Chapter 2 Early Explorers

  • Leif erikson he is sponcered by the country scandanavia
    1000

    Leif erikson he is sponcered by the country scandanavia

    landonded on the coast of south america president day canada
  • Cabral degama was sponsored by Europe
    1000

    Cabral degama was sponsored by Europe

    he sailed to North America to the vinland ruins
  • dias set out lisbon
    1487

    dias set out lisbon

    he sailed to the southermoast of africa
  • Bartholomew Dias sailed for the country of Portugal
    1488

    Bartholomew Dias sailed for the country of Portugal

    sailed southward from Portugal and made it to the bottom of Africa and named it the could hope
  • in 1492 colombus sailed the ocean blue
    1492

    in 1492 colombus sailed the ocean blue

    colombus was the captin of the santa maria he had two other ships the nina and the pinta
  • John Cabot an Italian looking for the sea route to Asia
    1497

    John Cabot an Italian looking for the sea route to Asia

    landded on presisent day Newfoudland
  • Cabral degama was sponsored by Europe
    1498

    Cabral degama was sponsored by Europe

    He reached the port of india
  • Vespucci lead a voyage funded by spain
    1499

    Vespucci lead a voyage funded by spain

    he explored the coast of south America
  • Juan Ponce de Leon made the first spanish landing
    1513

    Juan Ponce de Leon made the first spanish landing

    he landed on the east coast of present day florida
  • Herman Cortes landed on the east coast of presint day Mexico
    1519

    Herman Cortes landed on the east coast of presint day Mexico

    he conquered the Aztec Empire that ruled the region
  • Ferdinand Magellan reach the southernmost tip of south america
    1520

    Ferdinand Magellan reach the southernmost tip of south america

    he landed in south America
  • Giovanni de Varrazano  an italian explorer took the northern route
    1524

    Giovanni de Varrazano an italian explorer took the northern route

    He explored north America present day Nova Scotia
  • Jacques Cartier a french explorer
    1535

    Jacques Cartier a french explorer

    He sailed up the Saint Lowarence River
  • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was a conquesador
    1540

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado was a conquesador

    his travels brought him to northern mexico present day Mexico
  • Hernando de Soto led a expadition to florida
    1541

    Hernando de Soto led a expadition to florida

    for years he tied to find gold from the stories he heard
  • Juan Cabrillo first sighted Clafornia
    1542

    Juan Cabrillo first sighted Clafornia

    over 200 years they left the area alone
  • Henry Hudson  begain to explore

    Henry Hudson begain to explore

    the Netherlands had a large fleet of ships
  • Louis Jolietand and Jacques Marquette French explorers

    Louis Jolietand and Jacques Marquette French explorers

    the established settlements in north America
  • Robert Cavelier de La Salle was a french explorer

    Robert Cavelier de La Salle was a french explorer

    He followed the Mississippi river all the way to the golf of Mexico