First Nations New France

  • Jan 1, 1492

    Christopher Columbus' First Visit to the America's

    This was the date that Christopher Columbus first landed in the America's.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Indian Population decreases

  • Jan 1, 1565

    First European Settlement

    The first European settlement in St. Augustine.
  • First Indian Uprising

    First Indian uprising in an English colony (Virginia).
  • First Reservation

    First Reservations, established by Puritans near New Haven, CT.
  • French and English war.

    French and English war, english defeated the French and took possession of entire Northeast by 1763.
  • First Treaty

    Continental Congress made first treaty with Indians (Delawares).
  • US Constitution confirmed.

    United States Constitution approved by the states; Indian rights reaffirmed.
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act passed by Congress; legalized removal of all Indians east of Mississippi to lands west of the river.
  • Indians US citizens

    All Indians declared citizens of U.S.
  • Period: to

    1942