In 1002, Leif Eriksson discovers North America. He was a Viking explorer who was possibly the first European to sail to North America. Leif sailed North from the Southern tip of Greenland, then went south along the coast of Baffin Island down to Labrador, and then landed in what is now sailed Newfoundland. Eriksson sailed around the year 1000. European Exploration
In 1450 Prince Henry the Navigator builds schools for sailors. He and scientists invented a new sailing ship called a caravel. He was born in 1394. He was a Portuguese royal prince, a soldier, and patron of explorers. Henry sent many sailing expeditions down Africans west coast. Those expeditions were sent to create needed maps of the West African coast, to defeat Muslims, …show more content…
He was born in 1451. He was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. He was an Italian Sea Captain. He was hoping to find a route to India so he could have traded for spices. He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492-1504. On his first trip, he sailed for King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain. Columbus on the first trip, they spotted the Caribbean Islands of Southeastern North America. Christopher renames the island of San Salvador. Source:https://15minutehistory.org/tag/christopher-columbus/ In 1497, John Cabot discovered Newfoundland while he searches for a Northwest Passage. He was born in 1450. He was an Italian born English explorer and navigator. In Italy, he is known as Giovanni Caboto (which is his original name). Cabot explored the Canadian coastline and named many of its Islands and capes. John Cabot died in England in 1499. In 1502, Amerigo Vespucci returns from his explorations of the New World. American continents named after him by German mapmaker. He was born in 1454. He was an Italian explorer. He was the person to realize that the Americas were separate from the continent of Asia. America was named for him 1507. Amerigo Vespucci discovered the month of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers in South America on his first trip. On his second expeditions he mapped some of the eastern coast of South
In 1450 Prince Henry the Navigator builds schools for sailors. He and scientists invented a new sailing ship called a caravel. He was born in 1394. He was a Portuguese royal prince, a soldier, and patron of explorers. Henry sent many sailing expeditions down Africans west coast. Those expeditions were sent to create needed maps of the West African coast, to defeat Muslims, …show more content…
He was born in 1451. He was an Italian explorer who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. He was an Italian Sea Captain. He was hoping to find a route to India so he could have traded for spices. He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492-1504. On his first trip, he sailed for King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella of Spain. Columbus on the first trip, they spotted the Caribbean Islands of Southeastern North America. Christopher renames the island of San Salvador. Source:https://15minutehistory.org/tag/christopher-columbus/ In 1497, John Cabot discovered Newfoundland while he searches for a Northwest Passage. He was born in 1450. He was an Italian born English explorer and navigator. In Italy, he is known as Giovanni Caboto (which is his original name). Cabot explored the Canadian coastline and named many of its Islands and capes. John Cabot died in England in 1499. In 1502, Amerigo Vespucci returns from his explorations of the New World. American continents named after him by German mapmaker. He was born in 1454. He was an Italian explorer. He was the person to realize that the Americas were separate from the continent of Asia. America was named for him 1507. Amerigo Vespucci discovered the month of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers in South America on his first trip. On his second expeditions he mapped some of the eastern coast of South