Discovery of America *** Discovery of America Fact FileThe facts file is a chart containing fast, interesting information and list of the names of the explorers who played important roles in the discovery of America. Amerigo Vespucci arrives in the New World Discovery of America - The Naming and Origin of the NameAn important part in the history and Discovery of America was the facts behind the name. What was the origin of the name? The name 'America' derives from the Latin version of the first name of the early explorer, Amerigo Vespucci. But who was responsible for the naming of the New World? The man responsible for naming the land, and the origin of the name, was a German called Martin Waldseemuller.
Martin Waldseemuller printed and sold 1000 copies of the map across Europe. The Discovery of America - The Geradus Mercator World Map The Discovery of America - Close-up view of Mercator's Map showing the names given. Primary History - Famous People - Christopher Columbus. United States of America timeline. A chronology of key events: 1565 - First permanent European settlement in North America - St Augustine, present-day Florida - founded by the Spanish. North America is already inhabited by several distinct groups of people, who go into decline following the arrival of settlers. 1607 - Jamestown, Virginia, founded by English settlers, who begin growing tobacco. 1620 - Plymouth Colony, near Cape Cod, is founded by the Pilgrim Fathers, whose example is followed by other English Puritans in New England. 17th-18th centuries - Hundreds of thousands of Africans brought over and sold into slavery to work on cotton and tobacco plantations. 1763 - Britain gains control of territory up to the Mississippi river following victory over France in Seven Years' War.
War of Independence 1774 - Colonists form First Continental Congress as Britain closes down Boston harbour and deploys troops in Massachusetts. 1783 - Britain accepts loss of colonies by virtue of Treaty of Paris. Civil War Global assertiveness. A Brief History of the United States of America. American History Timeline: 1780-2010. Explore the U.S.A.