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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus arrives in Bahamas
Columbus discovers these islands by mistake and reaches the Dominican Republic on his second attempt. -
Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
History
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Apr 1, 1513
Juan Ponce De Leon travels to and names Florida
Juan Ponce De Leon of Spain believed he was on an island and named it Florida. -
Sep 4, 1521
Hernando Cortes took on the Aztecs.
The Aztecs believed Cortes to be a god from a legend and let him into their empire without interferring. -
Sep 4, 1532
Fransisco Pizarro bring down the Incan Empire.
He did this mostly with disease and advanced firearms. -
Sep 4, 1541
Hernando de Soto discovers Mississippi River
Hernando de Soto was a SPanish conquistador and explored the mississippi river. -
Sep 4, 1565
1st permanent settlement
The first permanent settlement was in St. Augustine, Florida. -
Juan Day Onate seized control of the Mexican Region.
He was a conquistador that claimed Mexico for Spain. -
English founded Jamestown
Many died in Jamestown because they were more worried about finding gold then making arrangements for their food supply and houses. They eventually didn't find any gold and discovered they need to work to survive. -
Pilgrims from the Mayflower arrived in America.
They formed a settlement at Plymouth, near cape cod. -
Pope's Rebellion
The pope with a lot of Peublo leaders organized a revolt and killed over 400 Spanish men and families going threw villages. -
French explorer Sieur de La Salle claims the entire region for France.
He investigated the lower Mississippi valley and claims this land for France. -
Georgia if founded.
Georgia was the last of the thirteen colonies to be founded. -
French and Indian War
This war was actually between the French and England, but it also involved the Indians. -
The Treaty of Paris ends war.
This treaty ends the French and Indian war and Florida is given to Britian. -
The Quartering Act and Stamp act anger americans
Nine of the colonies are represented at the Stamp Act congress. -
Boston Massacre
This was a bloody battle between the colonists and British Troops. -
Boston Tea Party
This was a political protest against the tax on tea. The sons of Liberty dumped all the tea off the ship into the water. -
The Revolutionary War begins
This was a war for American Independence. -
The Declaration of Independence is adopted
This document stated that the 13 colonies were independent states and not part of the British. -
George Washington is sworn in as the first President.
Washington was unanimously elected as president and served for 2 terms.
