-
Sep 3, 1400
People Began to Explore
People in Europe begin to look at the seas and beyond -
Sep 3, 1497
Vasco da Gama
Portuges explore Vasco da gama found such a route and sailed all the way to India -
Sep 3, 1498
Columbus found South America
On another voyage age in 1498 -
Sep 3, 1500
1500's
Spain was taking over south and Central America and many Caribbean islands, including Cuba and hispaniola -
Sep 3, 1508
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon explored and settled the islands of Puerto rico. Then when he went back to spain he was ordered to explore north of cuba -
Sep 4, 1520
Spain
Spain was the most powerful nation in the world. had claimed land in the new world and found gold and silver. -
Sep 3, 1524
Verrazano
Verrazano first reached land at North Carolina's Outer Banks . where he thought he saw the pacific ocean but it was Pamlico and Albemarle -
Sep 3, 1539
Hernando de Soto
Sailed with military expidition from Havana, Cuba to the west coast of Florida. From there they Sotos marched northward to present day Florida. -
Sep 4, 1562
Port Ribualt
Port Ribualt attemped to settle in South carolina but went back to france 4 years later. -
Cheaspeake Bay
in 1566 q expedition set out to chespeak bay from west indes to set up a catholic mission.