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Period: Sep 8, 1492 to
Europeoan colonization
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Oct 12, 1492
Landed
Columbus found southamerica and landed. -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence
When French navigator 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. -
May 18, 1539
de sotos journey
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Period: May 18, 1539 to Sep 8, 1543
De sotos Journey
De soto took many boats and went on a 3 year journey . -
Sep 8, 1540
Start Of Coronados Journey
Coronodo starts his journey from mexico to kansas -
Sep 22, 1542
Cornodo Journey Ends
Corondo dies of an infection but he reaches kansas -
Sep 8, 1565
Spanish Establish
Spanish establish saugstine in florida -
Attempted Roanoke Colony
Although the settlement survived, poor relations with the natives and food shortages constantly plagued the colony. -
Jamestown, Virginia founded
On May 14, 1607, 100 members of a joint group called the Virginia Company founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River. -
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
In Spring of 1608, two ships set sail from France: the Lévier, under the command of Dupont-Gravé. -
Santa Fe
Santa Fe was Founded By Juan -
John Rolfe introduced tobacco to Virginia
John Rolfe Introuduced tobacco when james town was not doing so great. He afterwards in later year married pocahantes. -
First African slaves arrived in Virginia
African slaves come over on a boat. While not much is known about the captive Africans, it has been guessed by many that they were part of a prize for a slave trader heading to the Spanish West Indies. -
Plymouth Massachuesetts Is founded
On December 21, 1620, the Pilgrims began a new colony in what is today known as the Town of Plymouth. -
French began fur trade with Indians
The French and Indian fur trade began with Jacques Cartier in 1634 and lasted into the 1700s -
South Carolina Colony
outh Carolina, part of the original Province of Carolina, was founded in 1663 when King Charles II gave the land to eight noble men known as The Lords Proprietors. -
Marquette and Joliet sailed down the Mississippi
Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet mainly sailed down the Missipi River, starting in Lake Michigan and continuing until they reached Arkansas. On their trip back to Canada, they sailed the Illinois River. -
Pueblo Revolt
The pueblo revolot consits of some 400 men. -
Pennsylvania Colony founded
The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, was founded in English North America by William Penn on March 4, 1681 -
Beaver Wars
The Beaver Wars—also known as the Iroquois Wars or the French and Iroquois Wars—encompass a series of conflicts fought in the mid-17th century in eastern North America. -
Georgia Colony founded
In 1732, King George II, under the persuasion of Oglethorpe, signed off on the last of the 13 colonies.