Answer Key for Teachers Fasttrack to America's Past
Section 1:  Discovery and Exploration
Page 1 - 3 and 1 - 4   Timeline
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Event dates and answers for the blanks:
(See the word bank at the bottom of page 1 - 3.)
 
1.  Portuguese begin explorations - 1420s   ...for exploration of the Atlantic.
2.  Printing press invented - 1450   ...spread knowledge about the world.
3.  Dias rounds Africa - 1487-88   ...southern tip of Africa...
4.  1st voyage of Columbus - 1492-93   ...of the Far East by sailing west...
5.  Cabot reaches North America - 1497  (Again in 1498)   ...was the first explorer of this...
6.  Vespucci explores Brazil - 1499  (Again in 1501/1502)   ...first name, Amerigo, to call...
7.  Magellan begins world voyage - 1519  (M. dies 1521)   ...was killed in the Philippines...
8.  Cortes conquers the Aztecs - 1521   ...Aztec ruler Montezuma...
9.  Pizarro conquers the Incas - 1533   ...fighting for Spain.
10.  Cartier explores Canada - 1534  (Again in 1535)   ...for France, Jacques Cartier...
11.  de Soto finds the Mississippi - 1541   ...explored the southeastern region of...
12.  St. Augustine founded - 1565   ...a Spanish city that became the...
13.  The Lost Colony - 1587-90?   ...is still a mystery.
14.  Spanish Armada destroyed - 1588   ...to start new colonies in...

The finished timeline is shown below

 
Reminder:  Students and teachers can also find the timeline shown below in the Timelines section of our main Internet support site.  A booklet with full page versions of all the completed timelines is available at a modest price, and carries permission to make overhead transparencies for classroom use.

 


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