Exploration and Colonization
10th century America 1st discovered by Norsemen, Scandinavians
1457 Birth of Columbus
1470 Columbus went to Lisbon for studies
1492 Discovery of America
1496 Columbus 2nd Voyage
1498 Columbus 3rd Voyage
1502 Columbus 4th Voyage
1506 Death of Columbus
1507 Continent named America on Italian Mariner Amerigo