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  • 1200 BCE

    Olmec civilzation develops in Mesoamerica

    Olmec civilzation develops in Mesoamerica
  • 1150

    Ancestral Pueblo peoples live in large complexes of stone dwelling in South Western America.

  • 1200

    The Inca settle in the Cuzco Valley

  • 1325

    Aztecs found the city of Tenochtitlan in modern day Mexico City and began to gain power

    Aztecs found the city of Tenochtitlan in modern day Mexico City and began to gain power
  • 1471

    Thupa Inca Yupanqui expanded Inca by 2,500 miles throughout South America

    Thupa Inca Yupanqui expanded Inca by 2,500 miles throughout South America
  • 1492

    Columbus reaches the Caribbean in the Gulf of Mexico

  • Period: 1520 to 1530

    Francisco Pizarro conquered the Aztec and Inca civilizations in Mexico and South America

  • 1522

    Magellan's expedition circumnavigates around the world

    Magellan's expedition circumnavigates around the world
  • 1533

    The Inca empire in South America falls to Spanish invaders.

    The Inca empire in South America falls to Spanish invaders.

  • James I founded Jamestown in Virginia

  • First enslaved Africans arrive in Virginia

  • The kingdoms of Great Britain, France Spain, and Portugual signed the Treaty of Paris in Paris, France, ending the French and Indian war.

    The kingdoms of Great Britain, France Spain, and Portugual signed the Treaty of Paris in Paris, France, ending the French and Indian war.