Age of Exploration Timeline
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Updated: 21 Sep 2017
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Created byElizabeth Williams
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Prince Henry of Portugal opens his navigation centerPortugal dicovered the Gold CoastBartholomeu Dias recahes the Southern most tip of AfricaVasco da Gama reaches IndiaColumbus reached San SalvadorAmerigo Vespucci realized America was another continentMartin Waldseemuller drew a new map of the world and named the continent AmericaVasco Nunez claimed the Pacific cean for SpainPope Alexander VI split America between Spain and PortugalTreaty of TordesillasPedro Alvares Cabral named BrazilGiovanni de Verrazano discovered modern day New YorkJacques Cartier discovere th St. Lawrence River and MontrealChamplain founded QuebecJoliet and Marquette traveled down the MississippiRobert LaSalle named Louisiana and claimed it for FranceJohn Cabot claimed Newfoundland for EnglandFrancis Drake sailed around the world and back to EnglandSir Walter Raleigh settles in RoanokeEnglish settles in JamestownNative American revolt against EnglishPilgrims settled in PlymouthPuritans settled in Massachusetts BayHenry Hudson discovered the Hudson RiverDutch West India Company created New NeatherlandEnglish captured New Neatherland and renamed it New YorkPeriods
Magellan circled the globe
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