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Jan 1, 1440
Invention of the Printing Press
Invented by Johannes Guttenburg. Origins of Mass Production in Europe. The bible was the most produced item at the time -
Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot and the Northwest Passage
John Cabot began his journey to discover a way to sail to Asia by going through the Arctic Ocean -
Oct 31, 1517
Begining of the Protestant Reformation
The begining of a cultural upheval in Catholic Europe. It is said to begin when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the Archbishop of Mainz -
Jan 1, 1534
Establishment of the Aglican Church
King Henry VIII split from the Pope in order the has his Marriage annulled, in order to remary to have a son -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacques Cartier sails the St Lawrence River
(Ended in 1536) Was orderd by the King to find gold, spices, and a passageway to Asia, he ended up landing Eastern Canada -
Sir Walter Raleigh founds the Roanoke Colony
Otherwise known as the lost colony, the colony was established on the coast of North Carolina, but the colony failed and the coloniest either died or grouped together with the Croatoan -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
A spanish fleet of 130 ships were sailing to deliver troops to invade england, were defeated by the English, who were very outnumbered -
Samuel De Champlain
Founded Quebec and New France -
Henry Hudson "discovers" NY
Even though that NY was technical dicovered by Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524, we are just going to ignore that, so he pretty much just explored the area -
Protestant Reformation Ends!
Already explained what the Protestant Reformation is, just wanted to note that this year was the end of it -
Rene-Robert Cavelier founds Louisiana
The french owned pretty much 1/3 of the future United States, and its name was Louisiana after the king of france. Claimed by Rene Robert Caverlier
