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Sep 3, 1497
First expedition
Henry VII if England sponsored an expedition to the new world headed by John Cabot -
Sep 3, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
He discovered the northeast side of Florida. -
Sep 3, 1535
Voyage
Cartier was on the second voyage to the Lawrence river -
Period: Sep 3, 1539 to Sep 3, 1543
Hernando de Soto
explored the southeast region of North America. He searched for gold, a colony, and a route from Mexico to the Atlantic. From 1539 to 1543, he explored starting in Florida and ending in Mexico. His men attacked the natives and stole from them. They then came across the Mississippi River. De Soto died before crossing the river but his men continued on. The survivors reached Mexico with nothing but hatred from the natives. -
Period: Sep 3, 1540 to Sep 3, 1542
Francisco Coronado
explored the southwest for two years (1540-42) in search of gold, glory and god. They did not discover gold or glory but they did manage to convert some natives to Christianity. They also discovered the Grand Canyon. The natives fought back against him causing Coronado to attack them killing and enslaving hundreds. -
Sep 3, 1541
Fail to China
Cartier still did not find route to China after seven years -
Sep 3, 1550
Natives Build
La terra de Hochelaga nella Nova Francia was built -
Sep 3, 1580
Panic from England
English finanicers were worried that their chances of getting North American wealth was fading. The continent was being divided up by other countries while England wasnt being included. -
Period: Sep 3, 1581 to Sep 3, 1582
Phelipe de Escalante and Hernando Barrado
, They held an expedition in from Mexico to New Mexico (1581-82). They encouraged settlement in this area. These men led by Francisco Chamuscado, discovered loads of silver and salt but also found around 130,000 natives in the area. -
Francis Drake
Navigator -
Richard Hakluyt
English Scholar -
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Lost Colony
The lost colony was in opporation at this time. -
Gaspar Perez de Villagra
Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá was the historian of the settlement in New Mexico. Sixteen years after the Chamuscado discovery, soldiers and explorers left to settle the area. They were led by Don Juan de Oñate. He ended up being sent back to Mexico due to his lack of caring for the safety of his people and his cruelty to the natives. In 1610 Pérez de Villagrá published an epic poem outlining the hardships of the expedition. -
Indies Passage
The government of the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands rented the Dutch East India Company to search for a passage to the Indies. -
New colony
First months of the Jamestown colony -
Champlain
Samuel de Champlain was a trader, Solider, diplomat, author and explorer -
USA and Canda
The VOC hired Henry Hudson, an English explorer, who discovered present day United States and Canada. -
Iroquois
Battle of the Iroquois -
Jamestown declines
Starving time in Jamestown -
Hellegat
Adriaen Block became the first known European to navigate the Hellegat by leading an expedition to the lower Hudson in the Tyger and exploring the East River. -
Sir Walter Raleigh
Raleigh was released to lead a second expedition to search for El Dorado. -
30 families
30 Dutch families were sent to North America by the Wes India Company -
Manhattan
Director General Peter Minuit got to Manhattan after being ordered by the West India Company to administer the struggling colony -
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Wars
The Dutch Director Generals participated in numerous wars against the Native Americans in the lower Hudson River area. -
New Netherlands
The West India Company gave up its trade business and other businessmen began to invest in New Netherlands -
New Amsterdam
The successful Dutch Director Generals arrived in New Amsterdam -
Kingston
60-70 settlers migrated from Fort Orange to where the Rondout Creek met the Hudson River, present day Kingston. -
Barrier for the settlers
Director General Stuyvesant sent soldiers up from New Amsterdam to end the Esopus Indians and help build a barrier for the settlers. -
Sugar works in Barbados
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Peace treaty
A peace treaty ceased all battles with the Espous Indians -
New Netherlands
The Dutch lose New Netherlands to the English during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. -
French to China
Monsieur the count de Frontenac considered voyaging from China to California
