Atlantic World and Discovery of the New World

Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue

Sep 17, 1492

Spainish needed someone to explore the West Indies, so they hired the Italian Columbus to do so. He thought he had found the West Indies, when he really just found America.

Atlantic World and the Discovery of the New World

Period: Sep 17, 1492 to Sep 17, 1763

First Enslaved Africans Arrive in the Americas

Sep 17, 1511

Africans were put to work on plantations, and they were first brought in by the Spainish.

Cortés Conquers Aztec Empire

Sep 17, 1521

Cortes conquers the giant Aztec empire. It was his 200 soldiers against about 20,000 Aztecs. Cortes defeated them with guns, germs, and steel.

Pizarro Conquers Incan Empire

Sep 17, 1533

Pizarro conquers the Incan Empire with guns, germs, and steel.

English Found Jamestown

Sep 17, 1607

Jamestown, a small port colony, second colony in America; survived very long.

English Found Plymouth

Sep 17, 1620

Plymouth was found by the English Puritans looking to practice their Christianity somewhere else.

French and Indian War Ends

Sep 17, 1763

British fought the French over land East of the Mississippi and part of Canada.