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Colonial Period

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  • Columbus encounters the new world
    Oct 8, 1492

    Columbus encounters the new world

    Columbus sailing for the spanish empire encountered the new world for the first time.
  • Jacque Cartier sailed the Saint Lawrence
    Jun 9, 1534

    Jacque Cartier sailed the Saint Lawrence

    Jacques Cartier left France by boat in April 1534, the king ordered him to find gold, spices (which were valuable at that time), and a water passage from France to Asia
  • Hernando de Soto expedition of the southeast
    Mar 8, 1540

    Hernando de Soto expedition of the southeast

    First European to see present day's Arkansas.
  • Cornado's expedition from Mexico to Kansas
    Sep 8, 1540

    Cornado's expedition from Mexico to Kansas

    locating the fabled Seven Cities of Cíbola in the New World for Spain
  • Spanish establish St. Augustine, Florida
    Sep 8, 1565

    Spanish establish St. Augustine, Florida

    locating the fabled Seven Cities of Cíbola in the New World for Spain

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