Exploration and Settlement

By Sauh.18
  • Columbus lands at Hispaniola
    Dec 12, 1492

    Columbus lands at Hispaniola

    Christopher Columbus saw Cuba in which he thought was China and later on in the expedition they find Hispaniola which they think is Japan
  • Balboa "discovers" the Pacific Ocean in Panama
    Jan 21, 1513

    Balboa "discovers" the Pacific Ocean in Panama

    Vasco Núñez de Balboa is the first European to go on a expedition and reach the Pacific Ocean from the New World
  • Cortés conquers the Aztecs
    Aug 13, 1521

    Cortés conquers the Aztecs

    Hernan Cortés led the Spanish forces when he faced the Xicotencatl and captured their emperor Cuauhtemoc and Tenochtitlan (Aztec Capital).
  • De Soto explores the Mississippi River
    May 8, 1539

    De Soto explores the Mississippi River

    Hernando de Soto was the first European to document the finding of the Mississippi river
  • First Permanent English settlement (Jamestown)

    First Permanent English settlement (Jamestown)

    A group of around 100 members from the Virginia company arrive to the New World
  • Mayflower Pilgrims found Plymouth

    Mayflower Pilgrims found Plymouth

    A group of religious people named the Puritans that wanted religious freedom and left England
  • English settlers defeat Native Americans

    English settlers defeat Native Americans

    It was the last major effort made by the Native Americans to reclaim their land but lost due to gun power and disease
  • France Claims the Mississippi River Valley

    France Claims the Mississippi River Valley