575:
1600: By 1600 Spain and
Portugal were still the only significant colonial powers. North of Mexico the only settlements were Saint Augustine and the isolated outpost in northern New Mexico. Exploration of the interior was largely abandoned after the 1540s. Around Newfoundland 500 or more boats
1366:
Antonio de
Herrera y Tordesillas, Historia general de los hechos de los Castellanos en las islas y tierr firme del Mar Oceano (General History of the Deeds of the Castilians on the Islands and Mainland of the Ocean Sea), Madrid,
264:
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675:
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1078:
1071:
28:
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against Spain begins. The economic model developed in the
Netherlands would define colonial policies in the next two centuries.
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annually were fishing for cod and some fishermen were trading for furs, especially at
Tadoussac on the Saint Lawrence.
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History of the Town of
Hampton, New Hampshire: From Its Settlement in 1638, to the Autumn of 1892
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in South
Carolina, the first site of enslavement of Africans in North America and of the first
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197:
brothers explore the coast of what is today the
Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador
194:
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200:
1502: Columbus sails along the mainland coast south of Yucatán, and reaches present-day
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124:
is established on the island of
Hispaniola; it was destroyed by the following year.
85:
perhaps reaches
Newfoundland; writes about the "Land of Cod fish" in his journal.
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http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/amerbegin/settlement/text1/text1read.htm
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1179:
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135:
1337:
Birgitta
Wallace, "The Norse in Newfoundland: L'Anse aux Meadows and Vinland."
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Half Moon: Henry Hudson and the Voyage That Redrew the Map of the New World
1326:
Colonialism: An International Social, Cultural, and Political Encyclopedia
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noted by Columbus in passage through the Western Caribbean present-day
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founded by English on Roanoke Island, North Carolina, failed in 1587
1212:
1738: Culpeper, Virginia; some to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania – Germans
1490:"History of Passaic and Its Environs ...: Historical-biographical"
110:
1328:(3 vol. 2003); vol. 2 pages 648–831 has a detailed chronology
487:
1565: Spanish slaughter French 'heretics' at Fort Caroline.
1403:"GOMES, ESTEVÃO - Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online"
391:
reaches Mexico City after wandering through North America.
52:
sights coast of North America, but doesn't land (see also
1355:
Admiral of the ocean sea." A live of Christopher Columbus
31:, with founding dates of selected European settlements.
473:
1562: Failed Huguenot settlement in South Carolina (
151:, the first European permanent settlement, is built.
515:
1570: Failed Spanish settlement on Chesapeake Bay (
480:1564: French Huguenots at Jacksonville, Florida (
533:reaches the coast of Labrador and Baffin Island.
409:explores the interior from Florida to Arkansas.
1463:. Salem Press Publishing and Printing Company.
273:1519: Founding of Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz (
445:(the area is ignored for the next 200 years).
351:briefly establishes the failed settlement of
172:1498: La Isabela is abandoned by the Spanish.
8:
547:1583: England formally claims Newfoundland (
402:in the Caribbean (destroyed by the Spanish).
165:1498: In his third voyage, Columbus reaches
1172:, Virginia – Germans from Baden-Württemberg
301:completes the conquest of the Aztec Empire.
131:is established on the island of Hispaniola.
1429:. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. p. 136.
27:This is a chronology and timeline of the
18:Timeline of colonization of North America
362:1527: Fishermen are using the harbor at
102:aboard the Niña, Pinta, and Santa Maria.
1288:
1158:, Virginia – Germans from Hessen-Nassau
1510:European colonization of North America
501:1566–1587: Spanish in South Carolina (
427:travels from Mexico to eastern Kansas.
236:on San Juan Bautista (now Puerto Rico)
308:tries and fails to settle in Florida.
78:: Norse colony in Greenland dies out.
29:European colonization of the Americas
7:
1515:Timelines of North American history
1222:1763: St. Louis (Missouri) – French
466:1559: Failed Spanish settlement at
330:sails along most of the east coast.
1423:Douglas Hunter (August 31, 2010).
1209:1734: Culpeper, Virginia – Germans
561:1598: Failed French settlement on
448:1541: Failed French settlement at
54:Norse colonization of the Americas
25:
1390:The European Discovery of America
1339:Newfoundland and Labrador Studies
1300:The European Discovery of America
1488:Scott, William Winfield (1922).
1313:An Encyclopedia of World History
260:1515: Conquest of Cuba completed
286:Gulf Coast of the United States
366:and other places on the coast.
265:Francisco Hernández de Córdoba
1:
463:reaches the California coast.
239:1511: Conquest of Cuba begins
72:
59:
568:1598: Spanish settlement in
503:Charlesfort-Santa Elena site
475:Charlesfort-Santa Elena site
1065:Fort Saint Louis (Illinois)
1046:(Peoria, Illinois) – French
105:1492: Columbus reaches the
1531:
1175:1718: New Orleans – French
456:) by Cartier and Roberval.
