Exploration and Settlement

By sandiimarie
  • Columbus lands at Hispaniola in the Caribbean.
    1492

    Columbus lands at Hispaniola in the Caribbean.

  • Balboa "discovers" the Pacific Ocean in Panama
    1513

    Balboa "discovers" the Pacific Ocean in Panama

  • Cortés conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlán (Mexico City)
    1521

    Cortés conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlán (Mexico City)

  • De Soto explores the region between Florida and the Mississippi River
    1539

    De Soto explores the region between Florida and the Mississippi River

  • 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

  • English Settler's defeat Native Americans in King Philip's War

    English Settler's defeat Native Americans in King Philip's War

  • French claims the Mississippi River Valley and names it Louisiana.

    French claims the Mississippi River Valley and names it Louisiana.

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