The life of history 1450-1600 By izzanator Jan 1, 1450 Printing press invented by Johannes Guetenburg Dec 31, 1491 Jacques Cartier claims the St. Lawerrence River and parts of Canada for France. Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus lands in San Salvador May 25, 1498 Vasco da Gama makes the all water to India Apr 3, 1513 Pounce de Leon lands in Flordia Oct 31, 1517 German Monk Martin Luther nails his 95 theses to the churhc door Nov 8, 1519 Cortez conquers the Aztex Jan 1, 1524 France sends Giovanni Verrazano to search for the northwest passage Nov 16, 1531 Pizarro conquers the Incas Nov 1, 1534 King Henry VIII breaks from the Roman Catholic Church and founds the Anglican Church Mar 8, 1541 Hernando De Soto discovers the Mississippi River Jan 1, 1552 Bartolome de Las Casa writes A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies Sep 1, 1565 St.Augustine, Flordia founded (the oldest city in the US) Jul 1, 1585 Sir Walter Raleigh founds Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina Aug 8, 1588 Spanish Armada is defeated and England Becomes Mistress of the Seas Aug 18, 1590 Captian John White returns to Roanoke Jan 1, 1607 Jamestown is founded by the London Company of England Jul 3, 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec Jan 1, 1609 The Dutch send Henry Hudson to find the Northwest Passage Jan 1, 1624 The Dutch West India Company sends settlers to the New Netherlands Sep 24, 1624 Dutch West India Company sent settler to settle in New Netherlands (parts of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut Jan 1, 1625 New Amsterdam is founded by Peter Minuit Jan 1, 1626 Peter Minuit purchases Manhattan Island from the Native Indians payed $24 Jan 1, 1638 Fort Christina is founded Mar 29, 1638 Peter Minuit helped the Sweedish found Ft. Christina in the Delaware river May 17, 1673 French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet explore the Mississippi
