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American history 1

  • Christopher Columbus
    1492

    Christopher Columbus

    sailed to America and destroyed the Indians
  • Hernando Cortez
    1519

    Hernando Cortez

    claimed new colonies for spain
    conquered the Aztecs
    most Aztec died from small pox and measles
  • Francisco Pizarro
    1532

    Francisco Pizarro

    claimed new colonies
    conquered the inca empire in Peru
  • Hernan de Soto
    1539

    Hernan de Soto

    assisted pizarro with the conquest of the inca
    first to discover and cross the mississippi River
  • Spain
    1565

    Spain

    land divided into ststes called encomiendas
    harshed forced labor system
    spainsh amd native american intergrayed making a mixed race called mestizos
  • England

    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

    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

    Dutch Settlement in the Americas

    New Amsterdam – Hudson River
    New York City, Albany, Long Island, New Jersey.
  • ROGER WILLIAMS

    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 War

    pequot were virtually wiped put by the English
  • Anne Hutchinson

    Anne Hutchinson

    Held private prayer meetings and challenged authority of Puritan
    Brought up on heresy charges
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    King Phillip’s War

    Indians were defeated and marked the end to Indian resistance in New England
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