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Jan 1, 1517
Spain brings Africans
Spain brought 4,000 Africans to the Caribbean Islands and forced them to work. -
Jan 1, 1520
Cortes destroys Tenochtitlan
Cortes destroys Aztec capital city, Tenochtitlan, and built Mexico City in it's place. -
Jan 1, 1532
Pizarro marches into Inca Empire
Pizarro and his forces marched into the Inca Empire and took the Incan leader, Atahualpa, prisoner. -
Colony established at Roanoke Island
The first colony at Roanoke Island was established. It was also mysteriously abandoned a year later. -
Juan de Onate leads an expedition into New Mexico.
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Champlain establishes a settlement
Champlain established a settlement on the banks of the St. Lawrence River. The settlement was Quebec. -
John Smith comes to jamestown
The Jamestown Colony was failing and so John Smith was sent to lead them. He helped the Jamestown Colony greatly. -
Jamestown farmers plant tobacco
Farmers in Jamestown began to plant and sell tobacco. They started making a good profit and in the next few years were growing all of the tobacco they could sell. -
The Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was signed by 40 men and the Plymouth Colony was established in Virginia. -
Roger Williams expelled
Roger Williams was forced to leave Massachusetts Bay. -
The Act of Toleration was passed.
Lord Baltimore got the assembly to pass the Act of Toleration. -
English forces sieze New Netherland
The English took over New Netherland and changed its name to New York, after the Duke of York. -
New Jersey was established.
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Jaques Marquette founds two missions
Jaques Marquette was a French missionary. He founded 2 missions in present day Michigan. -
Nathanial Bacon rebels
Nathanial Bacon organized a force of 1,000 westerners and bagan attacking Native Americans. -
New Hampshire becomes a separate colony
A charter from the king allowed New Hampshire to becdome a separate colony. -
William Penn arrives.
William Penn arrived in his colony, Pennsylvania.
