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Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Oct 12, 1492
Columbus encountered the New World for the first time
Columbus sailed cross the sea to explore new land and a new land. -
Period: Sep 11, 1530 to Sep 11, 1540
French began fur trade with indians
the fur trade was a worldwide industry with the saling of animal fur cause everybody wanted it -
Period: Jun 9, 1534 to Sep 11, 1541
Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence
he becomes the first european explorer to discover the St. Lawrence river. he explored the american lands for riches -
Period: Apr 10, 1539 to May 10, 1543
Hernando de Soto’s expedition of the Southeast
Hernamdo de Soto's went to discover new land & He discovered many lands while sailing. -
Period: Sep 11, 1540 to Sep 11, 1542
Coronado's expedition from Mexico to Kansas
Coronado moved his army to the east because they didnt find any weathly where they were at.. -
Period: Sep 8, 1565 to Sep 11, 1565
Spanish est. St. Augustine, Florida
They landed on Matanzas bay -
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Attempted Roanoke Colony
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. -
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Hohn Rolfe introduced tobacco to Virginia
he is credited with the 1st successful cultivation of tobacco as an expert crop in the colony of virginia -
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Juan de Onate founded Santa Fe
Wanted to take pver new mexico.. One day he sent men out to look for treasure that didnt exsits -
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Samuel de Champlain Founded Quebec
French exploer that est. the city of Quebec, becomes governer of new franciso in 1620 -
First African slaves arrived in virginia
blacks who arrived in america that could not afford passage in to the colonies would become indentured servants -
Plymouth, Masssachusetts founded
during the reign of king james 1, around 100 english men and women, members of the english separist church, sailed to the new world on the mayflower. -
South Carolina Colony founded
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Beaver Wars
Burtal wars fought by tribes of the irquois confederacy against the french and the indian tribes who were their allies, The iroquois confedercy wanted to extended their trading activity and gain new territories. -
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Marquette and Joliet sailed down the Mississippi
the Marquette joliet expedition proved that the mississippi river flowed into the gulf of mexico -
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The Pueblo revolt
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Pennsylvania Colony founded
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Gerogia Colonyt founded
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Jamestown Virginia founded
a group of roughly 100 members of a joint venture called the virginia company founded the first permanent english settlement in north america on the banks of the james river