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Jan 1, 1497
Newfoundland
John Cabot explored the coast of Newfoundland, hoping to find a route to japan. -
Period: Jan 1, 1497 to
colonial america
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Jan 1, 1513
Florida and the Florida Keys
Juan Ponce de Leon explored the east coast of Florida and the Florida Keys. -
Jan 1, 1524
Exploration of Atlantic Coast
Italian Giovani de Verrazano explored the Atlantic coast in hope to find a route to the Indies -
Jan 1, 1535
Exploration of St. Lawrence River.
Jacques Cartier of France sailed the St. Lawrence river to Montreal. -
Period: Jan 1, 1539 to Jan 1, 1542
Exploration of southeast
Hernando do Soto ranged throughout the southeast. -
Period: Jan 1, 1540 to Jan 1, 1542
Exploration of southwest and southern Great Plains
Fransisco Vasquez de Coronado seached the southwest and southern Great Plains for the mystical Seven Cities of Cibola. -
Jan 1, 1565
St. Augustine
The Spanish founded St. Augustine, the first permantent settlement in America. -
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Roanoake
The English founded a colony at Roanoake, which later disappeared without a trace. This failure suspended English Colonial efforts until 1606. -
London Company
The London company was granted authorization to establish settlements. -
Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement was Jamestown, established by English colonists in Virginia. -
Quebec
The first Fench settlement founded by Samuel de Champlain was Quebec, for France. -
Northwest passage to Asia
Searching for a northwest passage to Asia, English navigator Henry Hudson explored the Delaware Bay and New York Harbour. -
Santa Fe
The Spanish established Santa Fe as an admnistrative and missionary center. -
Plymouth
In search of religious freedom the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth, the first English colony in New England. -
Albany, New York
The Dutch established their first settlement at Fort Orange, which is now known as Albany, New york. -
New Amsterdam
Most famous acquisition of all, New Amsterdam was established after the purchase of Manhattan Island. -
Wilmington, Delaware
The first Swedish colony was established at Fort Christina, now known as Wilmington, Delaware. -
Mid-Atlantic region
The Mid-Atlantic region was well established- the Swedish in New Sweden, the Dutch in New Netherlands, and the British in Virginia and New England. Expansion efforts, teamed with European rivalries, soon lead to conflicts. -
Central Mississippi River
Marquette and Joliet explored the central Mississippi River. -
Upper Mississippi
Louis Hennepin explored the upper Mississippi. -
Louisiana and Philadelphia
La Salle descended the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico and claimed the entire watershed for France, naming the region Louisiana after King Louis XIV. William Penn established Philadelphia -
Pensacola
The Spanish founded a settlement at Pensacola -
The first permanent settlement in Louisiana
The Spanish established the first permanent settlement in Louisiana. -
Albuquerque
The Spanish founded Albuquerque. -
New Orleans
New Orleans Was settled by the French.
