Unit 2 Important Dates and Events

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  • Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue
    Jan 1, 1492

    Columbus Sailed the Ocean Blue

    This was Columbus' first vopyage and it consisted of three ships, the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria.
  • First Enslaved Africans Arrive in the Americas
    Jan 1, 1511

    First Enslaved Africans Arrive in the Americas

    This was the start to the Atlantic Slave Trade. The slaves were treated brutally and had to survive in very hard conditions.
  • Cortes Conquers Aztec Empire
    Jan 1, 1521

    Cortes Conquers Aztec Empire

    Cortes aliied with the Tlaxcalas and they were unstoppable. The brutal siege of Tenochitlan lasted 8 months.
  • Pizarro Conquers Incan Empire
    Jan 1, 1533

    Pizarro Conquers Incan Empire

    Pizarro and his men waited in hiding and when the Incans arrived, they attacked them and kidnapped their ruler, Atahualpa. They later killed him and captured the Incan capital.
  • English found Jamestown

    English found Jamestown

    Jamestown was England's first colony in America. At first it struggled, but then it gained foothold in the region.
  • English found Plymouth

    English found Plymouth

    Pilgrims, who sought religious freedom, started the colony.
  • French and Indian War ends

    French and Indian War ends

    There were many conflicts between the English and French for land. The British defeated the French and claimed all their land.