Discovery of America

The first inhabitants

The first inhabitants of North America was people who crossed over The Bering´s channel from The Asia to The Alaska.

It was 10 000 till 30 000 years ago. In eleven century the first European Viking Leif

Eriksson came to Newfoundland.

Discovery of America

North America was discover on October 12th in 1492 by Christopher Columbus. He thought that he came to board of The India so he called the local inhabitants as a ´Indios´. But today we used a term ´native people´.

Native people

Native people didn´t know:

throw glass iron

wheel

And they cultiveted:corn

potatoestobacco

cacao tree

In seventeen century there were about 1.5 millions native american people and they spoke in excess of 1 500 languages.

Native people

Cristopher Columbus

He was born between August 25th and October 31th in 1451.

He died on May 20th 1506 in Spain.

He was explorer, colonizator and navigator.

First voyage

The first voyage was from 1492 to 1493. The ships were called: Santa Maria, Pinta and

Nina. They arrived to the San Salvador (today it is

the Bahamas) and to the Cuba (but they thought it was a Russia).

Second voyage

Second voyage was from 1493 to 1496. They arrived to the Guadeloupe and the

Portorico. In 1494 they discover the Jamaica.

Third and fourth voyage

The third voyage was from 1498 to 1500. They arrived to the Trinidad and to the

Venezuela. After the revolt on a ship they returned back to the Spain.

The fourth voyage was in 1502. They arrived to the Martinic, to the Honduras, to

the Nicaragua and to the Panama.

Establishment of Virginia

In 1607 originated ´The Virginia society´ and in Jamestown was established the first colony.

In 1612 inhabitants started to cultivate the tobacco which contributed to great prosperity.

Conquistadors

People who came from the Spain and destroyed old advanced civilization and killed their kings.

Fernando Cortez: He attacked The Aztec Empire. Francisco Pizaro: He attacted and destroyed

The Inca Empire.

Fernando CortezFrancisco Pizzaro

Fernando Cortez Francisco Pizzaro

First half of 16th century

In the first half of 16th century Spanish began annexed the part of land around the River Mississipi.

In 1620 came the ship ´Mayflower´and at this time started a gradual settlement of North America

Source-books

Tématická encyklopedie Larousse (svazek 5), Albatros 2000

Kronika lidstva, Fortuna 1994 Ilustrované dějiny světa, Svojtka a Vašut 1996 Fotografie a mapy: Wikipedie