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Aug 11, 1492
Columbus encountered the New World
Columbus set foot on what is now North America, thinking it was India. He discovered and traded with Natives and took many resources. -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence
Jacques Cartier left France to find wealth using a water path from France to Asia. Along this path he discovered what is now Canada. -
Mar 11, 1540
Hernando de Soto’s expedition of the Southeast
Hernando De Soto reached Ischi and explored the lands. -
Jul 11, 1540
Coronado's expedition from Mexico to Kansas
Coronado couldn't find wealth where he was so he moved his army east to the pueblos around Albuquerque. -
Sep 8, 1565
Spanish establish St. Augustine, Florida
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed on a shore which is currently known as Florida. -
Juan de Onate founded Santa Fe
Oñate went off to settle New Mexico by King Philip II of Spain. -
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
Champlain set off on another expedition up the St. Lawrence. They constructed a fort in what is now Quebec City. -
Marquette and Joliet sailed down the Mississippi
Marquette and Joliet left and headed their canoes south along Michigan to present-day Green Bay, Wisconsin. -
The Pueblo Revolt
The Pueblo people uprised against Spanish colonizers.
