chapter 2 age of exploration

  • lefaricson from scandinavia
    1000

    lefaricson from scandinavia

    the first euripien to land on the coast of the americas
  • Bartholemule dies sailed for the country pf portuglr
    1488

    Bartholemule dies sailed for the country pf portuglr

    sailed south and made it to the tip of africa he called it the cape of good hope
  • pedro alvretrez from portugal
    1488

    pedro alvretrez from portugal

    found brazzil
  • bas go dagama sailed for portrugle
    1489

    bas go dagama sailed for portrugle

    bas go dagma sailed south past the cape of good hope and sailed to asia
  • christofer columbos from spain
    1492

    christofer columbos from spain

    he saild west in hopes of finding asia but insted found the americas
  • jhon cabot
    1497

    jhon cabot

    was sent by spain to look for a north east trade route
  • amerigo vespuchi
    1499

    amerigo vespuchi

    found that south america is a compleate diffrent contenent from asia
  • vasco nunez de balboa from spain
    1513

    vasco nunez de balboa from spain

    found the pacific
  • Juan Ponce de Leon
    1513

    Juan Ponce de Leon

    landed on the east coast of florida in search for the foutan of youth
  • herman cortez
    1519

    herman cortez

    was a concustidor for spain in 1519
  • ferdinan magellan fromportugal
    1522

    ferdinan magellan fromportugal

    named a part of the ocean the pacific
  • Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca
    1528

    Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca

    was part of an expodition on florida for riches
  • Jacques Cartier
    1535

    Jacques Cartier

    sailed up the Lawrence river hopeing it would lead to the paciffic but he doid not just make it to the paccific he also dicoverd a moutan peek
  • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
    1540

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado

    a concuestidor in search of the seven cities of gold
  • Hernando de Soto
    1541

    Hernando de Soto

    was a part of an expodition to florida i=following tails of gold
  • Giovanni de Varrazano
    1542

    Giovanni de Varrazano

    was also sent to find a northern route
  • Juan Cabrillo
    1542

    Juan Cabrillo

    first dicoverd california
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

    was sent by the dutch to find a path through the americas
  • Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

    Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

    travled the missiissipp river in hopes to find presius metals and the northwest passage
  • Robert Cavelier de La Salle

    Robert Cavelier de La Salle

    followed the mississipp river all the way to the gulf of mexico to claim land for spain and called it luisiona
  • Francisco Pizarro

    Francisco Pizarro

    led in army and took over the inca empier