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Your task is to create a timeline of the period 1492-1650. This timeline should include expeditions, the founding of different settlements, and other political or religious events of the period. In total, you should have about 20 events. You should include dates (or date ranges) for all events. Remember to include relevant images.

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1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain to find a sea route to Asia. 

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1492: Christopher Columbus sets sail from Spain to find a sea route to Asia. 

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Instead of his original destination, he lands in the Bahamas and "discovers" the New World.

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Named after Christopher Columbus, the Columbian Exchange was the exchange of goods between Europe, the Americas, and Africa.

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1497: King Henry VII sends John Cabot on a mission.

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1497: King Henry VII sends John Cabot on a mission.

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John Cabot was an Italian navigator that claimed land in present-day Canada for King Henry VII of England. Originally, King Henry wanted John Cabot to find a water route to Asia through the western hemisphere.

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1499: Amerigo Vespucci makes two voyages to the Americas.

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1499: Amerigo Vespucci makes two voyages to the Americas.

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Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian captain who discovered how large South America was and created the term "New World".  He made one voyage on behalf Spain and the other for Portugal. A German cartographer ended up naming the two continents after him.

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1513: Vasco Núñez Balboa and his crew cross the Isthmus of Panama. 

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1513: Vasco Núñez Balboa and his crew cross the Isthmus of Panama. 

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Vasco Núñez Balboa and the explorers traveling with him were the first Europeans to ever see the eastern rim of the Pacific Ocean.

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1517: The Reformation begins in Europe. 

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1517: The Reformation begins in Europe. 

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The Reformation was a split from the Catholic Church led by Martin Luther. Followers of the Reformation believed that the Church was corrupted and that  biblical scripture was more important than the pope’s authority.

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1519: Ferdinand Magellan begins his journey.

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1519: Ferdinand Magellan begins his journey.

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Ferdinand Magellan took 5 ships from Spain with him to sail around South America and to Asia. When they reached Guam, an island, they were starving because they had underestimated the width of the Pacific Ocean. Natives on the island ended up killing Magellan, forcing another sailor, Sebastian del Cano, to take charge and finish the voyage. He completed the first navigation around the world and returned to Spain three years later.

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1521: Hernán Cortés successfully conquers the Aztec Empire.

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1521: Hernán Cortés successfully conquers the Aztec Empire.

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Hernán Cortés was a conquistador from Medellín, Spain. One of the main reasons he was able to do conquer the Aztecs was because the Aztecs were weakened by smallpox.

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1532: The Spanish kill Inca emperor Atahualpa and take over the capital city, Cusco. 

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1532: The Spanish kill Inca emperor Atahualpa and take over the capital city, Cusco. 

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Their natural immunity to diseases, guns, and horses allowed them to conquer the Inca with ease.

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1588: King Philip of Spain sends the Spanish Armada, a fleet of about 130 warships, to conquer England.

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1588: King Philip of Spain sends the Spanish Armada, a fleet of about 130 warships, to conquer England.

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They were delayed by bad weather and ended up losing.

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1607: Jamestown, the first successful English colony in the New World, is founded.

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1607: Jamestown, the first successful English colony in the New World, is founded.

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A group of about 100 people from England landed in Virginia and established a settlement named after King James I.

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John Smith returned to England a few years ago and as a result, relations between the colonists and the Powhatan had gotten worse. To create peace, Chief Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas, married colonist John Rolfe.

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1619: The House of Burgesses is established.

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1619: The House of Burgesses is established.

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The House of Burgesses was the first representative assembly established in the American colonies. This allowed the colonists to take part in government.

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1620: The Pilgrims land in Plymouth, Massachusetts. 

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1620: The Pilgrims land in Plymouth, Massachusetts. 

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The Pilgrims were separatists that left England because they disagreed with the Church's beliefs. In 1620, they boarded the Mayflower and set sail for Virginia. However, they landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Realizing that they needed a plan for governing the colony, the established and signed the Mayflower Compact. The Mayflower Compact was a document that included principles of equality, freedom, and justice.