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1492
The Transfer
Columbus’ voyage started a transfer of people, plants, animals and diseases between Europe and the Americas. This transfer is called the Columbian Exchange. -
1519
Conquistadors
Conquistadors were sent by Spain to conquer more land in the Americas. In 1519, they sent a conquistador named Hernan Cortes to the Americas along with horses and 500 more men. He found the Aztecs and conquered the city of Tenochtitlan, which is now Mexico City. -
1580
Roanoke Island
The English tried to plant a permanent colony on Roanoke Island (on the outer banks of present-day North Carolina), but their effort was short-lived. -
London Company
London Company send out its first expedition to began colonizing -
Rapid succession
The English began a colony (Jamestown) in Chesapeake Bay -
French built Quebec and The Dutch
began their interest in the region that became present-day New York. Within another generation, the Plymouth Company -
the Plymouth Company
The Plymouth company started taking interest -
The Dutch West India Company
They began to send thousands of colonists, including families, to North America. Successful colonization was not inevitable. Rather, interest in North America was a halting, yet global, contest among European powers to exploit these lands. -
The Company of New France
Took Interest next -
The Massachusetts Bay Company
The Massachusetts bay company took interest next