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Jan 1, 1001
1001 The Vickings Land In America
The Vickings arrived in America in 1001 a.d. They came from Scandinavia. Lief Ericsson and 35 other vikings explored the coast of Labrador and stayed the winter in Newfoundland. -
Aug 11, 1492
Columbus's First Voyage
Columbus and his three ships left Spain in August 1492. They landed in the bahama's, probably on what is today Watling Island. Columbus found the Islands of Cuba and Hispaniola -
Nov 11, 1493
Columbus's Second Voyage
Columbus soon left for his second voyage with 17 ships and 1200 colonists.. In November 1493 he landed in Hispanila. Many of the colonists felt that Columbus had misled them with promises of gold, so they returned to Spain. -
Oct 23, 1498
columbus's 3rd voyage
In 1498, Columbus made his third voyage to America. After arriving on the northern coast of south america and studying the volume of fresh water at the of Orinoco River. -
Oct 23, 1502
Columbus's 4th voyage
in 1502, Columbus made his 4th and final voyage. he mapped the american coastline from guatemala to panama before turning back. -
Dec 20, 1511
the spanish encouther the Aztec
in 1511 spanish troops, led by Diego Velazquez, conquered Cuba. Cortes took part in the invadsion, and his courage impressed Velazquez. he rewarded Cortes by giving him control of several native american villages. -
Nov 14, 1519
the conquest of mexico
In 1519, the spanish government asked Hernan Cortes to lead an expedition to the Yucatan Peninsula to find new people who could be forced to work on the farms and mines of Cuba -
Jan 29, 1524
The French Empire In America
In 1524, three years after Cortes conquered the Aztec, King Francis I of france sent Giovanni da Verrazano to map noth america's coastline. -
The Lost Colony of Roanoke
In 1585 Raleigh sent about 100 men to settle on Roanoke. After a hard winter, the unhappy colonists returned to england. -
the eglish civil war
king charles I and the english parliament (government) were at odds. Charles had puritan leaders arrested, parliament was angry and organized an army.
