Unit 2 Timeline By Nick roman 33,000 BCE First Humans Cross into Americas from Asia 33,000 BCE First Humans Cross into Americas from Asia 4000 BCE First civilized societies develop in the Middle East Oct 12, 1492 Columbus lands in the Bahamas Sep 19, 1513 Balboa claims all lands touched by the Pacific Ocean for Spain Sep 19, 1558 Elizabeth I becomes queen of England Sep 19, 1558 England defeats Spanish Armada Sep 19, 1607 Virginia colony founded in Jamestown Sep 19, 1614 First Anglo-Powhatan War ends Sep 19, 1624 Virginia becomes royal colony Sep 19, 1634 Maryland colony founded Sep 19, 1644 Second Anglo-Powhatan War Sep 19, 1661 Barbados slave code adopted Sep 19, 1670 Carolina colony created Sep 19, 1733 Gorgia colony founded