The Nations Beginnings

Bering Straight Land Bridge

Jan 1, 1290

Native Americans migrated across the bering straight land bridge between 15-40,000 years ago

Expansion

Aug 12, 1293

They expanded across the Americas and developed about 375 languages.

Renaissance

Jan 1, 1350

The Renaissance (a period of growth in science and wealth) led to exploration of Asia and Africa

West African Slave Trade

Oct 11, 1452

Portuguese traded with Africans for salt and gold
Portuguese saw opportunity to buy slaves from the African nations Expanded the slave trade exponentially 11 millin slaves crossed the MIDDLE PASSAGE (a trade route that was a part of the Triangular trade.)
Weakened African nations economies
Strengthened European nations

Columbus sailed the ocean blue....

Oct 12, 1492

Christopher Columbus discovered the Americas on aprox. August 11th, 1492.

Columbus's Voyage

Nov 12, 1492

Named the Native American Indians because he thought he was in the indies
Forced Christianity upon Native Americans
Started the trade routes between the Americas and Europe

Ponce De Leon

Sep 12, 1493

In September 1493, 1200 sailors, colonists, and soldiers joined Christopher Columbus for his second voyage to the New World

Cortez

Jan 1, 1521

Cortez conquered the Aztecs in 1521.

Columbian Exchange

Aug 12, 1560

The exchange of ideas, culture, food, diseases, animals, people, between Europe, Africa, and the Americas