Six Degrees of Separation: Columbian Exchange

By iNoahWatson
  • Aug 12, 1492

    Columbus Discovers the New World

    Columbus arrived where we know to be the Bahammas today and claimede land for Spain.

  • St. Augustine, Florida, was settled by the Spanish

    St. Austine was settled by the Spanish and became the first permanent European colony in North America.

  • The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown

    The first slaves are brought to the Americas to the first English colony, Jamestown, which was recently settled.

  • Salem Witch Trials

    A period of accusation and investigation of witchcraft. Several were prosecuted and punished.

  • Treaty of Paris ends American Revolution

    The American Revolution is ended and America is now independent from Britian.

  • "Trail of Tears"

    More than 15,000 Cherokee Indians are forced to march from Georgia to Indian Territory in present day Oklahoma. Around 4,000 die from starvation and disease along the “Trail of Tears.”

  • London hosted the 1st World's Fair

    The first World's Fair was hosted in London were anyone from anywhere from the world came to experience the event.