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Nov 2, 1492
Columbus reached the New World
Columbus was the first European to reach the New World -
Period: Nov 2, 1492 to
American History from Columbus to Present
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Pilgrims leave England for the New World
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First Thanksgiving
Pilgrims and Wamanoag sit down to feast together after a long, hard winter -
Massasoit dies
Massasoit was the leader of Wampanoag and keeper of peace between the pilgrims and Wampanoag. -
King Phillips War Begins
King Phillip , the son of Massasoit, wages war against the pilgrims and the white man. It is also known as the First Indian War. -
King Phillips War Ends
King Phillip is eventually pushed back to his home and killed. The Pilgrims put his head on a stick at have it displayed for two years after his death as a message to any other Native Americans that may want to rebel -
Nottingham Galley Shipwreck
The Nottingham Galley crashes into Boon Island and after weeks of starvation the crew is forced to eat the body of the ship's carpenter. -
First History Class with Ms Gaul in 2012
You all showed up for another year of fun...yippee!!!!