Unit 2 Timeline

  • Jan 1, 1295

    And They're Off

    In 1295 Marco Polo had returned from what he says is China to Europe. From what he told of his time in Chine. These tales aroused an interest in the Europeans to find a cheaper route to China. Which lead to exploration and a race for the most efficant route to China. Which will lead to a great discoveries and bring forth a new world.
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus Makes a Wrong Turn...

    New cultrues and races appear. Desire for more land. gold, and power become stronger. Columbus stummbels upon the Americas. This makes a huge turn in history everyone is now fasinated with this new world instead of China.
  • Oct 13, 1521

    Wait, Spain Might Just Win

    Hernan Cortes conquers Mexico for Spain. Marking the beging of Spanish colinization in the Americas. Raligion began to spread and mixing of the Spaniards with natives. Further resulting in a new culture and race.
  • Englad Takes the Lead

    Nearly 100 Englished men populated Jamestown. England like spain is begining to colonize in the Americas. This was the start of the thirteen colonies which later expands into the nation we know today. America.
  • Pitstop

    Africans are brought to the Americas manily to the West Indies to work on platations which ahd become the tresure of the Americas. In abundance in crops and need for work had effected the way people viewed Africans which results into more complicated events later on. Eventually around 1700 enslaved Africans outnumbered Europeans settalers.
  • It Seems England Has Once This Race

    At this point England has 13 colonies in the Americas. Makring the begining of our present day nation, the United States of America.