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Dec 31, 1215
magna carta
the magna carta was the first document that was forced onto the king of england, by the feudaul barons, to limit his powers. -
Jan 1, 1394
henry the navigator
prince henry the navigator, made his first sponsered voyage. he lanched the first great voyages of explorations -
Sep 6, 1440
printiing press
johann gutenburg develops his printing press on sept 6 1440 -
Jan 1, 1486
first sailors to reach the tip of africa
bartholomew diaz and vasco de gama were the first exporers to reach the tip of africa. batrtholomew reached the cape of good hoope in (1488) And vasco de gama was the first to sail around africa -
Jan 1, 1492
christopher columbus first reaches america
christopher columbus reached america in 1492. he was the first european explorer to the americas/ the new world -
Jun 7, 1494
treat of tordesillas
the treat of tordesillas was agreed upon by the spanish and portuguese to clear up the confusion, of claiming land in the new world -
jamestown was founded
may 14 1607 jamestown was founded,it was located on the pennisula of the james river, which is now called virginia. it was also a good place to find gold and stay out the taxes that england demanded. -
Navigation Act
the navigation acts was signed to put order and restrict the colonies from making foriegn trades. -
Pennsylvania
William penn founder of pennsylvania -
autralia was added
in 1770, a royal navy lieutenant named james cook was the first to sight australia.
