Age Of Exploration (Joshua B)

By JoshTB
  • 1386

    Treaty Of Windsor

    Portugal and England Allie together ultimately aiding them both in exploration and trade.
  • 1492

    Columbus Reaches The Americas

    With the help of Spain, Christopher Columbus set out across the Atlantic and discovered the Americas.
  • 1497

    John Cabot & American Voyage

    Cabot backed by England sailed to North America and ultimately claimed the new world for England
  • 1498

    Vasco Da Gama Voyage To India

    Vasco sailed around the cape of good hope, reaching Asia opening a trade route from Portugal to Asia.
  • 1500

    Brazil & Pedro Alvarez Cabral

    Cabral accidentally discovered Brazil and this ultimately started the Portuguese colonization of South America.
  • Period: 1519 to 1522

    Ferdinand Magellan’s Expedition

    Magellan's expedition becomes the first to circumnavigate the globe, proving the Earth's circumference.
  • 1532

    Francisco Pizarro & The Inca Empire

    Pizarro overthrew the Inca Empire, leading to the Spanish colonization in South America.
  • 1534

    Jacques Cartier Voyage to Canada

    Cartier began to explore the St. Lawrence river leading to the French colonization of parts of Canada.