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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
When Columbus finally reached land, he thought he reached the East Indies, so he called the inhabitants, los indios. Los Indios means Indians. Columbus actually was believed to land on an island in the Bahamas in the Carribbean. -
Oct 6, 1511
First Enslaved Africans arrive in the Americas
Beginning around 1500, European colonists in the Americas who needed cheap labor began using enlaved Africans on plantations and farms. Muslims traded millions of Africans with the Europeans who then were sent to America. -
Aug 13, 1521
Cortes Conqueres Aztec Empire
The Spanish had an advantage when they conquered the Aztec. First, the Spanish had the advantage of superior weaponry, the Spanish had muskets and cannons while the Aztec's had arrows. Second, Cortes was able to enlist the help of various native groups whoe hated the Aztec's harsh practices, and also with the help of a native woman translator. -
Aug 29, 1533
Pizarro conquers Incan Empire
The Spainards kidnapped the Incan King, Atahualpa, and he offered to fill a room once with gold and twice with silver in exchange for his realease. However, after the Spainards got the gold and silver they stragnled the Incan King -
English found Jamestown
The English reached the coast of Virgina, and claimed the land as thiers. The colony's start was disatrous because the settlers were more interested in finding gold instead of planting crops. They eventually gained a foothold in thier new land, and Jamestown became England's first permanent settlement in North America. -
English found Plymouth
Pligrams founded Plymouth in Massachusetts becuase they were persecuted for thier relgious beliefs in England, they shougt relgious freedom. -
French and Indian War Ends
The war started in 1754 and it was the English and French war, but it was called the French and Indian war, and in the end England won.
