Atlantic World And Discovery Timeline

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  • Oct 15, 1492

    Columbus Sailed The Ocean Blue

    Columbus Sailed The Ocean Blue
    Christopher Columbus tried to sail to Asia(The Indies)but ended up running in to the Bahmas, which he named San Salvador.
  • Aug 4, 1511

    First Slaves Arrive In Americas

    First Slaves Arrive In Americas
    Spanish, Portuguese, and British ships are going to Africa and kidnapping Africans, putting them on boats, and shiiping them to the Americas where they are to be enslaved.
  • Dec 17, 1521

    Cortez Conquers Aztec Empire

    Cortez Conquers Aztec Empire
    Hernan Cortez arrives in Central America. The Aztecs believe he is a god, so they worship him. Montezuma lets Cortez into the heart of his city, and Cortez captures him and takes over the city.
  • Nov 19, 1533

    Pizarro Conquers Incan empire

    Pizarro Conquers Incan empire
    Pizarro Traveled to Peru and captured Montezuma, the Inca ruler. He demanded two rooms full of silver and one full of gold, but he called crimes on the king and executed him anyways.

  • English Found Jamestown

    English Found Jamestown
    Jamestown was the first permanent English Colony in the Americas. It served as the capital of Virginia for 80 years.

  • English Found Plymouth

    English Found Plymouth
    Plymouth Colony was a colony of people coming from England running away from crime and religious persecution. It was one of the colonies able to establish good relations with the Indians.

  • French And Indian War Ends

    French And Indian War Ends
    Also known as the Seven Years War, the French And Indian war was a war fought between The French (with Indian allies) and the British. France lost the war, and had to give most of its land to Spain and the UK.