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Period: Aug 19, 1408 to Aug 19, 1509
Dutch
1492
• Christopher Columbus seeks a western sea route to Asia, funded by Spain. -
Aug 20, 1492
spain
christopher columbus discovers america -
Aug 19, 1507
Dutch
1507
• The New World is first termed "America" by a German mapmaker who falsely credits Amerigo Vespucci with its discovery. -
Aug 19, 1513
spain
pounce de leon lands in florida -
Aug 19, 1519
spain
de soto explores florida -
Aug 19, 1524
france
verrazano sails to the new world -
Aug 19, 1534
france
jaques cartier sails to the new world -
Aug 19, 1540
spain
fransisco coronado explores new mexico -
Aug 19, 1565
spain
st.augistin is found -
English
1607 The first colony was founded at Jamestown, Virginia -
france
samuel de champlain sail,quebec is found -
Dutch
1619
• The first session of the first colonial legislative assembly, the Virginia House of Burgesses, convenes in Jamestown. -
English
The first meeting of the House of Burgesses was held in Jamestown, Virginia, on July 30, 1619. -
English
1619 The first meeting of the House of Burgesses was held in Jamestown, Virginia, on July 30, 1619 -
Dutch
1621
• One of the first peace treaties between colonists and Native Americans, specifically the Plymouth pilgrims and the Wampanoag Tribe, is signed with the aid of Squanto -
English
1624 Virginia was made a royal colony -
English
In the spring of 1630, John Winthrop led a fleet of 11 vessels and 700 passengers to the Massachusetts Bay Colony -
English
1662 King Charles II officially united Connecticut as a single colony -
English
Sugar Act - Law passed by the British Parliament setting a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies. -
france
father marquet and louis joliet sailed up the mississipi river to alaska -
france
robert la salle sailed to the mouth of the mississipi river