-
Columbus lands in the Caribbean
-
Columbus visits Trinidad and South America
-
Juan Ponce de León explores the Island of Puerto Rico in search of gold.
(an exact month and date is not known) -
Juan Ponce de León lands on the east coast of Florida
-
Cartier explores the west coast of Newfoundland, discovered Prince Edward Island and sailed through the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
-
Cartier sails the St. Lawerence to Quebec, all the way to Montreal.
-
Newport explorers and colonizes the Chesapeake Bay as part of the Virginia Company.