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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Important Events
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus lands on the Bahamas
His journey was made possible by kind Ferdinand and Isabella's marraige -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
To avoid war between the Spanish and Portuguese, the Spanish made the Treaty of Tordesillas to divide with Portugal the "heathen lands" of the New World -
May 20, 1498
De Gama reaches India
He was the first person to make it to India and Back -
Sep 3, 1513
Balboa Claims land for Spanish
Balboa claimed all land touched by the Pacific Ocean for Spain -
Sep 3, 1513
Ponce de Leon Explores Florida
Ponce de Leon said he wanted to find the Fountain of Youth (he really wanted gold), but instead he discovered Florida and claimed it for Spain -
Aug 13, 1521
Cortes conquers Mexico for Spain
Aztec leader Moctezuma belived that Cortes was a god from Aztec legends, whose return was predicted. Cortes and his men demanded gold, but when the Aztecs got tired of giving it, they attacked and won, but Cortes then laid siege to the city. The Aztec were under Spanish rule for three centuries. -
Sep 4, 1532
Pizarro Crushes Incas
He brought down the Inca empire -
Sep 3, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
When Protestant Elizabeth I became queen, it became dominant and rivalry with the Catholics intensified -
Sep 3, 1577
Francis Drake Circumnavigates the World
Most famous sea dog- he sailed around the entire globe and recieved a lot of Spanish gold -
England Defeats the Spanish Armada
After the English defeated the Spanish, it started England on its way to becoming master of the world oceans -
Cornando Explored Present Day Southwest
He worked his way from Mexico to Arizona. He discovered New Mexico and the the Grand Canyon -
Battle of Acoma
Led by Don Juan de Onate, the Spanish abused the Pueblo peoples, winning the war, and claiming the area to be the province of New Mexico -
James I Becomes King of England
After Queen Elizabeth I died, James I took over the throne -
Spain and England Sign Peace Treaty
After the Spanish and English signed the peace treaty, England wanted their own colonial empire in the New World -
Anglo-Powhatan War Ends
A peace treaty ended the war, sealed by the marriage of Pocohontas and John Rolfe -
Carolina Coloy Created
Carolina was created after King Charles II had granted to eight of his court favorites, the Lords Proprietors, and expanse of wilderness across the continent to the Pacific -
Pope's Rebellion in New Mexico
The Pueblo rebels destroyed every Catholic church in the province and killed many priests and Spanish settlers -
French Expedition down Mississippi River
The expedition was ;ed by Robert de la Salle, Around 1716, the Spanish began to set up settlements in Texas -
Yamasee War in South Carolina
The South Carolinians defeated and dispersed the Yamasee Indians -
Georgia Colony Was Founded
Georgia was proved to be the last of the thirteen colonies to be planted