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Oct 11, 1492
Columbus Encountered the New World for the First Time.
2am, Columbus came upon a New World. -
Period: Sep 10, 1496 to Sep 10, 1542
Hernando de Sotoo's expedition of the Southeast
Hernando went to the West Indies and to make a fortune off of Central American slave trade. He invested supplies for Francisco Pizarro's expedition. Hernando also travelled with him. Hernando became the first European to arrive at the great Mississippi River. -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence
French navigator, Jacques Cartier, left France in April 1534. King demanded him to seek for gold, spices, and water. -
Period: Sep 10, 1540 to Sep 10, 1542
Coronado's expedition from Mexico to Kansas
Coronado had an army. The expedition was lack of success. -
Sep 8, 1565
Spanish established St. Augustine, Flordia
Pedro Meneédez de Avileés discovered a shore, which is now called Matanzas Bay. -
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Attempted Roanoke Colony
British Colony of Roanoke was founded in 1585. They planted crops, searched for gold, and made shelter. They began to starve indians for not recieving food. -
Juan de Onate founded Santa Fe
Juan pocessed territory across the river, to the Spanish Empire. He discovered the Province of Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico. He failed trying to make it two. -
Jamestown
It is the first English colony. It was supported by Virgina Company of London, they paid for the travel. -
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
He was known as "Father of New France", french explorer, navigator, cartographer, soldier, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat and chronicler. Founded Quebec City -
John Rolfe introduce tobbaco
It was not liked when it was first introduced. A man named Rolfe had the idea of making it sweeter with spanish seeds. -
Plymouth, Mass. founded
A group of Pilgrims made way to the Mayflower. Stayed at the location of what is now known as Cape Cod Bay, Mass. -
Founding of South Carolina Colony
It was founded by eight English noblemen with a charter from King Charles II. -
First African slaves arrived in Virgina
African were ordered by the law to be servants to their "superiors". -
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Beaver War
European traders recieved beavers, and more animals from the Iroquois. The Iroquois were given muskets, iron tools, blankets, and mixture of color glass beads, and more items from the Europeans. Many of the American Indians were killed by the Europeans germs, and diseases. Iroquois swarmed the American Inidians away. -
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French began fur trade with Indians
French used fur to produce things such as hats or beaver pelts. They did rituals to seal their trade relationship. -
Marquette and Joliet sailed down the Mississippi
Lead an expedition to find the mouth of the Mississippi River. -
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The Pueblo Revolt
Pueblo people uprising against the Spanish colonizers of the Province of Santa Fe de Nuevo Mexico. -
Pennsylvania Colony founded
It was one of the original 13 colonies. It was founded by William Penn and others. King Charles II of England said that it should be called Pennsylvania. -
Georgia Colony founded
Years of organizing, two months passing the Atlantic, a man named James Oglethorpe and many other coloinsts climbed up the bluff of the Savannah River on Feburary 12, 1733 of Gerogia Colony.