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Sep 8, 1492
Columbus Discovered the New World
Chritopher Columbus sailed from spain and landed on the "New World" -
Period: Sep 8, 1492 to
European Colonization of North America
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Sep 9, 1534
Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence
He left france and was ordered to find gold, spices, and water passages. -
Sep 9, 1542
Hernando de Soto’s expedition of the Southeast
Hernando left with 9 ships, 620 men and only 220 survived. pbly a few of these cultures survived -
Sep 9, 1554
Coronado's expedition from Mexico to Kansas
Coronado left from mexico to present day kansas. he also discoerved the grand canyon. -
Sep 9, 1565
Spanish establish St. Augustine, Florida
discovered what now is called matanzas bay -
Attempted Roanoke Colony
Discovered present day North Carolina -
Jamestown, Virginia founded
founded the first permanent english settlement -
Juan de Onate founded Santa Fe
He encountered numerous tribes. He also discovered the great plains and lower colorado river valley. -
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
He made first accurate map of the coast and helped establish new settlements -
John Rolfe introduced tobacco to Virginia
credited for the first successful cultivation of tobacco -
First African slaves arrived in Virginia
First slave trade -
Plymouth, Massachusetts founded
Became new colony called town of plymouth -
South Carolina colony founded
King Charles II gave the land to eight noble men known as The Lords Proprietors. -
Marquette and Joliet sailed down the Mississippi
first non-natives to explore and map much of the mississippi river -
The Pueblo Revolt
Also known as popes rebellion, They discorved present day new mexico. -
Pennsylvania Colony founded
Founded english North America by William Penn -
French began fur trade with Indians
Traded fur to make new stuff -
Beaver Wars
Series of conflict that was fought to make new stuff -
Georgia Colony founded
James Oglethorpe was given a charter from King George II to create a new colony which he would name Georgia.