Exploration

America being intially inhabited

Jan 1, 1000

-Migrated from Asia across the Bering Strait land bridge 15- 40,000 years ago during the ice age

Portuguese exploration of Africa and Asia

Jan 1, 1415

The Portuguese started exploring Africa

Columbian Exchange

Jan 1, 1492

The exchange of goods and slaves between Europe and the Americans

Columbus Exploration

Aug 3, 1492

Columbus was attempting to find a quicker route to Asia

Conquistadors Conquests

Jan 1, 1500

Christopher Columbus discovered previously unknown lands in 1492, and within twenty years the conquest of these new lands was proceeding quickly. The Spanish who came to settle the New World were generally not farmers and craftsmen but soldiers, adventurers and mercenaries looking for a quick fortune. Native communities were attacked and enslaved and any treasures they may have had such as gold, silver or pearls were taken. Teams of Spanish conquistadors devastated native communities on Caribbean islands such as Cuba and Hispaniola between 1494 and 1515 or so before moving on to the mainland.Spanish conquistadors took land for themselves in America