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Exploration and Settlement

By chrismarin15
  • Columbus lands at Hispanola in the Caribbean
    1492

    Columbus lands at Hispanola in the Caribbean

  • Balboa "discovers" the Pacific Ocean in Panama
    1513

    Balboa "discovers" the Pacific Ocean in Panama

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

    Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan(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 Philip's War

    English settlers defeat Native Americans in King Philip's War

  • France claims the Mississippi River Valley and names it Louisiana

    France claims the Mississippi River Valley and names it Louisiana

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