Conner's Timeline By sp4g1 Jan 1, 1500 1. In the early 1500s spanish explorers travled throgh the Southeast. Mar 3, 1513 Juan Ponce de Leon set sail to find the island of Bimini in 1513 Aug 28, 1565 In 1565 Spanish built St. Augustine Florda. Jan 1, 1587 In 1587 the British start acolony on Roanoke Island, Virginia. Feb 6, 1682 In 1682 La Salle headed an expedition that sailed through the great lakes and down the Mississippi. Jan 1, 1700 In the mid 1700s fur trading was important. Nov 4, 1700 In the late 1700s newly formed United States Goverment these confoeds. Gorge Washington was arguing with Cherokee. Jan 1, 1827 The Cherokee wrote a costitution in 1827 Jan 1, 1828 In 1828 gold was found. Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincon who was running for president in 1860. Apr 12, 1861 In 1861 the civil war began. Apr 18, 1865 In 1865 the civil war ended. May 1, 1877 In 1877 the Reconstruction ended.