The Age of Exploration Timeline

By Justine.Sandoval
  • Period: Jan 1, 1480 to

    The Age of Exploration

  • Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas

  • Jan 1, 1497

    John Cabot and Amerigo Vespucci explore the Americas

  • Jan 1, 1518

    First boatload of slaves brought directly from Africa to the Americas

  • Jan 1, 1519

    Spanish begin conquest of Mexico

  • Jan 1, 1520

    Magellan sails into Pacific Ocean

  • First Dutch fleet arrives in India

  • English found Massachusetts Bay Colony

  • Dutch occupy Portuguese forts in Indian Ocean trading areas

  • English establish colonial empire in North America

  • Burmese sack Thai capital

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