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Aug 1, 1492
Columbus
Columbus started sailing to the west with famous ships nina pinta and santa maria -
Jan 1, 1494
Conflicts resolved
Territorial conflicts between portugal and spain were resolved -
Period: Jan 1, 1494 to Jan 1, 1502
Columbus
Columbus had explored puerto rico, virgin islands, Jamaica and Trindad -
Sep 3, 1519
Hernando Cortes
Hernando Cortes made small empire of spanish and native americans -
Sep 3, 1521
Hernando Cortes
Cortes and army took control of gold and silver mines -
Period: Sep 3, 1535 to Sep 3, 1541
Jacques Cartier
Expored the northwest part of North America to find the elusive passage to the Orient in 1535. Also in 1535 Cartier sailed west of Newfoundland & "discovered" the St.Lawrence River, he would return to this area in three voyages between 1535 and 1541 -
Sep 3, 1576
Northwest Passage
Sir Martin Frobisher search for Northwest Passage that links Europe with the Orient. -
Sep 3, 1577
English Circumnavigation
Sir Francis Drake - First English Circumnavigation, (traveling around by ship or plane) -
Roanoke
Roanoke "Lost Colony" founded by Sir Walter Raleigh, lasted about 10 months. -
Bartholomew
Bartholomew Goshold explored the New England Coast. -
Hudson
Henry Hudson was hired to find a passage by the North Pole to Japan and China -
Hudson
Henry Hudson finds green land -
Jamestown
Jamestown was founded and the Joint stock company was formed, which is a company owned by the shareholders. -
Hudson
Henry Hudson was ready to command his second expedition to discover a northeast passage through the Arctic waters north of Russia. -
Samuelde Champlain
Founded Quebec and heaed further into the woodlands of Canada. -
Hudson
Hudson left Amserdam on,aboad the Half Moon,a small eighty-ton yacht with a crew of eighteen sailors -
Hudson
SAiling along the coast of Norway, he reached the North Cape -
Hudson
Half Moon sailed into the majestic river off the Atlantic coast by chance. Strong head winds and stroms forced them to aboandon the northeast voyage after 150 miles; the Half Moon did not reach the Paciic, but Albany, New York. -
Pilgrims
Pilgrims arrive at Cape Cod. -
Jamestown
By this time there was 1,200 settlers in Jamestown. -
Vrginia
Virginia becomes a Royal Colony. -
Puritans
Puritans arrive at Massachusetts Bay. -
Jacques Marquette & Louis Joliet
Both men were sent to the Mississippi River to find out if it was the long-sought water passage to the Pacific. They were aslo sent to find out if the kingdoms of Quivira and Theguaio real. -
North America
The first ship bringing African slaves to North America.