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Period: Sep 8, 1492 to
European Colonization
During this time period the Spanish, French, and English colonized North America -
Jun 9, 1534
Jacque Cartier sailed the St. Lawrence
Although he couldn't travel up the river all the way to Asia, Cartier had in fact discovered an important waterway into the vast areas of Canada. -
Period: Sep 8, 1538 to Sep 8, 1541
Hernando de Soto exploration to north america
Him and his man traveled 5,000 miles to the US they were in search of riches and glory. -
Sep 8, 1540
Coronado
Was serving as governor of an important province in New Spain (Mexico) when he heard reports of the so-called Seven Golden Cities located to the north. -
Sep 8, 1564
Spanish established St. Augustine, Florida
Built on the site of an ancient Native American village, and near the place where Ponce de Leon -
Attempted Roanoke Colony
12 people were sent by Queen Elizabeth to discover this new land -
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Fur trade
World wide industray with the sale trade animal fur -
Jamestown, Virginia founded
100 memeber of the Virginia found the first settlement -
Samuel de Champlain
He is important to Canadian history because he made the first accurate map of the coast and he helped establish the settlements. -
Juan de Onate founded Santa Fe
He was granted by King Philip II to colonize the northern farther. -
John Rolfe
Introduced to bacco to the people, he had got a seed from the caribbeans and brought it back to Viriginia -
First African slaves arrived in Virginia
20 colored people came to Virginia from the white lion (a ship) -
Plymouth, Massachusetts founded
Instead it reached the shores of what is today known as Cape Cod, Massachusetts -
Beaver war
Encouraged and armed by their Dutch and English trading partners, the Iroquois sought to expand their territory and monopolize the fur trade and the trade between European markets and the tribes of the western Great Lakes region. -
South Carolina
South Carolina was the 7th state to ratify the U.S constitution -
Maequette and Joliet
Sailed the mississippi river my accident was meant to go to china -
The Pueblo Revolt
Pueblo Idians rose against the Spainsh -
Pennsylvania Colony founded
was founded in English North America -
Georgia Colony founded
Founded By: James Oglethorpe. -
Columbus
Columbus incountred the new world