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May 9, 1001
Lief Erikison reaches the American coast
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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Colombus discovered Bahmas
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Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot discovered Newfoundland
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Apr 2, 1513
Juan Pounce de leon discovers florda
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Aug 13, 1519
Hernan Cortez conquerd the Aztec in what became Mexico city
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May 10, 1534
Jacsques cartier discovers canida looking for a water passage to the pisific ocean
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May 8, 1541
Hernado de Soto discovers the missipi river
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Sep 9, 1565
Spanish established a fort at St.Augustine in Florda
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Establishment of English settlement of Jamestown by the Virginia company of London
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French explorer Samual de Champlain established the Qubec of Canida
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English puritans establish Plymouth in massichusats
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New Amesterdam is created a trading post for the Dutch west India company
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Period: to
French and Indian War
English were mean to natives -
Sugar act
Expensive Mollasas -
Stamp act
Had to have british stamp on everything -
Quartering act
They had to provide places for soilders to stay also feed them -
Sons of liberiy created
Started during stamp act -
Daughters of liberty started
Started during Townstead act -
Townstend act
High taxes on british goods -
Boston Massacar
5 colonist killed by british soldiers after teasing -
Commite of correspondense created
Colonies wrote letters to eachother -
The tea act
put high taxes on tea -
Boston tea party
Angry colonist dumped 90,000 into boston harbor -
Period: to
Intorable acts
Soldiers came too ocupy town -
Period: to
First Contenental congress
preparing for war -
George Washington appointed commander and chief
preparing for war -
Olive branch petition
to avoid war -
Period: to
Delcoration of indipendance
Thomas Jefforson wroteit -
Hernan Cortez conqered the Aztec in what became Mexico city
