exploration and settlement

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  • columbus lands at hispaniola in the caribbean
    1492

    columbus lands at hispaniola in the caribbean

    their was two regions and they separated it to half for the Spanish speaking region and the French region name Haiti
  • balboa "discovers" the pacific ocean in panama
    1513

    balboa "discovers" the pacific ocean in panama

    A Spanish explore named "balboa" crossed the isthmus of panama into the pacific ocean
  • Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)
    1521

    Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan (Mexico City)

    Cortes was amused with Columbus tales so the inspired him to want to earn more land
  • De soto explores the region between Florida and the Mississippi River
    1539

    De soto explores the region between Florida and the Mississippi River

    soto arrived in the west indies as a young man in the central American slave trade
  • First permanent English settlement is founded in Jamestown, Virginia

    First permanent English settlement is founded in Jamestown, Virginia

  • mayflower pilgrims found plymouth colony in Massachusetts

    mayflower pilgrims found plymouth colony in Massachusetts

    captain john smith sailed the mayflower and found the new colony.
  • english settlers defeat Native Americans in king philip's war

    english settlers defeat Native Americans in king philip's war

    they would do sneak attacks with the natives and always come unexpected in land or water
  • france clamis the mississippi river valey and names it louisiana

    france clamis the mississippi river valey and names it louisiana

    France named the Mississippi river in honor of the king louis XIV