US History 1492-1865 Age of Discovery

By 4thgradeclass
  • Period: Dec 2, 1480 to

    Us History 1492-1865

  • Christopher Columbus Discovers America
    Dec 2, 1492

    Christopher Columbus Discovers America

  • juan ponce de leon landed in florda and hope to find land
    Dec 8, 1513

    juan ponce de leon landed in florda and hope to find land

  • Jacques Cartier came in search of riches
    Mar 7, 1534

    Jacques Cartier came in search of riches

  • Francisco Vasquez de Coronado,a spanish explorer seeking gold, traveled north from Mexico.
    Mar 2, 1539

    Francisco Vasquez de Coronado,a spanish explorer seeking gold, traveled north from Mexico.

  • Fransisco Vasquez De Coronado was a spanish explorer that studied parts of what is now New Mexico.
    Mar 28, 1540

    Fransisco Vasquez De Coronado was a spanish explorer that studied parts of what is now New Mexico.

  • Louis Jolliet and Jacques Cartier explored the Mississippi river.

    Louis Jolliet and Jacques Cartier explored the Mississippi river.

  • The United States claimed land from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi river.

  • The French sells land called the Louisiana Territory to the United States.

    The French sells land called the Louisiana Territory to the United States.

  • Louis and Clark start their expedition from the Missouri River.

    Louis and Clark start their expedition from the Missouri River.

  • United States buys Florida from Spain.

  • Texas was added to the United States.

    Texas was added to the United States.

  • England gave up the Oregon Territory.

  • The United States purchased a huge area of land from Mexico.

  • The United States starts to expand by treaties, wars, and purchases.

    The United States starts to expand by treaties, wars, and purchases.

  • The area that would become the 48 of the fifty states in USA was complete.

    The area that would become the 48 of the fifty states in USA was complete.

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