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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to Jan 1, 1493
Columbus Discovered America
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Jan 1, 1497
John Cabot Explored Newfoundland for England
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Jan 17, 1513
Ponce de Leon Explored Florida
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Jan 17, 1519
Cortes Conquered Mexico
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Jan 17, 1531
Pizarro Conquered Peru
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Jan 17, 1535
Jacques Cartier Explored Atlantic Coastline
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Period: Jan 17, 1540 to Jan 17, 1542
Fransisco Coronado Explored Mexico
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Period: to
Sir Walter Raleigh Explored Virginia and Planted Virginia
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Second Attempt on Roanoke
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Jamestown Planted
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Henry Hudson Explored the Hudson River
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Puritans Founded Massachusetts
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Sir George Calvert Founded Maryland
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Thomas Hooker Founded Connecticut
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Roger Williams Founded Rhode Island
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Duke of York Founded New York
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Period: to
Robert de la Salle Explored the Mississippi River
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William Penn Founded Pennsylvania
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James Oglethorpe Founded Georgia
