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Period: 1490 to
1490-1720
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1492
Christopher colimbus
1492 Christopher columbus landed in san salvado -
1513
vasco nunez de baboa
1513 vasco nunez de balboa crossed isthmus of panama and he sees the pacific ocean -
1520
spanish conquest
1520 spanish begin the conquest of maya civilization -
Roanoke island
1585 - The Roanoke Colony is founded. -
House of burgesses
1619 The first African slaves arrive in Jamestown. The first representative government, the Virginia House of Burgesses, meets at Jamestown. -
Pilgrims
1620 Plymouth Colony is founded by the Pilgrims -
Puritans found boston
1630 Puritans found the city of Boston. -
Quakers arrive in england
1656 The Quakers arrive in New England. -
Philadelphia was founded
1682 The city of Philadelphia is founded. -
The Colony of New Jersey is formed
1702 The Colony of New Jersey is formed by the merging of East and West Jersey.
