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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus encountered the New World for the first time
He quickly made port in the Canary Islands for a final restocking and left there on September 6. He was in command of three ships: the Pinta, the Niña, and the Santa María. -
Period: Sep 10, 1496 to
Hernando de Soto’s expedition of the Southeast
Hernando De soto was only 14 when hecame to the new world. he got his self put into the expidition to the west indians. -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence
he was looking for gold and spices. -
Sep 15, 1540
Coronado's expedition from Mexico to Kansas
Cornonado did not find wealth in cibola. the main army was waiting at the base camp coronado sent out parties. -
Attempted Roanoke Colony
Planted crops and looked for gold. -
John Rolfe introduced tobacco to Virginia
credited with the first successful cultivation of tobacco as an export crop in the Colony of Virginia -
Juan de Onate founded Santa Fe
Jaun de Onate got banned from mexico city for four years and died in spain -
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
He began exploring north america in1603 -
Jamestown, Virginia founded
Arrived in america to start a settelment -
First African slaves arrived in Virginia
Africans get exchanged for food and then sets sail. -
Plymouth, Massachusetts founded
Called cap cod in 1620 -
South Carolina colony founded
south carolina colony was founded by by eight English nobles -
Beaver Wars
lasted throughout the 1600s. Conflicts began around 1610 and continued through the 1670s. -
The Pueblo Revolt
Many fled to hopi settements -
Pennsylvania Colony founded
founded in English North America by William Penn on March 4, 1681 -
Georgia Colony founded
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French began fur trade with Indians
They fought to see if france or brittian would be in charge -
Spanish establish St. Augustine, Florida
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed on the shore of what is now called Matanzas Bay and began the founding of the Presidio of San Agustin. -
Marquette and Joliet sailed down the Mississippi
he discovered a possibility that a great river drained either west or south of the region.