US history By wingedfirebug Jan 1, 1000 Leif Erikson leaves for North America Jan 1, 1454 Johannes Gutenburg makes movable press Aug 3, 1492 Christopher Columbus sails for America Jan 1, 1507 Amerigo Vesspucci sails to South America Jan 1, 1513 Ponce de Leon lends in Florda Jan 1, 1519 Cortes lands in Mexico Jan 1, 1520 ferdinadand sails across the pacific ocen Jan 1, 1565 The Spainish destroy fort Caroline Jan 1, 1568 French destroy San Mateo in Florda Jan 1, 1588 Spainish Armada defeated Jan 1, 1607 the Jamestown colonists land Nov 9, 1607 ships sant by londen cmpany reach cape henry Jan 1, 1608 Camplain founded Quebec Jan 1, 1609 Henry Hudson sails up the hudson river Nov 9, 1609 henry hudson sails up hudson river Jan 1, 1610 Santa Fe founded Nov 9, 1610 sante fe founded Jan 1, 1612 settlers planted tobocco in virginia for first time Nov 9, 1612 settlers plant tobacco in virginia Jan 1, 1614 Pocahontas marys john rolfe in jamestown Jan 1, 1619 first afican slaves in james town Jan 1, 1620 piligrims sail from england to cape cod Jan 1, 1621 massasoit makes peace with the piligrims Jan 1, 1622 opechancanough leads a massacre of settlers Jan 1, 1626 dutch buy manhattan island from settlers Jun 1, 1660 mary dyer hanged Jan 1, 1670 charlston founded in carolina Jan 1, 1675 massasoits son fights England colonists Jan 1, 1677 north carolinian's rebel against english taxes Jan 1, 1680 pueblo indians attack the spaniards Jan 1, 1681 william penn founds pennsylvania Jan 1, 1686 king james the II sends sir edmund andros to control new england colonists Jan 1, 1688 Englands glorious revolution: James II desposed Jan 1, 1692 witchcraft trials held in salem mass Jan 1, 1760 New France was surrendered to the English Jan 1, 1760 George III became king of England Jan 1, 1763 Treaty of Paris ended French and Indian war Jan 1, 1765 son of liberty band together agaisnt taxation wihtout repersentation Jan 1, 1766 parlement repeals the stamp act Jan 1, 1767 parlement pass townshead acts Jan 1, 1774 1st congress meets Jan 1, 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord Feb 2, 1775 secondf congress meets