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Jan 1, 1001
Vikings
Vikings were technicly the first to take voyages to North America before it was even named.The land that was soon to be Amerigo already had humans in it called Native Americans(Indians). -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
In 1492 Christopher Columbus discoverd the Americas.90 men set sail on three ships with Columbus.The Nina,Pinta,and the Santa Maria were the three ships.Columbus was trying to prove the world is round and trying to make it to Asia.Only a few made it back. -
Jan 1, 1493
Cotinuing Voyage
Other explorers followed Columbus's traveling passages.These explorers used these passages to get threw the new found land.By the explorers using this passages they found new things and more exciting places. -
Jan 1, 1493
OTHER COLUMBUS FINDINGS
After finding the new land Columbus went on exploring.Columbus found new islands including Puerto Rico.Columbus left men behind on Hispaniola and later found out they got killed by indians. -
Jan 1, 1493
Columbus Enslaved The Indians
After Columbus found islands and left men on them the men were killed by indians.Soon after Columbus enslaved indians and started to sell them.Columbus new what his boss King Henry told him not to do but he did it anyway. -
Jan 1, 1494
VASCO DE GAMA
One of the explorers who used Columbus's traveling passages was Vasco De Gama.He was an explorer who wanted to see if Columbus's stories he told was true. -
Jan 1, 1494
NAMING AMERICA
An explorer used columbus stories and traveled two the americas.This explorer named it amerigo.The name Amerigo soon became America.Amerigo is America now and will stay that way for a long time. -
Jan 1, 1495
THE FINDING OF ANOTHER OCEAN
An explorer trying to follow Columbus's stories went through amerigo and found the pacific ocean.The explorer described the ocean as warm and calm. -
Jan 1, 1496
MORE EXPLORERS
Another explorer finished Columbus's trip to Asia.Finishing Columbus's trip was a challenge for the explorer.This explorer and other explorers went threw the new foud land and the new found ocean. -
Jan 1, 1497
THE FINDING OF ASIA
The explorers found asia and also wrote stories.They wrote stories about asia because just like Columbus they wanted people to know what they expirenced. -
Jan 1, 1498
King Henry
King fired columbus.Henry fired Columbus because columbus worked for him he told columbus to not enslave or see the indians.Columbus did not follow the rules so King Henry made him pay the price. -
Jan 1, 1539
DE SOTO
De Soto began expiration in which today is called southeastern United States.He claimed it but he also wrote about it. -
NEW NETHERLANDS
New Netherlands was settled by the Dutch.The dutch established settlements because the french established settlements in Quebec. -
DUTCH LAND
Dutch land of North America was claimed and based on Henry Hudson's exploration. The river that was named after him was the Hudson River.Dutch traders arrived in the Hudson River valley and began a busy trade with Native Americans. -
Marquette and Joliet
Marquette and Joliet explored the Mississippi River.Jacques Marquette had found two missions along the Great Lakes.Louis Joliet who was a french trader paddled their canoes along the shores of Lake Michagan.
