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Oct 12, 1492
columbus encountered the new world for the first time
Columbus lead 3 ships, the nina, the pinta, and the santa maria in an attempt to find a shorter route to india. Instead of finding india he found america on October 12th, 1494. -
Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
American History
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Jun 9, 1534
Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence
Two months later, on June 9, Cartier sailed into the waters of the St. Lawrence River in eastern Canada. Although he couldn't travel up the river all the way to Asia, Cartier had in fact discovered an important waterway into the vast areas of Canada. -
Period: Sep 11, 1538 to Sep 11, 1543
Hernando de Soto’s expedition of the Southeast
desoto and his men travelled 4000 miles in search of riches -
Period: Sep 11, 1540 to Sep 11, 1542
Coronado's expedition from Mexico to Kansas
Coranado travelled through new mexico, texas, oklahoma, and kansas. -
Sep 18, 1565
Spanish establish St. Augustine, Florida
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed on the shore of what is now called Matanzas Bay and began the founding of the Presidio of San Agustin. Later the settlement would be called St. Augustine, Florida. -
Attempted Roanoke Colony
The first British Colony of Roanoke, originally consisted of 100 householders, was founded in 1585. In July, 108 men went on shore at Roanoke Island. Their leader like guy was Sir Walter Raleigh. They built a fort and houses, planted crops, and looked for gold. Around a year later hurricanes and Indians forced them to go back to England. Also the survivors began starving because the Indians had stopped giving them food. -
Juan de Onate founded Santa Fe
At the time Santa Fe was founded, New Mexico was floundering. Juan de Oñate, the proprietor and military commander of the colony, had established New Mexico in 1598. -
jamestown, virginia founded
In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
He founded New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608. -
Marquette and Joliet sailed down the Mississippi
Marquette and Joliet led their party down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Arkansas River. Strange Indians with guns suddenly surrounded them there. Only the sight of the calumet kept these Indians from attacking. Some of them became friendly enough to tell Marquette that the guns came from white explorers who were about 10 days' journey farther south. These could only be Spaniards, and it would have been dangerous to go on, so the French explorers ended their trip down the Mississippi and re -
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The Pueblo Revolt
During the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, many of the pueblo people fled to Hopi settlements in Arizona, while others followed the Spanish retreat south to El Paso del Norte. -
French began fur trade with Indians
The French came for furs, especially beaver pelts used to make felt hats. The French succeeded because they adopted the technology and accepted the social customs of Native people. -
Beaver Wars
The Beaver Wars, also known as the Iroquois Wars or the French and Iroquois Wars, encompass a series of conflicts fought in the mid-17th century in eastern North America