European Exploration Timeline

By Fairsy
  • Vikings reach North America
    Jan 1, 1000

    Vikings reach North America

  • Renaissance 1300-1600
    Jan 1, 1300

    Renaissance 1300-1600

    The Renaissance was a time when the arts were a big part of life 1300-1600
  • Prince Henry establishes a school of navigation
    Jan 1, 1418

    Prince Henry establishes a school of navigation

  • Jan 1, 1441

    Portuguese begin selling African slaves

  • Columbus sails from Spain
    Aug 1, 1492

    Columbus sails from Spain

    He sees land for the first time in early October
  • Oct 11, 1492

    Columbus reaches San Salvador

  • Jan 1, 1500

    Amerigo Vespucci sails to the Indies

  • Jan 1, 1513

    Ponce de Leon visits Florida

  • Cortes conquers the Aztec
    Feb 12, 1513

    Cortes conquers the Aztec

    He wanted gold from the Aztecs amung other things.
  • Jan 1, 1531

    Pizarro conquers the Inca

  • Jan 1, 1542

    De Varrazzano reaches North America

  • Jan 1, 1565

    St. Augustine

  • Roanoke

    Failed colony established in 1587
  • Jamestown

    Failed colony
  • Settlements in Quebec

    De Champlain sets up permanent settlements in Quebec
  • Hudson

    Hudson

    Hudson sails the Hudson River
  • Hudson Bay

    Hudson sails the Hudson Bay
  • Settlements in Montreal

    De Champlain sets up permanent settlements in Montreal
  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    A document signed by men who were about to leave for America from England
  • Dutch build Fort Orange

    Dutch build Fort Orange

    Dutch build Fort Orange and found New Amsterdam