Pre-Revolution - The 1400s

By Jackie Grundberg
  • Period: Jun 1, 1492 to Jun 1, 1498

    Pre-Revolution - The 1400s

  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus sets sail

  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus's crew sights land

    Columbus's crew sights land
    Rodrigo de Triana sights land in the Bahamas (San Salvador)
  • Jun 7, 1493

    Treaty of Tordesillas

  • Sep 24, 1493

    Columbus begins 2nd trip

    Columbus begins 2nd trip
  • Nov 14, 1493

    Columbus explores Caribbean islands

  • Mar 5, 1496

    John Cabot gets funds to explore

    John Cabot gets funds to explore
    King Henry VII signs with John Cabot to explore. Cabot sets sail but has to return.
  • May 2, 1497

    Cabot's 2nd attempt

  • Jun 24, 1497

    Cabot rediscovers N. American continent

  • May 1, 1498

    Cabot's 2nd voyage to the New World

    Cabot's 2nd voyage to the New World
  • May 30, 1498

    Columbu's 3rd voyage

    Revisted the Caribbean and what is now Venezuela