Conquest of America

The adventures of various European explorers who were key figures in the colonization of the Americas.

Seasons

1. The Southwest

Air Date: 2005-03-28

In 1562 French naval officer Jean Ribault sailed to America with the goal of establishing a French Protestant colony. Exploring the Florida coastline, Ribault sailed north and built Charlesfort (Port Royal, SC) before returning to a France in the midst of a religious war. He eventually returned to America to help fight Spanish forces at Fort Caroline on the mouth of the St. Johns River in Florida.

2. The Southeast

Air Date: 2005-03-28

3. The Northeast

Air Date: 2005-03-29

Henry Hudson survived mutiny and discovered the mouth of the Hudson River in 1609. In 1610, he returned to a continent in search of a northwest passage, but after a year of enduring extreme cold weather, part of the crew mutinied and set Hudson, his son, and seven others adrift on a small boat, never to be seen again.

4. The Northwest

Air Date: 2005-03-29

In 1724, Danish navigator Vitus Jonassen Bering was sent by Peter the Great to explore the water routes between Siberia and North America, proving that North America and Asia were not connected. In 1741, another voyage to North America ended in shipwreck. Bering eventually perished on the uninhabited island subsequently named after him.

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Release Date

2005-03-28

Episodes

4 (1 seasons)

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Conquest of America

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1. The Southwest

2. The Southeast

3. The Northeast

4. The Northwest

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Alejandro Velasquez

Luis Medina

Gus Lynch

Brent Keast

Sabin Lomac

Sergio Manzo

Jonathan Erickson Eisley

Paul Drinan

Julian Bailey