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Christopher Colombus gains permission from the Spanish King for a voyage west.
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Christopher and his crew hit American soil.
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Vasco Nunez de Balboa, inspired by Amerigo Vespucci, led an expedition through Panama.
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Incans were wiped out by Francisco Piizarro with his 180 men.
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The Roanoke colony died out mostly because they relied on Native Americans for food.
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Jamestown, the first permanent English setsettled.tlement, was settled.
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A colony consisting partially of English convicts. They went away due to arguments, a cold winter, Native American fights, and food shortages.
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Henry Hudson sets sail for Americas to find a waterway that goes across the continent to get to Asia.