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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus encountered the new world for the first time
Columbus left Spain, august 3rd,
Arrived at the new world, October 12th. -
Sep 8, 1532
Hernando de Soto’s expedition of the Southeast
Traveled 4,000 miles to get th where he needed to be
also fought native americans along the way -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence
He couldn't travel up the up the river going to Asia
the king ordered him to find gold and spices -
Sep 8, 1565
Spanish Establish St. Augustine, Florida
The settlement was called Augustine, Florida
The European discovered florida in search of the legendary fountain of youth (http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/colonial/jb_colonial_augustin_1.html) -
Attempted Roanoke Colony
Raleigh's cousin, sent 7 ships with people and supplies to establish colonys
Poor relations caused plagues to hit the colony -
Juan de Onate founded Santa Fe
the acomas killed xaldivars solldiers of killing, stealing, and violation women of the tribe.
Oñate violently punished the people of the tribe acoma -
Jamestown, Virginia founded
a group of 100 men founded Jamestown
VIrginia company founded the english settlement in NA on the banks of james River. -
French began fur trade with Indians
the trade route, new england virginia later to expand their trade area. -
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
in 1605, his crew sailed down to the coast of NE (new england) as far as cape cod
by 1615 Camplain made a voyage into canada accompanied by a tribe of native americans -
John Rolfe introduced tobacco to Virginia
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First African slaves arrived in Virginia
The group of africans being sold was the first to go on record as involuntary laboreres. -
Plymouth, Massachusetts founded
half of the people on the ship were Separatists, which means they were seperated from from the church -
Beaver Wars
The combatants of the beaver war iroquois and french confederats -
South Carolina colony founded
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Marquette and Joliet sailed down the Mississippi
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The Pueblo Revolt
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Pennsylvania Colony founded
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Georgia Colony founded