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1492
Columbian Exchange 1492-1800
The Columbian Exchange was a massive exchange of foods such as olives, onions, and grapes. Animals such as sheep, horses, and pigs. As well as diseases such as smallpox, between Europe and the New World. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus First Voyage
Christopher Columbus' voyage to the Americas is what opened contact for the Europeans with the Americas and the New World. -
Jun 17, 1494
The Treaty of Tordesillas
This Treaty allowed Spain and Portugal to divide the newly discovered land between themselves. Since it was divided by the Pope, the Spanish got a lot more land than the Portuguese. -
May 20, 1498
Vasco da Gama Reaches India
Vasco da Gama's voyage to India opened up a direct sea route from Europe all the way to Asia, and this increased global trade drastically. -
Sep 20, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan's Trip around the World
Megallan begins his route to travel around the world. This confirmed that the world is not flat and the size of the Earth. -
1521
The Fall of the Aztec Empire
Hernan Cortes has conquered the Aztecs at this point and leads the Spanish control of what we now know as Mexico. This also led to the spreading of European culture in Mexico as well as diseases. -
1532
The Fall of the Inca Empire
1532 is when the conquest started, when Pizarro began to take action to conquer the Incas- which is why this date is considered as the start of the downfall of the Inca Empire, expanding Spanish territory in South America. -
The creation of the British East India Company
This was a trading company that was owned by the British. It marked a major European involvement in trade in Asia. -
The Founding of Jamestown
England established Jamestown in what is now known as Virginia. This was the first permanent English colony in the New World. -
The Rise of Atlantic Slave Trade
In the 17th century, Europeans demanded more labor in the Americas due to the rise in sugarcane plantations. It led millions of Africans to be forcefully taken to the New World to be enslaved.