Colonial Era

By Shela
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus encountered the New World for the first time

    Columbus encountered the New World for the first time
    Columbus and his followers traveled to the "New World". Onces they got there, they found other people known as Indians. Columbus took goods to the New World and when he went back to Europe he took goods from the New World back home.
  • Sep 11, 1500

    French began fur trade with Indians

    French began fur trade with Indians
    began in the 1500's. exchange between the indians and europeans
  • Sep 10, 1534

    acque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence

    acque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence
  • Sep 11, 1534

    Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence

    Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence
    made by the king of france to go to north america and explore there.
  • Sep 10, 1538

    Hernando de Soto’s expedition of the Southeast

    Hernando de Soto’s expedition of the Southeast
    They went on an expediton that the King of Spain sent them on to the Spanish Territory.
  • Sep 10, 1540

    Coronado's expedition from Mexico to Kansas

    Coronado's expedition from Mexico to Kansas
    Went to New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
  • Sep 10, 1565

    Spanish established St. Augustine, Florida

    Spanish established St. Augustine, Florida
    Predro Menendez de Aviles founded st. augustine florida while on an exploration
  • Sep 10, 1574

    Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec

    Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
  • Attempted Roanoke Colony

    Attempted Roanoke Colony
    went to Roanoke island and the indians forced them to go back to england
  • John Rolfe introduced tobacco to Virginia

    John Rolfe introduced tobacco to Virginia
    introduced tobacco to the New World
  • Jamestown, Virginia founded

    Jamestown, Virginia founded
    104 men went to north america to start a settlement
  • Juan de Onate founded Santa Fe

    Juan de Onate founded Santa Fe
  • First African slaves arrived in Virginia

    First African slaves arrived in Virginia
    duch ships took about 20 africans from a spanish ship
  • Plymouth, Massachusetts founded

    Plymouth, Massachusetts founded
    they settled in 1620
  • South Carolina colony founded

    South Carolina colony founded
    13 colonies but only one until 1729
  • Beaver Wars

    Beaver Wars
    ended in 1701
    in the 17th centuray the french and iroguois were in conflict and war
  • Marquette and Joliet sailed down the Mississippi

    Marquette and Joliet sailed down the Mississippi
    explored the western great lakes
  • The Pueblo Revolt

    The Pueblo Revolt
  • Pennsylvania Colony founded

    Pennsylvania Colony founded
    william penn founded the colony in pennsylvania
  • Georgia Colony founded

    Georgia Colony founded
    5 years after the brittish established a colony, james oglethorpe did too