Exploration and Expansion

By Chas417
  • henry the navigator
    Mar 27, 1400

    henry the navigator

    he didn't actually sail himself, he sent expeditons west to islands in the Atlantic and south to explore the western coast of Africa. He sailed for Portugal
  • Bartholomeu Dias
    Mar 27, 1488

    Bartholomeu Dias

    first european to sail around the southern tip of Africa, a point today known as the Cape of Good Hope. He sailed for Europe.
  • Chrisrtopher Columbus
    Mar 27, 1492

    Chrisrtopher Columbus

    First voyage to the Americas. He sailed across the Atlantic to the Carribean. He sailed for the Spanish.
  • Vasco da Gama
    Mar 27, 1497

    Vasco da Gama

    Portugese explorer who set out for India.
  • John Cabot
    Mar 28, 1497

    John Cabot

    He sailed for the English; He sailed from England to the Atlantic coast of what is now Canada.
  • Mar 27, 1500

    Pedro Cabral

    Sailed far to the west to avoid the windless Gulf of Guinea, he claimed the land of Brazil. he sailed for the Portegese
  • Pedro Cabral
    Mar 28, 1500

    Pedro Cabral

    Sailed farvwest to avoid windless Gulf of Guinea. He also claimed land that is now known as Brazi. He sailed for the Portuguese
  • Amerigo Vespucci
    Mar 28, 1501

    Amerigo Vespucci

    Sailed along the coast of South America. He sailed for the Portuguese.
  • Vasco Nunez de Balboa
    Mar 28, 1513

    Vasco Nunez de Balboa

    Expedition across the Isthmus of Panama, first european to see the Pacific Ocean. He sailed for the spanish
  • Hernan Cortes
    Mar 28, 1518

    Hernan Cortes

    Conquistador who led an expedition to Mexico that ended with the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
  • Ferdinand Magellan
    Mar 28, 1519

    Ferdinand Magellan

    The country he sailed for was Portugal but the place he sailed for was Spain and he ended up in the Philippines.
  • Giovanni da Varazzio
    Mar 28, 1524

    Giovanni da Varazzio

    Italian Explorer who sailed for France. He also reached and explored the Hudson Bay.
  • Francisco Pizarro
    Mar 28, 1530

    Francisco Pizarro

    A conquistador who led an expedition to Peru. He found the Inca Empire;
  • Jacques Cartier
    Mar 28, 1534

    Jacques Cartier

    A French Explorer; He sailed past Newfoundland into the St.Lawrence River. He claimed all the land along the river which is now known as Canada
  • Sir Francis Drake
    Mar 28, 1577

    Sir Francis Drake

    he sailed for the English Queen; he went round the tip of South America and explored its west coast. After his stop in California he sailed north to seek a route around North America back to the Atlantic
  • Samuel de Champlain

    Samuel de Champlain

    Founded the City of Quebec. he is French and explored the Mississippi River.
  • Henry Hudson

    Henry Hudson

    Dutch-born sailor; Sent by England, set out to the north hoping to find the Northeast Passage around Europe. he reached and explored Hudson Bay
  • Rene-Robert la salle

    Rene-Robert la salle

    Canoed down the entire Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. He claimed the Mississippi Region and named it Louisiana