Exploration And Settlement

By bryannalopez
  • Period: 1400 to

    Exploration and Settlement

  • 1492

    Columbus lands at Hispaniola in the Carribean.

    Columbus lands at Hispaniola in the Carribean.
  • 1513

    Balboa "discovers" the Pacific Ocean in Panama

    Balboa "discovers" the Pacific Ocean in Panama
  • 1521

    Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan (Mexico City).

    Cortes conquers the Aztecs at Tenochtitlan (Mexico City).
  • 1539

    De Soto explores the region between Florida and the Mississippi River.

    De Soto explores the region between Florida and the Mississippi River.

  • First permanent English settlement is founded in Jamestown, Virginia.

    First permanent English settlement is founded in Jamestown, Virginia.

  • Mayflower Pilgrims found Plymouth colony in Massachusetts.

    Mayflower Pilgrims found Plymouth colony in Massachusetts.

  • English settlers defeat Native Americans in King Philip's War.

    English settlers defeat Native Americans in King Philip's War.

  • France claims the Mississippi River Valley and names it Louisiana.

    France claims the Mississippi River Valley and names it Louisiana.