Exploration and Settlement

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  • Columbus lands at Hispaniola in the Carribean
    1492

    Columbus lands at Hispaniola in the Carribean

  • Balboa "discovers" the Pacific Ocean in Panama
    1513

    Balboa "discovers" the Pacific Ocean in Panama

  • Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochittlan (Mexico City)
    1521

    Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochittlan (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 settlers defeat Native Americans in King Phillip's War

    English settlers defeat Native Americans in King Phillip's War

  • France claims the Mississippi River Valley and names it Louisiana

    France claims the Mississippi River Valley and names it Louisiana