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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus encountered the New World for the first time
Columbus founded the new world. -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence
Jacques Cartier was the first European explorer to discover St. Lawerence. -
Period: May 18, 1539 to May 18, 1543
Hernando de Soto’s expedition of the Southeast
On May the 18th he sailed to Havana, Cuba with a fleet of nine vessels, and five boats. -
Period: Sep 10, 1540 to Sep 10, 1542
Coronado's expedition from Mexico to Kansas
Sailed from the city of Mexico to the Grand Canon of the Colorado and the Buffalo plains of Texas, Kansas, and Newbraska. -
Sep 11, 1562
Jamestown, Virginia founded
Founded 22 years after Ronake colony. -
Period: Sep 8, 1563 to
Spanish establish St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine's founder was Pedro Menendez de Alviles. -
Attempted Roanoke Colony
The first English coleney of Roanake, consited of 100 householders and was founded in 1585, 22 years before Jamestown and 37 years before the Pilgrims landed in Massechutes -
John Rolfe introduced tobacco to Virginia
he introduced tobacco to a colney -
French began fur trade with Indians
Indins recieved manufactured gods from Europeans like guns, and metals. That made fishermans abanden fishing and made voyages to North America only to trade in furs. -
First African slaves arrived in Virginia
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Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
After his 3rd voyage he sucseeded in founfing Quebec -
Period: to
Beaver Wars
It was mainly faught in the North Eastern America, near the present day Great Lake regions -
Marquette and Joliet sailed down the Mississippi
On May 17 Marquette and Joliet set off on two brichbark canoes... They pallled down the fox river and found theselfves on the Mississippi -
Period: to
The Pueblo Revolt
A force of 2,500 Indians burned the colinal headquaters in Santa Fe. -
Juan de Onate founded Santa Fe
Juan de Onate