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Aug 1, 1492
The Spanish explores
Launched by Christopher Columbus he sailed west with the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria -
Oct 1, 1492
First Landing
Columbus reached an island which he thought were near japan but were actually the Bahamas -
Nov 30, 1492
Returns to spain
Columbus returns to Spain with coconuts, tabacco, sweet corn, and potatoes -
Oct 12, 1494
More expeditions to the new world
Between 1494 and 1502 columbus went to puerto rico, the virgin islands, jamacia, and trinidad -
Sep 2, 1513
Juan Ponce de León
Explored the flordia coastline -
Sep 2, 1513
Vasco Nůñez de balboa
Crossed the ithumus of panama and discovered the pacific ocean -
Jan 17, 1524
(French) Giovani De Verrazano
Giovani De Verrazano voyaged to find a passage to China (January 17, 1524) but instead found the New World -
Period: Sep 3, 1535 to Sep 3, 1541
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier explored St. Lawrence River west of Newfoundland. (1535-1541). He established relationships with Iroquoian tribal groups. -
Sep 2, 1539
Francisco Vasquez de Coranado
Discovered the grand Canyon and journeyed through much of the southwest looking for gold and the ledgendary seven cities of ciablo (1539-1542) -
Nov 3, 1580
Coming to America
English explorers came to America searching for wealth and land. The problem was that other countries had taken over alot of land in the Americas and when England came they did'nt have alot to claim. -
Sr Walter Raleigh
Raleigh outfitted a military expedition but did not sail with the crew. They sailed to the coast of North Carolina. The new land was named Virginia. When the explorers came back to England they said that the land was overflowing with natural recources. -
Coming Home
John White left North Carolina and went back to England to get more supplies. When he got to England a war broke out between England and Spain and he had to stay and help. -
No Survivers
After the war John White came back to Roanoke but found no trace of the colony or its inhabitants. His wife and family were gone. -
The Only Peice of Evidence
The only thing John White could find was the word "Croatoan” carved into a wooden post. -
(French) Samuel De Champlain
Samuel De Champlain founded Quebec in 1608 but left to explore more Canadian land. The French traded furs with the inhabitants of Quebec without brutality. Inevitably, some battles occurred between the French and the Iroquois. -
Dutch Exploration Begins
The Exploration began on the Half Moon with a crew of eighteen sailors -
Dutch Discovery
The Dutch accidentally discovered North America accidentally when the Lords Seventeen got the English navigator try and find a safe passage to the Spice Islands. Henry Hudson tried to find another passage to Asia by sailing north to the islands Novaya Zemlya of the northern coast of Siberia. -
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Dutch Discover New York
Adriaen Block followed Hudson’s path until the ship was destroyed in the New York harbor after the discovery of New York and Southern New England areas. -
New Netherland Company
the Dutch Parliament allowed several merchants to form the New Netherland Company and granted them the right to trade in the territory that was known as New Netherland for three years. -
End of New Netherland Company
The monopoly of the New Netherland Company was ended when it was brought up for renewal and declined. -
(French) Jacques and Louis
Jacques Marquette & Louis Joliet explored the Mississippi River in 1673. They were seeking answers to the questions: Was The Mississippi the long-sought water passage to the Pacific Ocean? And were the fabled kingdoms of Quivira and Thegauio real? They only answered the first question. When they reached Arkansas River they turned back because they were at risk of capture by the Spaniards. -
Hernando De Soto
Explored southeastern North America from flordia to the mississippi
