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chapter 2 age of exploration

  • Leif Eriksson sponsored by N. America
    1000

    Leif Eriksson sponsored by N. America

    In 1000 Leif Eriksson was blown off course by a storm and landed on coast of N. America. And was the 1st Europeans to reach N. America and got attack by Native Americans.
  • Bartolomeu Dias was sponsored by Africa
    1488

    Bartolomeu Dias was sponsored by Africa

    Bartolomeu Dias in 1488, sailed from Portugal aouthward made it to the bottom of Africa, discovering the southern tip of Afric, the Cape of Good Hope.
  • Pedro Alvares Cabral-sponsored by the country of Portugal
    1488

    Pedro Alvares Cabral-sponsored by the country of Portugal

    He is known of finding the country Brazil in south America and starting a settlement there for Portugal
  • Christopher Columbus and the Atlantic Ocean and America
    1492

    Christopher Columbus and the Atlantic Ocean and America

    Christopher Columbus sailed for Spain and tried to reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic, landed in the Americas but believed he had reached Asia (even when he died in 1506) he made 4 trips across the Atlantic.
  • Vasco da Gama was sponsored by country Africa.
    1497

    Vasco da Gama was sponsored by country Africa.

    Vasco da Gama in 1497, sailed all around Africa and all the way to India. Winning the European race for a sea route to Asia.
  • John Cabot sponsored by North America
    1497

    John Cabot sponsored by North America

    Italian sailor John Cabot, sailing for the English, searched for a passage to the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Canada and Newfoundland This became the basis of English's claim to North America
  • Amerigo Vespucci led a voyage led funded by Spain.
    1499

    Amerigo Vespucci led a voyage led funded by Spain.

    Amerigo Vespucci led a voyage led funded by Spain. On this and a later journey for Portugal, he explored the coast of south america and then he realized south america was a separate continent and not a part of Asia
  • Vasco Nunez de Balboa-Sponsered by the country of Spain.
    1513

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa-Sponsered by the country of Spain.

    Known for landing in central America and discovering the Pacific Ocean.
  • Juan Ponce de Leon was sponsored by Spain
    1513

    Juan Ponce de Leon was sponsored by Spain

    Juan Ponce de Leon made the first Spanish landing on east coast of present-day Florida in 1513. According to legend, Juan Ponce de Leon was not looking only for gold.
  • Hernan Cortes was sponsored by Spain.
    1519

    Hernan Cortes was sponsored by Spain.

    In 1519 Hernan Cortes landed on the east coast of present-day Mexico. Within two years Cortes conquered the Aztec Empire that had ruled the region. Huge amounts of Aztec gold made Cortes and Spain wealthy.
  • Ferdinand Magellan the Portuguese explorer.
    1520

    Ferdinand Magellan the Portuguese explorer.

    He was sailing from Spain and reached the southernmost tip of south america. He sailed through the story whether.
  • Giovanni de Varrazano
    1524

    Giovanni de Varrazano

    France hired another Italian, Giovanni de Varrazano, to look for a northern route. Verrazano explored the coast of North America from present-day Nova Scotia down to the Carolinas
  • Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was sponsored by Spain
    1528

    Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was sponsored by Spain

    Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was part of a Spanish expedition to Florida in 1528. After coming into conflict with Native Americans in Florida, the expedition sailed south toward Mexico in November.
  • Francisco Pizarro was sponsored by Spain
    1531

    Francisco Pizarro was sponsored by Spain

    Francisco Pizarro led an army into Inca capital in Cuzco, Peru. The Spanish arrested and later executed the Inca ruler. Without their leader, the Inca were not able to fight effectively.
  • Jacques Cartier
    1535

    Jacques Cartier

    Frenchman Jacques Cartier sailded down the Saint Lawrence river all the way to present-day Montreal, claiming lands for France
  • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was sponsored in Spain
    1540

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was sponsored in Spain

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was another conquistador who searched for the Seven Cities of Cibola. His travels took him through northern Mexico and present-day Arizona and New Mexico.
  • Hernando de Soto was sponsored by Spain.
    1541

    Hernando de Soto was sponsored by Spain.

    Hernando de Soto led an expedition to explore Florida and what is today the southeastern United States. For three years they traveled , following stories of gold.
  • Juan Cabrillo was sponsored by Spain
    1542

    Juan Cabrillo was sponsored by Spain

    Juan Cabrillo first sighted what is now California in 1542. However, for 200 years the Spainish had left the area alone.
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

    Hudson sailed north on the Hudson River as far as the site of present-day Albany, New York. Deciding that he had not found a passage to India, he turned back.
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

    Hudson sailed north on the Hudson River as far as the site of present-day Albany, New York. Deciding that he had not found a passage to India, he turned back.
  • Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

    Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette

    Louis Joliet is a fur trader and Jacques Marquette a priest traveled the Mississippi River by canoe. Joliet and Marquette hoped to find precious metals.
  • Robert Cavelier de La Salle

    Robert Cavelier de La Salle

    Robert Cavelier de La Salle followed the Mississippi all the way to the gulf of Mexico.