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Jan 1, 1492
American Indians made contact with Christopher Columbus
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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Important Events in American Indian History
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May 1, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon - Calusa Indians
Juan Ponce de Leon encountered Calusa Indians while exploring the Gulf Coast of Florida. He captured 4 Indian warriors during a fight there. -
Smallpox Killed Many Indians
Europeans brought a disease to the New World that killed many Indians. -
Peter Minuit, a Dutch Colonist, buys Manhattan Island from American Indians
Renames the Island to New Amsterdam -
Europeans attacked small Indian village
Village was a Pequot village. -
King Phillip's War Begins
Somtimes called Metacom's War. -
King Phillip's War Ends
Sometimes called Metacom's War -
The first Indian reservation in North America.
Was established by New Jersey's Colonial Assembly -
Disease kills American Indians starts.
Eighty percent of the Arikara died of smallpox, measles, etc -
Disease that kills American Indians ends.
Eighty percent of the Arikara died of smallpox, measles, etc -
Westward Expansion
Europeans forced Indians to move westward -
Battle of Little Big Horn
Lakota Tribes fought against the U.S. Army
