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Sailed on behalf of the Spanish; he began European colonization of the New World.
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This time of intellectual and artistic advancement in Europe was a critical contributer to the motivation to explore the Americas.
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The Spanish also have a colony on North America
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Europeans introduced smallpox to the Indians, which killed millions of them and devastated the native population.
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Began the Protestant Reformation; many people converted to Luther's teachings, and the persecution they faced as a result of doing so served as motivation to emmigrate.
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African slavery is introduced to the North American colonies
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High demand for tobacco in Europe made tobacco production in the Americas an important source of revenue.
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First successful English settlement in the New World.
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First French settlement in the New World.
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People emmigrated from England to the New World seeking religious freedom; started settlements throughout North America.
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Puritans seperated from the English church; the represssion they faced lead to the migration of lousands of English Protestants to New England.
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Conflict arises between the Indians and the English over land.
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Signaled a developing conflicting between the backcountry settlers and the more established coastal region.
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Pennsylvania is founded; safe haven for all Europeans seeking religious freedom.
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Colonists in Massachusetts, New York and Maryland rise up against the colonial governments of King James II
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Both France and England wanted control of colonies in North America; caused conflict within the colonies.
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Ordered a stop to persecution in Massachusetts by the Puritans
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Intellectual movement that stressed the importance of reason and natural laws; challenged the unfathomable mysteries of God
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England controlled the colonies, which lead to problems in the future with colonists wanting to govern themselves.
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Religious revival in the colonies
