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Sep 8, 1492
columbus encountered the new world for the first time
columbus lead his three ships out of the spanish portof palos.His objective was to sail west till he hit aisa. where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited -
Period: Sep 8, 1492 to
european coloniation
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Period: Sep 9, 1500 to
french fur trade with the indians
an exchange between Indians and Europeans. The Indians traded furs for such goods as tools and weapons. -
Sep 9, 1534
jacque cartier sailed to St. Larence
Cartier sailed into the waters of the St. Lawrence River in eastern Canada. Although he couldn't travel up the river all the way to Asia, Cartier had in fact discovered an important waterway into the vast areas of Canada. -
Sep 8, 1539
hernando de soto expedition of the southeast
he and his soldiers where the first europeans to set foot in what now is Arkansas. four written accounts were expidtion provide details about his trek though the state. -
Sep 9, 1540
coronado's expidition from mexico to kansas
he was a important province in new spain (mexico) when he herad reports of the so-called seven gold cities located in the north. In 1540 Coronado led a major Spanish expedition up Mexico’s western coast and into the region that is now the southwestern United States. -
Sep 9, 1565
when was spanish established St. Augustine, Florida
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés landed on the shore of what is now called Matanzas Bay and began the founding of the Presidio of San Agustin. Later the settlement would be called St. Augustine, Florida. -
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john rolfe introduced tobacco to virginia
best remembered for having introduced tobacco as a commercial crop to Virginia colonists. -
Attempted Roanoke colony
The first British Colony of Roanoke originally consisted of 100 householders. years from the first attempt in 1587 -
juan de onate found santa fe
At the time Santa Fe was founded, New Mexico was floundering. Juan de Oñate, the proprietor and military commander of the colony. -
Jamestown, Virgina Founed
Find out what it took to be a settler in the early-American colony of Jamestown -
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
When they arrived in June 1608, they constructed a fort in what is now Quebec City. Quebec would soon become the hub for French fur trading. The following summer, Champlain fought the first major battle against the Iroquois -
first african slave arrived in virginia
the Portuguese slave ship São João Bautista left the port city of São Paulo de Loanda in Portugal's West Central African colony of Angola and sailed for Vera Cruz -
plymouth massachusetts founded
On December 21, 1620, the Pilgrims began a new colony in what is today known as the Town of Plymouth. -
bevar wars
also known as the Iroquois Wars or the French and Iroquois -
Marquette and joilet sailed down the mississippi
acques Marquette and Louis Joliet mainly sailed down the Missipi River, starting in Lake Michigan and continuing until they reached Arkansas. -
the pueblo revolt
was an uprising of most of the Pueblo Indians against the Spanish colonizers in the province of Santa Fe de Nuevo México.