1492-1865 biography

1000Leif Ericson explores the North American East Coast.1492Aug 3.Christopher Columbus sails on First Voyage.1497July. John Cabot on his first voyage searching for the Northwest Passage.1499Amerigo Vespucci finds the South American Coast.1507“America” is first used in a book, referring to the New World.

Amerigo Vespucci receives credit for the discovery of the continent.1513Spaniard Ponce de Leon makes landfall in Florida.1517 Oct 31.Protestant Reformation, led by Martin Luther is launched in Europe.1524French sponsored navigator Giovanni da Verrazano discovers the Hudson River.1534 Sep. Jacques Cartier sails from France to explore the New World.1541Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto explores the Mississippi River.1565Spain establishes the first European Colony in North America, St.

Augustine, Florida.1577 Sir Francis Drake set sail from Plymouth to return to England.1584 July 4. First Expedition