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Lief Eriksson
Viking Explorers from iceland are first to colonize America -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
On 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
Funded by the spanish king, Columbus was pain to find a route to the indies. Instead, He found the Americas by accident. -
Jun 9, 1493
The Columbian Exchange
An exchange of animals, plants, culture, human populations communicable disease, and ideas -
Jun 9, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
This treaty divided the new world to divide trading and colonizing rights between Portugal and Spain. -
Jun 21, 1497
John Cabot
John Cabot was an Italian navigator and explorer whose 1497 discovery of parts of North America under the commission of Henry VII of England -
Jun 9, 1513
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
This spanish conquistador becoming the first European to lead an expedition to have seen or reached the Pacific from the New World. -
Jun 12, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Pince led the first European expedition to Florida. His expedition took 3 ships and at least 200 men. -
Jun 9, 1524
Giovanni da Verrazzano
First European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between the Carolinas and Newfoundland. -
Jun 9, 1532
Jacques Cartier; 1st Voyage
First European to travel inland in North America. Claimed Canada for France. Though he was origionally set out to find gold and spices, he found new land instead. -
Jun 9, 1577
Francis Drake
Francis Drake, sent by Elizabeth I of England, set out on an expedition that circumnavigated the world. -
Population of England Explodes
Because of the great rise in population, Europeans begin looking for places with more oppurtunities. Colonies start to form in response to the great population. -
Jamestown
Was founded on a charter given by King James I of England. Jamestown was the first permanent colony -
Massachusetts
Massachusetts was founded by Pilgrims who wanted to practice their religion. In 1620 the Pilgrims landed in America on the Mayflower. Upon landing they created the Mayflower pact saying: that they will form a government that will do what the majority agrees on. -
Pennsylvania
Founded by William Penn to become a place for quakers to live. Quakers were an unpopular group due to the fact they had many beliefs different from other religions. -
Carolina seperates
North carolina and south carolina serperates due to disputes with the Proprietors (guys who owned the state). -
Georgia
The petition to colonize Georgia was aproved on 1732 and they finally settled there on Feb 12 1733. Georgia was also used to house some british criminals because of the lack of space.
