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Period: Feb 11, 1492 to Feb 13, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
If it wasn't for Columbus we may not have America. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
If it wasn't for Colimbus we may not have known about the Americas. -
Jan 1, 1512
Spanish take the first African slaves to Hispaniola
This was the beginning of slavery. -
Nov 8, 1519
Cortes arrives in Tenochtitlan
It shows the cause of why/how he destroyed the empire of the Aztecs -
Aug 13, 1521
Cortes defeats the Aztecs
He was able to kill the natives, because he had better weapons, horses, and armor. -
Jan 1, 1527
Bartolome de las Casas argues against enslavement of Native Americans
He began working on his History of the Indies in order to report many of the things he saw in the conquest and colonization of New Spain -
Jan 15, 1535
Pizzaro finds a new capital in Lima, Peru, after defeating the Incas
If Pizarro would've found Lima, we may not have Lima as the capital of Peru. -
John White returns to the Roanoke settlement to find the colony has dissapeared.
It's still a mystery what happened to his colony -
The English found Jamestown
It was the first pemanent English colony. -
Champlain finds Quebec
Shows Champlain bravery and courage when facing an unknown enemy. -
House of Burgesses formed
It marked the beginning of Representative Democracy, which is now the USA -
The Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth
They were the first settlers in a new land and we celebrate Thanksgiving in their honor. -
Mathias de Sousa, an indentured servant of African descent,arrives in maryland aboard the Ark
It was believed de Sousa was the first person of Africa descent to arrive in Maryland. -
William Penn establishes Pennsylvania
Penns Quaker government was not viewed good by the Dutch, Swedish, and English settlers. -
Georgia, the 13th English colony, is founded
Georgia began with the intention to have little landholding and no slavery. -
President Lincoln declares Thanksgiving a national holiday.
We all still celebrate Thanksgiving in 2014.
