Christopher Columbus (red)-
Dates Of Expedition: 1992
Area Explored: Caribbean Island aka. Bahamas
Effects of Exploration: He started settlements and mapped the coastline of Central America
Pedro Cabral (orange)-
Dates of Expedition: 1497-1498
Area Explored: Brazil
Effects of Exploration: He claimed Brazil for his King and made the Portuguese capital of Lisbon the marketplace of Europe
Bartolomeu Dias (yellow)-
Dates of Expedition: 1487
Area Explored: Portugal, Cape of Good Hope
Effects of Exploration: He wrote that he'd been around the "Cape of Storms."
Vasco de Gama (teal)-
Dates of Expedition: 1497
Area Explored: African's Eastern cost
Effects of Exploration: They established settlements
Crew of Ferdinand (pink)-
Dates of Expedition: 1520
Area Explored: Southern tip of South America
Effects of Exploration: He agreed to support Columbus's expedition
Amerigo Vespucci (white)-
Dates of Expedition: 1502
Area Explored: India
Effects of Exploration: He led a voyage funded by Spain
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