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Nov 20, 1187
Across a Land bridge
About 30,000 yrs ago hunters followed mammals throught the Bering Strait and landed in new land. -
Aug 20, 1492
Christopher Columbus
In August 1492, Columbus sailed west with three small ships. After more than a month at sea, his sailors raised the cry of "Land!" The land turn out to be small island in what we now call the Caribbean Sea. http://www.history.com/topics/christopher-columbus -
Aug 1, 1500
African Slaves
During the 1500s the first enslaved Africans were shipped to the Americas. -
Roanoke Island
In 1587 Sir Walter Raleigh's first colony settles at Roanoke Island ( New England) but FAILS!!!!! -
Scotland and Wales
In the early and mid-1600s the Scottish and Wales fled their countries to come to the New World for proverty, forced to come, religious freedom. -
Jamestown
In 1607, 144 settlers went in three ships to the new world. After four and a half months they landed in Cape Henry( Virginia Beach). When they reached Cape henry they settled in a town called Jamestown. Jamestown is the first successful colony of the English. -
Settling New France
The first settlement in New France was founded by Samuel de Champlain. In 1608, Champlain sailed up the St. Lawrence River and built a trading post he called Quebec. For the next 150m years, Quebec would be base for french explorers, soldiers, missonaries, traders, and fur trappers -
Netherlands
In 1609 the Dutch came to the New World because there were new trade opportunities, new homes, and beginning a new life. -
Finland
In 1638 the Fins came to the New World for better jobs, and many reason like other countries. -
German and Switzerland
During these time periods of time gernans and switzers fleed their country to come to the New World for new opportunity. -
Sweden
After the Irish came to the New World the Sweden's came because of shortage of goods in the farmlands. -
Ireland
Before the Sweden came the Irish came to the New World.
