European exploration By tblim16 Jul 1, 1000 vikings reach north america vikings are actually the first to reach the america's, even before the spanish Feb 15, 1300 renaissance Feb 15, 1418 prince henry establishes a school of navigation Feb 15, 1441 portugese began selling african slaves Aug 1, 1492 columbus sails from spain august 1492 Oct 15, 1492 jamestown Feb 15, 1500 Amerigo vespucci sails to indies Feb 15, 1513 ponce de leon visits florida Feb 15, 1531 pizarra conquers the incas Feb 15, 1542 De verrazzano reaches north america Feb 15, 1565 st. augustine Feb 15, 1587 roanoke Feb 15, 1608 De champlain sets up permanent settlement in quebec Feb 15, 1609 Hudson sails hudson river Feb 15, 1620 mayflower compact Feb 15, 1624 Dutch build fort orange and found new amsterdam
