Colonial era timeline

By Puckett6
  • Period: Sep 8, 1492 to

    North America

  • Oct 8, 1492

    Columbus Encounters New World

    Columbus was sailing for the spainish empire found the New World
  • Sep 11, 1500

    French began fur trade with Indians

  • Jun 9, 1534

    Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence

    He was ordered by the king to find gold, spices, and water passages from france to Asia. These was of great value to them.
  • Sep 9, 1539

    Hernando de soto's expedition

    He began his 3 year odyssey through the Southeastern North America continent
  • Sep 9, 1540

    Coronado expedition

    He hoped to reach the mythical seven cities of gold. His expedition lasted from 1540-1542 he discovered the Grand Canyon and the Colorodo river,
  • Sep 9, 1565

    St. Augustine

    It was found by Pedro menendez de Aviles

  • Juwan de Onate founded santa fe

    He sent out small search parties to find treasures that wasn't real. He finally quit and resigned in 1607.

  • Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec

    He was exploring North America and founded Quebec, and became governor in new France in 1620.

  • Marquette and Joilet sailed down the Mississippi

    They was looking for a route to the Pacific Ocean, and on their journey they found indians and a bunch of wild rice.

  • The Pueblo Revolt

    It was also known as Popé's Rebellion, and The Pueblo Revolt killed 400 spanish and drove the other 2,000 off.