Exploration and Settlement

By ammaantwi
  • 1492

    Columbus lands at Hispaniola in the Caribbean

    Columbus lands at Hispaniola in the Caribbean
    Columbus sighted Cuba and he thought it was the mainland China and in December landed in Hispaniola which he thought was japan
  • 1513

    Balboa " discovers " the Pacific Ocean in Panama

    Balboa " discovers " the Pacific Ocean in Panama
    Balboa was the first European to lead an expedition and the first to seen and reach the pacific and hes known for being the best to have crossed the Isthmus of Panama.
  • 1521

    Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)

    Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
    Cortes invaded Mexico then conquered the Aztec empire and hes one of the most known Spanish conquistadors.
  • 1539

    De Soto explores the region between Florida and The Mississippi River

    De Soto explores the region between Florida and The Mississippi River
    De Soto was a Spanish Explorer and led the first European expedition into the territory of the United States

  • First permanent English settlement is founded in Jamestown, Virginia

    First permanent English settlement is founded in Jamestown, Virginia
    The Jamestown settlement in Virginia was one of the first settlements in a America

  • Mayflower Pilgrims found Plymouth colony in Massachusetts

    Mayflower Pilgrims found Plymouth colony in Massachusetts
    The first colonial settlement in New England and their was 100 pilgrims

  • English settlers defeat Native American in King Philips War

    English settlers defeat Native American in King Philips War
    This is marked as a last big effort by the Native Americans of the Southern New England

  • France claims the Mississippi River Valley and names it Louisiana

    France claims the Mississippi River Valley and names it Louisiana
    Robert Cavalier Sieur de La Salle claimed that the Mississippi River Valley for his King