Friday, October 30, 2015

What are the dates that the British, French, and Spanish claimed The New world?I pretty much need a time frame for each of the conquering groups...

The Portuguese and the Spanish made the first official
claims to lands in the New World through the Treaty of Tordesillas in 1494. The treaty
was ratified by the Pope, and Portugal and Spain split the continents of North and South
America among themselves. Primarily through the claims of Vasco de Balboa, Spain took
the lands bordering the Pacific Ocean; Portugal concentrated on Eastern South America
(Brazil).


The British, naturally, disputed these claims and
founded the settlement of Jamestown in 1607. The British had previously laid claim to
North America following John Cabot's discovery of Newfoundland in 1497, believed to be
the second exploration of the New World after Christopher Columbus'
voyages.


The French first claimed lands in North America
following the voyage of Giovanni de Verrazzano in 1524-1525. Verrazzano explored the
area between New York and North Carolina. Jacques Cartier claimed land for France during
his voyage to the St. Lawrence River in 1535. The French solidified their claims with
the founding of the colony of Acadia (Nova Scotia) in 1605.

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