coming to america

By AngieIraheta
  • columbus lands at Hispaniola in the Caribbean
    1492

    columbus lands at Hispaniola in the Caribbean

    Hispaniola today is known as half of Haiti and the Dominican Republic . It is the 2nd largest island to this day in the world .
  • Balboa "discovers" the Pacific ocean in Panama
    1513

    Balboa "discovers" the Pacific ocean in Panama

    Balboa was a spanish explorer who crossed the Isthmus of Panama to the pacific He was the first European to make an expedition on the pacific .
  • Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan ( Mexico City )
    1521

    Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan ( Mexico City )

    cortes invaded mexico in the 1519 . Her conquered the Aztec Empire .
  • De soto explores the region between Florida and the Mississippi River
    1539

    De soto explores the region between Florida and the Mississippi River

    De Soto was the first conquistador to lead an expedition into the united states .He was the first documented to cross the Mississippi river .
  • First permanent English settlement is founded in Jamestown , Virginia

    First permanent English settlement is founded in Jamestown , Virginia

    William Kelso said that jamestown was where the british empire began . Virginia Company of London established it
  • Mayflower Pilgrims found Plymouth colony in Massachusetts

    Mayflower Pilgrims found Plymouth colony in Massachusetts

    the ship Mayflower transported pilgrims . It went from Plymouth to the New World .
  • English settlers defeat Native Americans in King Philip's War

    English settlers defeat Native Americans in King Philip's War

    The phillips war was an effort from the native americans to take out the english settlers .
  • Frances claims the Mississippi River Valley and names in Louisiana

    Frances claims the Mississippi River Valley and names in Louisiana

    Lousiana was named by René-Robert Cavelier . He claimed for his king and named in his honor .