Question

the age of exploration
directions: the explorations of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries brought great changes to many civilizations. read the time line below, then answer the questions that follow.
1488 bartholomeu dias rounds the southern tip of africa.
1492 christopher columbus reaches the americas.
1502 columbus sails on his fourth and last voyage to the americas.
1511 portuguese seize melaka.
1518 first african slaves carried to the americas.
1519 magellan and his men set sail to circle the globe.
1522 eighteen members of magellans crew return to spain.
1534 jacques cartier explores present - day canada for france.
1577 sir francis drake begins his voyage around the world.
1580 sir francis drake returns to england, completing his circumnavigation.
1595 the first dutch fleet arrives in india.
1607 english establish a permanent settlement in america at jamestown.
1626 new amsterdam (present - day new york) is founded by dutch.
1640 english planters introduce sugarcane in the west indies.

1. how long did it take magellans crew to circumnavigate the world?
2. how long did it take sir francis drake to complete a similar trip?
3. how many years passed between europeans first reaching the americas and sugarcane being introduced in the west indies?
4. when did cartier explore present - day canada for france?
5. who first founded a settlement in the present - day united states: the english or the dutch? what was it called?

Explanation:

Step1: Find Magellan's start - end time

Magellan's crew set sail in 1519 and returned in 1522.

Step2: Calculate the time duration

$1522 - 1519=3$ years.

Step3: Find Drake's start - end time

Sir Francis Drake began in 1577 and returned in 1580.

Step4: Calculate Drake's time duration

$1580 - 1577 = 3$ years.

Step5: Find Columbus's arrival time and sugar - cane introduction time

Columbus reached the Americas in 1492 and sugarcane was introduced in the West Indies in 1640.

Step6: Calculate the time gap

$1640 - 1492=148$ years.

Step7: Identify Cartier's exploration time

From the timeline, Jacques Cartier explored present - day Canada for France in 1534.

Step8: Identify the first settlement in present - day US

The English established Jamestown in 1607 and the Dutch founded New Amsterdam in 1626. So the English were first with Jamestown.

Answer:

1. 3 years
2. 3 years
3. 148 years
4. 1534
5. The English; Jamestown