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Dec 10, 1500
European Countries Claimed Land in the Americas
When: 1500s
Who: People from Spain, Portugal, and England
Where: The Americas
Detail:To protect their land they set up colonies
Fact: As the colony grew, slavery was introduced. -
Apr 6, 1565
St.Augustine
When:1565
Who:Pedro Menendez de Aviles
Where:St. Augustine
Detail:It was the first permanent settlement -
The Lost Colony
When:1584
Who:Queen Elizabeth1
Where:England
Detail:England people went to Roanoke Island
Detail:When they ran low on food theyreturned to England -
The Powhatan Wars
When:1600s
Where:Virginia
Detail:The Powhatan Wars led King james 1 to make Virginia a colony
Detail: That means they shared powers with the House of Burgees -
Champlain Founds Quebec
When:1608
Who:Samuel de Champlain
Where:Quebec
Detail:French Cathlioc missionaries began arriving in New France. -
Settling Santa Fe
When:1610
Who:Spanish Missionaries
Where:New Mexico
Detail:They built religous churches -
House of Burgesses
When:1619
Who:Virginia Colony
Where:Virginia
Detail:People set up a legislature goverment
Detail:The Virginia Company said the colonists should have the same rights as the people in England -
Plymouth Grows
When:1623
Who:Plymouth Colonists
Where:Plymouth
Detail:Colony's leadersharvested equally amoung famalies -
The dutch Fur Trade
When:1626
Who:Peter Minuit
Where:New Amsterdam
Detail:The Dutch set up a colony for fur trade, they called it New Netherland. -
Trouble Starts
When:After 1630
Who:New England Colonists
Where:New England
Detail:Many New England -
New Sweden and More Conflicts
When:1638
Who:Swedish settlers
Where:New Sweden
Detail:When the Swedes began building homes, the Dutch worried that these new settlers would enter fur trade. -
Founding Louisiana
When:1682
Who:Sieur de la Salle
Where:Mississippi
Detail:He tried to start a settlement near the mouth of the Mississippi River.