exploration and settlement

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  • 1492

    columbus lands at hispaniola in the caribbean

    columbus lands at hispaniola in the caribbean
    their was two regions and they separated it to half for the Spanish speaking region and the French region name Haiti
  • 1513

    balboa "discovers" the pacific ocean in panama

    balboa "discovers" the pacific ocean in panama
    A Spanish explore named "balboa" crossed the isthmus of panama into the pacific ocean
  • 1521

    Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)

    Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
    Cortes was amused with Columbus tales so the inspired him to want to earn more land
  • 1539

    De soto explores the region between Florida and the Mississippi River

    De soto explores the region between Florida and the Mississippi River
    soto arrived in the west indies as a young man in the central American slave trade

  • First permanent English settlement is founded in Jamestown, Virginia

    First permanent English settlement is founded in Jamestown, Virginia

  • mayflower pilgrims found plymouth colony in Massachusetts

    mayflower pilgrims found plymouth colony in Massachusetts
    captain john smith sailed the mayflower and found the new colony.

  • english settlers defeat Native Americans in king philip's war

    english settlers defeat Native Americans in king philip's war
    they would do sneak attacks with the natives and always come unexpected in land or water

  • france clamis the mississippi river valey and names it louisiana

    france clamis the mississippi river valey and names it louisiana
    France named the Mississippi river in honor of the king louis XIV