, 1000 to
Age of Exploration
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Oct 21, 1492
Columbus discovers the New World
Columbus started his voyage to the Americas on August 3, 1492. Then he took a quick stop at the Canary Islands and continued on September 6. His three ships were called the Nina, the Piñata and the Santa Maria. To keep his crew quiet he kept two ship logs one that showed the actual length they traveled and one that showed a shorter amount of time. Finely the crew was ready to mutiny but Columbus said that if they waited two more days then they would turn back, they found land the next day. -
Apr 25, 1507
New World named after Americus Vespucius
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Jan 15, 1513
Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean
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Aug 13, 1519
Cortez conquers Mexico
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Sep 8, 1521
Magellan sails round the world
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May 3, 1533
Pizarro conquers Peru
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Sep 8, 1565
Founding of St. Augustine
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Founding of the English Roanoke Colony
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Defeat of the Spanish Armada
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Founding of Jamestown
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Samuel de Champlain Founds of Quebec by Champlain
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Hudson discovers the Hudson River
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Pilgrims and the Mayflower
