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1492
Christopher Columbus
sailed to America and destroyed the Indians -
1519
Hernando Cortez
claimed new colonies for spain
conquered the Aztecs
most Aztec died from small pox and measles -
1532
Francisco Pizarro
claimed new colonies
conquered the inca empire in Peru -
1539
Hernan de Soto
assisted pizarro with the conquest of the inca
first to discover and cross the mississippi River -
1565
Spain
land divided into ststes called encomiendas
harshed forced labor system
spainsh amd native american intergrayed making a mixed race called mestizos -
England
*Virginia Dare – first baby born in America to English parents
*Captain: John White sailed back to England for supplies.
(granddaughter of John White) -
French Settlement in the Americas
New France – along the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.
Quebec,Montreal – Canada
Detroit (Michigan), New Orleans (Louisiana) -
Dutch Settlement in the Americas
New Amsterdam – Hudson River
New York City, Albany, Long Island, New Jersey. -
ROGER WILLIAMS
ROGER WILLIAMS
Believed in religious freedom, separation of church and state, and fair treatment of the Native Americans
Considered a “separatist”
Banished from Massachusetts -
Pequot War
pequot were virtually wiped put by the English -
Anne Hutchinson
Held private prayer meetings and challenged authority of Puritan
Brought up on heresy charges -
Period: to
King Phillip’s War
Indians were defeated and marked the end to Indian resistance in New England -
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