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Aug 4, 1492
Columbus discovered the North American Continent
Columbus discovered North America and meet native indians with three ships from europe -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence river
In the year 1534 the king of french ordered Jacque Cartier to find a river way from France to Asia. After 2months he found a way. On his way he met some native Indians which were friendly. -
May 20, 1539
Hernando de Soto discovered Southeast
In the years 1539-1543 Hernando made some trips to discover the New world. In the year 1539 he discovered the southeast with nine ships from Havana -
Feb 23, 1540
Coronado made an expedition from Mexico to Kansas
He left spanish settlement in Mexico to discover the rivers and the countryside at the North American continent and arrived in Kansas -
Sep 8, 1565
Spanish established St. Augustine, Florida
In 1565 Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed in Florida and began founding of the Presidio of San Agustin. Later on it is called Fort Majors. -
Attempted Roanoke Colony
Sir Walter Raleigh founded the english colony.Later on it became North Carolina. -
Juan de Onate founded Santa Fe
By making expeditions they founded some settlements because the Spanish want the native people to become Christian -
Jamestown, Virginia founded
English settlers wanted to look for a new home. They called the city after der King James I. It also was an english goal to make new teretories. -
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
Samuel brought settlers from france to Quebec and found the city called Quebec -
John Rolfe introduced tobacco to Virginia
John Rolfe is popular for making experience with tabacco by planting it. He first started to sale it in North America but it was different to the indians because it was softer -
Plymouth, Massachusetts founded
It was found by english anglicans who broke away from the english curch.
At his begining it was a town with a population of 2,000 people. -
First African slaves arrived in Virginia
A dutch ship brought the first slaves from Afria. It is not clear if there were forced to do it or if they did it by there own. -
South Carolina colony founded
The South Carolina Colony was founded in 1633 by eight English nobles with a Royal Charter from King Charles II. The state was named in honor Charles IX of France and then King Charles I and Charles II of England. -
Beaver Wars
The Beaver Wars have been taken place at the Great lake region
It is also called the french and Iroquois wars.
The iroquis wanted to extend new teretories
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French began fur trade with Indians
French people started to trade with the native people by changing values. 1670-1870 -
Marquette and Joliet sailed down the Mississippi
Marquette and Joliet were sent by the Governor Frontenac of New France (now Canada)because they want to find a river route to the pacific ocean especially china.In four months the made up 2,500 miles through the river. -
The Pueblo Revolt in Santa Fe
The native indogen americans started to revoled against the spanish settlers.Because the spanish people had dominated their lives,land,values etc. so that the indiands weren't independent anymore.They had no perspective -
Pennsylvania Colony founded
William Penn founded in english north america, It is one of 13 Colonies original colonies. The named the colony after Penn and latin word meaning woodland. -
Georgia Colony founded
James Edward founded the colony of one of the first 13 colonys named after the english King George II.