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1492
1492 Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain and stumbled upon the Americas, already inhabited by millions of Native Americans. -
1585 Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth land charter -
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French and Indian wars
Multiple wars between the French and Indians -
1700 Tlinglt and Kwakiutl
the Tlingit and Kwakiutl live between Alaska and Canada -
1774 Contact
Contact between Europeans began in the Northwest -
1778 Captain James
Captain James Cook visits the Northwest coast beginning trade arrangments.