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Period: Sep 8, 1492 to
North America
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Oct 8, 1492
Columbus Encounters New World
Columbus was sailing for the spainish empire found the New World -
Sep 11, 1500
French began fur trade with Indians
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Jun 9, 1534
Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence
He was ordered by the king to find gold, spices, and water passages from france to Asia. These was of great value to them. -
Sep 9, 1539
Hernando de soto's expedition
He began his 3 year odyssey through the Southeastern North America continent -
Sep 9, 1540
Coronado expedition
He hoped to reach the mythical seven cities of gold. His expedition lasted from 1540-1542 he discovered the Grand Canyon and the Colorodo river, -
Sep 9, 1565
St. Augustine
It was found by Pedro menendez de Aviles -
Juwan de Onate founded santa fe
He sent out small search parties to find treasures that wasn't real. He finally quit and resigned in 1607. -
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
He was exploring North America and founded Quebec, and became governor in new France in 1620. -
Marquette and Joilet sailed down the Mississippi
They was looking for a route to the Pacific Ocean, and on their journey they found indians and a bunch of wild rice. -
The Pueblo Revolt
It was also known as Popé's Rebellion, and The Pueblo Revolt killed 400 spanish and drove the other 2,000 off.