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Period: Jan 1, 1490 to
Early America
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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus reaches the Americas
Christopher Columbus wanted to find a better way to the Indies. So he got three ships from Spain he set sail and on October 12 he landed in the Americas. -
Nov 5, 1512
Spanish take the first African slaves to Hispaniola
The African slaves were brought because the native slaves were dying from being overworked and getting sick from disease. They were important to the economy. -
Apr 1, 1519
Cortés arrives in Tenochtitlan
Hernando Cortes was made general of the armada because he had the money to pay for it. He came with 11 ships and 500 men. -
Dec 3, 1521
Cortes defeats the Aztecs
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Nov 1, 1527
Bartolome de las Casas argues against enslavement of Native Americans
Bartolome was born to a rich family and he studied law and thoelogy before he sailed with Colombus. He saw all of the bad things that were happening to the natives, so he fought for them to be treated better. -
Jan 18, 1535
Pizarro founds a new capital in Lima, Peru, after defeating the Incas
The new capital city was called Lima and it was in the valley of the Rimac River. Lima is still the capital city of Peru. -
John White returns to the Roanoke settlement
When He returned to Roanoke all of the settlers were gone. The only thing that was left behind was a word carved into a tree. The word was "CROATOAN" -
The english found Jamestown
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Champlain founds Quebec
He named it Quebec which means where the river narrows. -
House of Burgesses formed
The House of Burgesses was the first form of government in the New World. Established in Virginia on July, 30 1619. -
Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth
The Pilgrims were people who wanted to have religious freedom. They left England and went to Holland and then went to the New World. The were led by William Bradford. -
Mathias de Sousa arrives in Maryland.
Mathias was an indentured servant of African descent. He arrived in Maryland aboard a ship called the Ark. -
William Penn establishes Pennsylvania
The king signed over the big piece of land to cover a debt he owed to Williams father in 1681. A year later William went there to settle. -
Georgia is founded
Georgia the 13th English colony was founded for people to go who were poor or were in prison for being in debt. It was founded by James Oglethorpe. -
President Lincoln declares Thanksgiving a national holiday
On October 3, 1963 Lincoln declared that November 26 would be the first Thanksgiving and every year after it would be on the fourth Thursday in November.
