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Spanish Colonies - (North and South America)
The Spanish explorers were the first settlers to begin colonizing the Americas, and the first to arrive in the "New World." In South America, they found civilized natives, gold and jewels. In North America, the Spanish settled the south from California to Florida. The Spanish brought several diseases which killed many Natives, and received hostility from forcing their religion on Natives. Because of few Spanish women, they survived by supporting interracial marriages and mixed race children. -
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English Colonies - (The Original 13 Colonies)
The English settled on the East Coast from Maine to South Carolina. In Virginia, the soil was good for planting and harvesting crops, such as tobacco. They argued that Spanish barbarities were ruining expansion of Christianity throughout the "New World", hence why they colonized part of North America. The English destroyed the Spanish Armada after the 16th century, and began to rule the waves. Even with high power, the English lived in extreme poverty. -
Quebec Was Founded
Samuel de Champlain, sponsored by a French fur trading company founded Quebec in Canada. -
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French Colonies - (New France)
The French settled in North Canada, and Lower Louisiana. They put a higher value on cooperating with the Indians by trading vs. establishing a successful colonial footprint. This plan gave the French better relationships with the Natives, unlike Spain and England. The French only allowed Catholics in "New France." Many fur traders married Indian Women. Sadly, the French brought some European diseases with them, but less than the Spanish. Both Natives and the French adopted each other's customs. -
Jamestown, Virginia
The Starving Time, in which the people ate anything from dogs, even to boots and shoes. This event lasted from fall 1609 until early spring 1610. -
Hudson River Discovered
Henry Hudson was given a crew of 20 men, and they sailed to what is now know as Hudson Bay in Albany, NY. -
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Dutch Colonies - (New Netherland)
Land was cleared, and the Dutch moved out west as far as the Appalachian Mountains in what later became the states Pennsylvania and Delaware. They attacked the Spanish trade, and tried to buy Native lands instead of simply taking them. The Dutch sought profit, not conquer. The established farms, settlements, & lumber camps. In order to do this however, they needed to import dozens of Africans for slave labor. -
Dutch Slave Trade Begins
A Dutch slave ship sold 20 Africans to Virginia colonists. This was the start of Southern slavery. -
Mayflower Arrival
The Pilgrims arrived in a vessel called, the Mayflower, which carried 150 settlers and crew members. With the 102 survivors, the colony of Plymouth was established. -
The Bible
The first Bible printed in America by Samuel Green and Marmaduke Johnson. The Eliot Bible, which was printed by John Eliot in the Natick dialect of the local Algonquin tribes, was the first translation of the Bible in any Native tongue. -
The Pueblo Revolt
The Pueblo Revolt was the most complete victory for Native Americans over Europeans and the only expulsion of settlers in North America. It was started because of deteriorated relationships between the Pueblo Indians, and colonial authorities. The Indians grew tired of their population being driven down, and the overbearing Franciscan friars relentlessly working to convert Indians to Catholicism. -
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution was a time in England when Catholic King James II was overthrown. While his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange replaced him. This "bloodless revolution" included both political and religious affairs, because Parliament was concerned that the king's Catholic beliefs would affect what the rest of the country would believe.
