Caleb Hill's Timeline By fishmanc12@gmail.com Jan 1, 1450 Printing press invented by Johannes Gutenberg Dec 31, 1491 Jacques Cartier claims the St. Lawrence Seaway and parts of Canada for France Oct 12, 1492 Christopher Columbus lands in San Salvador May 28, 1498 Vasco da Gama makes the all water trip to India Apr 3, 1513 Ponce de Leon lands in Florida Oct 31, 1517 ____1517-German Monk Martin Luther nails his ninety-five theses to the church door Nov 8, 1519 Cortez conquers the Aztecs Jan 1, 1524 France sends Giovanni Verrazano to search for the Northwest Passage Nov 16, 1531 Pizarro conquers the Incas Nov 1, 1534 King Henry VIII breaks from the Roman Catholic Church and founds the Anglican Church May 8, 1541 Hernando De Soto discovers the Mississippi River Jan 1, 1552 Bartolome de Las Casa writes A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies Sep 1, 1565 St. Augustine, Florida is founded (the oldest city in the US) (September 1) Jul 1, 1585 Sir Walter Raleigh founds Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina Aug 8, 1588 Spanish Armada is defeated and England becomes Mistress of the Seas Aug 19, 1590 Captin John White Returns Jan 1, 1606 The Dutch send Henry Hudson to find the Northwest Passage Apr 10, 1606 Jamestown is founded by the London Company of England Jul 3, 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec Jan 1, 1621 The Dutch West India Company sends settlers to New Netherlands. Sep 10, 1624 Dutch West India Company sent settler to settle in New Netherlands (parts of New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut) Jan 1, 1626 New Amsterdam is founded by Peter Minuit. May 24, 1626 Peter Minuit purchases Manhattan Island from the Native Americans Jan 1, 1638 Ft. Christina is founded Mar 29, 1638 Peter Minuit helped the Swedish found Ft. Christina on the Delaware River May 17, 1673 French explorers Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet explore the Mississippi River
