Exploration

By reyesazeel
  • Jan 24, 1400

    Age of Exploration

    Age of Exploration
    In the early 1400's people in Europe began to look to the seas and beyond. The age of exploration and discovery had begun.
  • Aug 3, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus led his first expedition westward. He landed in the Bahamas, islands that he believed to be near Asia.
  • Oct 9, 1496

    The New World and Old World

    The New World and Old World
    A great intercation between the "New World" and "Old World" took place. This interaction is sometimes referred to as the Columbian Exchange. Plants, animals, and even diseases moved between Western and Eastern Hemispheres.
  • Jun 15, 1497

    Vasco da Gama

    Vasco da Gama
    In 1497-1498, Portugese explorer Vasco da Gama found such a route and sailed all the way to India.
  • Feb 8, 1500

    The Spanish Exploration

    In the early 1500s, Spain was taking control of much of South and Central America and many Caribbean islands, including Cuba and Hispaniola.
  • Feb 5, 1524

    Verrazano's Expedition

    Verrazano's Expedition
    King Francis 1 of France sent italian navigator Giovanni da Verrazano westward. Verrazano first reached land at North Carolina's Outer Banks. Across those narrow islands he thought he saw the pacific ocean.
  • Jul 18, 1539

    De Soto's Expedtion

    De Soto's Expedtion
    Hernando de Soto sailed with a military expedition from Havana, Cuba, to the west coast of Florida. From there, de Soto's soldiers marched northward to a site near present-day Tallahasse, Florida.
  • Apr 4, 1562

    Jean Ribault

    Jean Ribault
    France sent a colony under the command of Jean Ribault to North America. The colonists were Hugoenots, or French Protestants. Ribault's Hugoenots attempted to settle near present-day Port Royal, South Carolina.
  • Jun 7, 1565

    Pedro Menendez de Aviles

    Pedro Menendez de Aviles
    Spain sent troops under Pedro Menendez de Aviles to Florida. Just south of Fort Caroline, Menendez built a fort at St. Augustine. Meanwhile, Jean Ribault prepared to attack.
  • Nov 2, 1566

    Spanish Expeditions

    Spanish Expeditions
    An expedition set out for Chesepeake Bay from the West Indies to set up a Catholic mission. Strong winds kept the expedition from reaching Chesepeake Bay. Instead tehy entered an inlet in North Carolina's Outer Banks and sailed into Albemarle Sound.