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1667 BCE
Rene Robert de La Salle
Claimed land around the Mississippi River and the Mississippi Valley -
1587 BCE
Sir Walter Raleigh and the Lost Colony
Raleigh was given a charter to start a colony. He landed in Roanoke where the colony was established, but later everyone vanished. -
1534 BCE
Establishment of the Anglican Church
King Henry VIII went against the Pope and created the Church of England. -
1517 BCE
Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther, a priest, protested the actions of the Catholic church led this religious reform -
1497 BCE
John Cabot and NW Passage
Cabot was an Italian sailor, searching for a passage to the Pacific Ocean along the coast of Canada and the Newfoundland. -
1440 BCE
Invention of the Printing Press
A machine used to makes copies of paper, which helped with the spread of the protestant reformation. -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacques Cartier and St. Lawrence River
Cartier sailed down the St. Lawrence River to Montreal and claimed the area of France. -
The Defeat of the Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was sent to overthrow the Anglican church and the Queen Elizabeth. The English fleets were smaller, but they were faster. -
Samuel De Champlain
Along with Cabot, he claimed land in Canada near the St. Lawrence River. -
Henry Hudson and Dutch NY
An English captain that led an expedition to New York. Hints the Hudson River in New York.
