Interactive Timeline - New Patterns in New Worlds

The events listed in the right column are out of order. First, place the events in correct order by dragging and dropping each event so it matches the correct year on the timeline.

Once you have placed all items in the correct order please complete the self-quiz below.

1492

1500

1516-1556

1519-1521

1521

1532-1533

1533

1545

1607

1608

1690

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Christopher Columbus lands in the Caribbean

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Pedro Álvares Cabral claims Brazil for Portugal

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Reign of Charles V, Habsburg king of Spain and the Americas

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Reign of Cuauhtémoc, last ruler of the Aztec Empire

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Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in Mexico

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Reign of Atahualpa, last ruler of the Inca Empire

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Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire in Peru

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Founding of silver mine of Potosí

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Jamestown, Virginia, first permanent English settlement

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Quebec City, first permanent French settlement

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Gold discovered in Brazil

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Use Tab to navigate through the movable items

Use Shift + Tab to navigate up through the movable items

Press Enter to select an item to be moved and to enter the context menu

Press Enter to move the selected item

1. Looking at the timeline, which European power was the first to establish an overseas empire in the New World?

A. England B. France *C. Spain D. Portugal

2. During the reign of which ruler did Spain conquer both the Aztec and Inca empires?

A. Cauuhtémoc *B. Charles V C. Atahualpa D. Pedro Álvares Cabral

3. Based on the timeline, which statement below is correct?

A. The English first established a permanent settlement in the Americas less than 50 years after Columbus landed in the New World. B. The English first established a permanent settlement in the Americas less than 75 years after Columbus landed in the New World. C. The English first established a permanent settlement in the Americas less than 100 years after Columbus landed in the New World. *D. The English first established a permanent settlement in the Americas over 100 years after Columbus landed in the New World.

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