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Atlantic World and Discovery of the New World

By aroth1
  • Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
    Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue

    Columbus "found" the New World on accident while trying to find a better ocean route to asia and was the first to make it well known throughout the world.
  • First enslaved Africans arrive in the Americas
    Jan 1, 1511

    First enslaved Africans arrive in the Americas

    Africans were more used to the diseases the Europeans had, were cheaper than Indians, and were not used to the land so it was harder to escape.
  • Cortés conquers Aztec Empire
    Jan 1, 1521

    Cortés conquers Aztec Empire

    This was important because the Aztec were a threat to the Euopeans and the Europeans also wanted to gain more land.
  • Pizarro conquers Incan Empire
    Oct 9, 1533

    Pizarro conquers Incan Empire

    This was important because the Inca were also a threat to the Euopeans and had great wealth and they gained that wealth when they conquered them
  • English found Jamestown

    English found Jamestown

    The people of Jamestown were so focused on gold that they had no food and died out.
  • English found Plymouth

    English found Plymouth

    Plymouth was a puritan town that was involved in the king philip war.
  • French and Indian War ends

    French and Indian War ends

    The French give the British everything to the right of the mississippi river in North America to the British