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Jan 1, 1000
Vikings explored North America
Around this time, the vikings visited North America and some surrounding islands. After a failed attempt at colonization, they returned to Europe. Vikings landed on North America's coast, as well as some of the islands around it. After a failed attempt at colonization, they returned to Europe. -
Aug 1, 1492
Spain First Arrives in the Americas
After Spain funded a voyage to travel to Eastern Europe, Christopher Columbus accidently found some islands off the coast of Central America. -
Jan 1, 1494
Spain Begins Additional Expeditions
After the success of his first voyage, Columbus made three more, starting in 1494. -
Jan 1, 1497
English Expedition to the New World
Henry VII sponsored an expedition, led by John Cabot. Despite finding many resources, Europe remained uninterested in exploration for many years after. -
Jan 1, 1500
Portugal claims Brazil
A Portuguese explorer discovers Brazil, and claims it for Portugal. -
Jan 1, 1513
Spain Explores Florida Coast
Juan Ponce de León Explored the coast of florida. -
Jan 1, 1534
France explores Americas
Giovanni da Verrazano was commissioned to locate a northwest passage around North America to India. He was followed in 1534 by Jacques Cartier, who explored the St. Lawrence River as far as present-day Montreal -
Sep 3, 1535
Spain Explore Argentina
Pedro de Mendoza went as far as present-day Buenos Aires in Argentina -
Sep 3, 1539
Spain Explores Grand Canyon
Francisco Vásquez de Coronado discovered the Grand Canyon 1539-1542 -
New France
Samuel de Champlain founds new France -
English Colonization
It began in 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia and reached its peak when colonies had been established throughout the Americas.the English tended to conceive of North America as a base for piracy and harassment of the Spanish. -
English exploration
Jamestown settled. -
Santa fe establishment
Juan de onate established this -
New Amsterdam
The Dutch found new Amsterdam on Manhattan island -
Establish texas mission
Spaniards established first Texas mission, corpus christi de la ysela -
Fort St Louis
La salle establishes fort St. Louis -
France explores Great lakes down the Mississippi River to the.Gulf of Mexico
PIERRE FRANÇOIS-XAVIER DE CHARLEVOIX explores to look for a path to the Pacific -
Russia explores the coast of Alaska
Russia explores to see if there is a land bridge connecting Alaska to Siberia lasted until 1730 -
France Explores Amazon
CHARLES MARIE de LA CONDAMINE maps and explores the Amazon -
Spain explores South-West
Fransisco Garces explores modern day South-West and meets naitives such as the Hopi the the exploring lasted until 1776 -
Spain explores North-West coast of America
Juan Perez explores up the coast until he reaches British Columbia but is forced toi turn back to to weather problems. -
British Search for the fabled North West passage
British search for a chnnel of water going through North America to establish a trade route with Asia lasted until 1779 -
England explores Western U.S. and Canada
David Thompson explores and extensivley maps wester America -
France explores American West Coast and Hawaai
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England Explores North-West America
George Vancouver reached the now United States adn Canadian border -
Prussians (Germans) explore South and Central America
Explorers Alexander Humboldt and his friend Aime Bonpland explore the Venezuelan coast as well as Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, and Mexico. Ends in 1805.