American Indians

By AlyssaCorbett
  • American Indians made contact with Christopher Columbus
    Jan 1, 1492

    American Indians made contact with Christopher Columbus

  • Period: Jan 1, 1492 to

    Important Events in American Indian History

  • Juan Ponce de Leon - Calusa Indians
    May 1, 1513

    Juan Ponce de Leon - Calusa Indians

    Juan Ponce de Leon encountered Calusa Indians while exploring the Gulf Coast of Florida. He captured 4 Indian warriors during a fight there.
  • Smallpox Killed Many Indians

    Smallpox Killed Many Indians

    Europeans brought a disease to the New World that killed many Indians.
  • Peter Minuit, a Dutch Colonist, buys Manhattan Island from American Indians

    Peter Minuit, a Dutch Colonist, buys Manhattan Island from American Indians

    Renames the Island to New Amsterdam
  • Europeans attacked small Indian village

    Europeans attacked small Indian village

    Village was a Pequot village.
  • King Phillip's War Begins

    King Phillip's War Begins

    Somtimes called Metacom's War.
  • King Phillip's War Ends

    King Phillip's War Ends

    Sometimes called Metacom's War
  • The first Indian reservation in North America.

    The first Indian reservation in North America.

    Was established by New Jersey's Colonial Assembly
  • Disease kills American Indians starts.

    Disease kills American Indians starts.

    Eighty percent of the Arikara died of smallpox, measles, etc
  • Disease that kills American Indians ends.

    Disease that kills American Indians ends.

    Eighty percent of the Arikara died of smallpox, measles, etc
  • Westward Expansion

    Westward Expansion

    Europeans forced Indians to move westward
  • Battle of Little Big Horn

    Battle of Little Big Horn

    Lakota Tribes fought against the U.S. Army