American Studies project

  • Aug 3, 1492

    Columbus encountered the new world for the first time

    He was command of three ships, the pinta, the nina, and the saint maria.
  • Sep 9, 1534

    Jacque cartier sailed the st. lawrence

  • Sep 9, 1538

    Hernando de santo's expendition of the southwest

  • Sep 9, 1543

    corondos expedition from mexico to kansas

  • Sep 9, 1565

    spanish estbalish st. Augustine, flordia

  • attempted Roannoke colony

  • juan de onate founded santa fe

  • french began fur trade with indians

  • jamestown, virginia founded

  • samual de champlain founded Quebec

  • john rolfe introduced tobacco to virginia

  • first african slaves arrived in virginia

  • plymouth, massachuetts founded

  • Period: to

    beaver wars

  • south carolina colony founded

  • marquette and joliet sailed down the mississippi

  • The Pueblo Revolt

  • pennsylvania colony founded

  • georgia colony founded