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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus first encountered the New World
Columbus first landed on San Salvador. That was his first time landing on North America -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence River
He was told by the king to search the area for riches and gold -
Period: May 10, 1538 to May 10, 1539
Hernando De Soto's expedition of the Southeast
He went to the southeast seeking greater riches and glory -
Period: Sep 10, 1540 to Sep 10, 1542
Coronado's expedition from mexico to kansas
Coronado traveled from mexico to kansas to find the fabled seven cities of gold. -
Sep 8, 1565
Spanish establish Ft. Augustine,Florida
It was the designated capital of Florida until Tallahassee -
Attempted Roanoke Colony
The first british colony of Roanoke consisted of 100 householdersand was founded in 1584 -
Juan De Onate founded Santa Fe
Juan De Onate founded Sante Fe. He became the govenor of that providence. -
Jamestown,Virginia was founded
It was the first permanent Colony in North America. -
French estabilished fur trade with the indians
Samuel de champolain had set up a trading post in 1608 to trade with the indians -
John Rolfe introduced tobacco to America
John Rolfe thought that Jamestown would be the perfect place to start his Tobacco selling -
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Beaver Wars
The Beaver Wars were also known as the French and iroqouis wars because it was the French and th Iroqouis tribe that were at war and it was over beaver fur -
African slaves first introduced to Virginia
In 1619 the first African slaves were introduced to Virginia to help with money making crops such as tobacco -
Plymouth was founded
Plymouth colony was the first colony in New England -
the South Carolina Colony was founded
The South Carolina was founded by eight english nobles with a charter from king Charles II -
Marquette sailed the mississippi with joliet
Marquette and Joliet sailed down the Mississippi River in search for the Northwest Passage. -
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Pueblo Revolt
The Pueblo Revolt or Pope's Revolt was an uprising of most of the Pueblo people. -
the Pennsylvania colony was founded
The Pennsylvania Colony was founded by William Penn in 1681 -
The Georgia colony was founded
the Georgia colony was the first colony to say that byou can not make a profit off of the land -
Samuel De Champlain founded Quebec