Colonial Era Timeline

By camille_04
  • Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus encountered the New World for the first time

    This is the day that Colubus first hit land of the Americas. When he met the Native Americans, he thought he was in India. So he said he would call them Indians.
  • Period: Sep 10, 1539 to Sep 10, 1543

    Hernando de Soto’s expedition of the Southeast

    de Soto came to the Americas in 1539, and during his expedition came across very many states. Such as Arkansas, Tenesse, Louisiana, and Georgia. He also found the Mississippi River, while capturing indians.
  • Period: Sep 11, 1540 to Sep 11, 1542

    Coronado's expedition from Mexico to Kansas

  • Sep 8, 1565

    Spanish establish St. Augustine, Florida

    It was built on ancient Native American village. It was originally called Presidio of San Agustin
  • Jun 9, 1574

    Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence

  • Period: to

    Attempted Roanoke Colony

  • Juan de Onate founded Santa Fe

    Juan de Onate became the first Goveror and Captain- General of New Mexico. He settled his capital as modern day Santa Fe.

  • Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec

  • Jamestown, Virginia founded

  • John Rolfe introduced tobacco to Virginia

  • First African slaves arrived in Virginia

  • Plymouth, Massachusetts founded

    The Mayflower landed in modern day Massachucetts, two months later they landed at Plymouth Rock. Thats when they made a colony and settled.

  • South Carolina colony founded

  • Period: to

    Beaver Wars

  • The Pueblo Revolt

    The Pueblo was based on decades of explotation and misdeed of of the Pueblo people. They always attempted to find gold, but never came to find it.

  • Pennsylvania Colony founded

  • Georgia Colony founded