Colonization Timeline

New World

Oct 8, 1492

Columbus finds the "New World", he was selling for the Spanish Empire.

Jamestown

May 14, 1507

The virginia company founded a permanent english settlement in North Americia for the first time.

JC

Jun 9, 1534

Jacques Cartier left France the king ordered him to find gold, spices and water passage from France to Asia.

Heranando de Soto

Sep 8, 1538

Mr.Heranando put together a Spanish expadition involving six ships.

Mexico to Kansas

Sep 8, 1540

Corando moved his army east around Albuquerque.

St. Augustine

Sep 8, 1565

Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed on shore and started a new place.

Dare County

Jul 9, 1584

The Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island was a late attempt that Queen Elizibeth I to establish a permenat settlement.

Juan Expedition

Oct 7, 1598

Juan De Onate sent small serach parties in all directions trying to find gold and sliver. None was found but they still serached day after day.

Fur Trade

Sep 9, 1604

French people traded with Indians. THey traded fur.

Jamestown

May 16, 1607

A perenant establishment in North America

Samuel de Champlain

Jul 3, 1608

First setlement in France

Tabacoo

Sep 9, 1610

John Rolfe started experimenting with seeds and created the first profitable export for Virgina

First Slaves

Aug 9, 1619

The first African slaves arrived on the James River.

Cape Cod

Dec 21, 1620

Pilgrims began a new colony in what is today known as the Town of Plymouth.

Mississippi River

Jun 17, 1672

Marquette and Joliet were being sent to find a long river that lead to the south