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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Lands in The Bahamas
Christopher Columbus Lands on Waiting Island in what is now modern day Bahamas. -
Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
European Expansion
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Aug 13, 1493
Isabella
Christopher Columbus set up a fort on the island of Hispanola, in present day Dominican Republic. It was also the first military base in the New World. -
Aug 13, 1499
Viva la Rebellion!
Rebellion, hunger, and constant raids by the natives made for hard knocks for the settlers of Hispanola.Letters sent by the residents outlined the desperation of the settlers and natives alike. -
Aug 14, 1525
First voyage of French
Glovanni Da Verrazzano was hired as pilot who failed to find the passage to Asia. He ended up first in The West Indies then he arrived in North Carolina. -
Aug 15, 1539
Henry De Soto Land in the Americas in 1539
He explored the southeast of the Americas. He was searching for gold and trying to make a colony. -
The Lost Colony
In 1587 the English established the a colony on Roanoke Island, It later became the ill fated Lost Colony. They were racing to catch up with the Spanish and the French. -
Jamestown
The fIrst English settlement in New Orleans. Less than half of the Colonist who landed survived the winter. -
The French Settlement
The French Pirates captured the Spanish Ship Laden which held Mexican Gold And silver. Samuel De Champlain founded Port Royal and Quebec. -
Dutch Exploration
Henry Hudson was trying to find a safe passage to Asia. He stoped in what we now call New York. The Dutch Parliment was given the right a three year right to trade in the New Netherlands. -
Setlement in Plymouth Massachuesetts
It was the first landing of the Mayflower in 1620. It was established by English Pilgrams who had broken away from the church of England. -
The First Dutch Colony: Saint Croix
Dutch Colonization in the carribian began in 1628 with saint Croix and Tobago
