Discovery of the New World Timeline

By Jacksafir
  • Colombus Sailed the Ocean Blue
    Oct 10, 1492

    Colombus Sailed the Ocean Blue

    Christopher Colombus discovered America
  • First Enslaved Africans Arrive in the Americas
    Oct 11, 1511

    First Enslaved Africans Arrive in the Americas

  • Cortes conquers Aztec Empire
    Oct 13, 1521

    Cortes conquers Aztec Empire

    Hernan Cortes and the Spanish Conquer the Aztec Empire
  • Pizarro Conquers Incan Empire
    Oct 10, 1533

    Pizarro Conquers Incan Empire

    Francisco Pizarro and the Spanish Conquer the Incan Empire
  • English Found Jamestown

    English Found Jamestown

    Jamestown became the first English settlement in the Americas, located in Virginia
  • English Found Plymouth

    English Found Plymouth

    The Pilgrims settled in a place called Plymouth
  • French English War Ends

    French English War Ends

    The English defeated the French in a war

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