140:1494: Columbus arrives in
134:1493: Columbus arrives in
65:: Norse settle briefly in
802:Saint John, New Brunswick
432:Nueva Ciudad de Mechuacán
418:Baja California peninsula
1192:1721: Greenland – Danish
1086:Fort Saint Louis (Texas)
788:Massachusetts Bay Colony
683:St. John's, Newfoundland
492:Saint Augustine, Florida
364:St. John's, Newfoundland
257:and its shores for Spain
907:Bridgeport, Connecticut
851:Territory of Sagadahock
461:Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
349:Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón
177:João Fernandes Lavrador
1388:Samuel Eliot Morison,
1353:Samuel Eliot Morison,
1079:Stuarts Town, Carolina
900:Hampton, New Hampshire
865:Providence Plantations
496:Mission Nombre de Dios
353:San Miguel de Gualdape
328:Giovanni da Verrazzano
1311:William Langer, ed..
375:Santiago de Querétaro
315:conquers present-day
294:by Pedro Arias Dávila
1475:"Dundee Island Park"
1324:Melvin E. Page, ed.
1296:Samuel Eliot Morison
1189:, Virginia – Germans
1002:English Neighborhood
823:Windsor, Connecticut
669:Renews, Newfoundland
634:Kecoughtan, Virginia
522:1576: Spanish found
490:1565: Spanish found
430:1541: Spanish found
369:1531: Spanish found
127:1493: The colony of
1457:Joseph Dow (1894).
1204:Province of Georgia
1030:New Paltz, New York
997:(Michigan) – French
844:La Baye (Green Bay)
570:Northern New Mexico
167:Trinidad and Tobago
83:João Vaz Corte-Real
1107:Pensacola, Florida
968:Scarborough, Maine
872:Connecticut Colony
524:León de los Aldama
468:Pensacola, Florida
450:Charlesbourg-Royal
414:Francisco de Ulloa
371:Puebla de Zaragoza
339:Upper New York Bay
306:Juan Ponce de León
290:1519: Founding of
67:L'Anse aux Meadows
50:Bjarni Herjólfsson
1436:978-1-60819-098-0
1004:– Dutch, English,
704:Province of Maine
538:Sir Francis Drake
439:López de Cárdenas
313:Pedro de Alvarado
282:Álvarez de Pineda
269:Yucatán Peninsula
16:(Redirected from
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995:Sault Ste. Marie
962:Biddeford, Maine
879:New Haven Colony
760:Governors Island
588:St. Croix Island
565:off Nova Scotia.
549:Humphrey Gilbert
531:Martin Frobisher
407:Hernando de Soto
183:and Newfoundland
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1044:Fort Crevecoeur
858:Saybrook Colony
830:Maryland Colony
690:Plymouth Colony
599:Annapolis Royal
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384:reaches Quebec.
382:Jacques Cartier
357:slave rebellion
251:Núñez de Balboa
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267:lands on the
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1149:Natchitoches
1121:18th century
1058:Pennsylvania
1037:Acquackanonk
949:Fort Casimir
837:Wethersfield
627:Cuper's Cove
581:17th century
563:Sable Island
510:Dutch revolt
443:Grand Canyon
441:reaches the
341:and reaches
220:Las Tortugas
188:16th century
160:Newfoundland
90:15th century
35:Pre–Columbus
26:
1262:Los Angeles
1180:San Antonio
1142:Albuquerque
956:York, Maine
774:Cape Breton
746:Fort Nassau
718:Stage Point
697:Nova Scotia
662:Fort Nassau
454:Quebec City
343:Nova Scotia
321:El Salvador
292:Panama City
253:claims the
136:Puerto Rico
76: 1450
63: 1000
1504:Categories
1283:References
1276:Santa Cruz
1217:Guanajuato
1081:– Scottish
1074:– Scottish
1016:St. Ignace
1009:Charleston
935:Swedesboro
921:San Marcos
776:– Scottish
739:New Castle
711:Portsmouth
699:– Scottish
601:) – French
595:Port Royal
542:New Albion
246:in Florida
210:Costa Rica
195:Corte-Real
156:John Cabot
129:La Isabela
122:La Navidad
115:Hispaniola
1442:March 18,
1408:March 18,
1367:1601–1615
1278:– Spanish
1271:– Russian
1264:– Spanish
1257:– Spanish
1250:– Spanish
1243:– Spanish
1236:– Spanish
1229:– Spanish
1227:San Diego
1219:– Spanish
1206:– British
1199:– British
1197:Baltimore
1182:– Spanish
1144:– Spanish
1114:Louisiana
1109:– Spanish
1060:– English
1053:– Spanish
1011:– English
990:– English
983:– English
937:– Swedish
930:– Swedish
923:– Spanish
916:– English
909:– English
902:– English
895:– English
888:– Swedish
881:– English
874:– English
867:– English
860:– English
853:– English
839:– English
832:– English
825:– English
816:Fort Hoop
811:– English
804:– English
790:– English
783:– English
755:– English
753:St. Kitts
741:– English
734:– English
727:– English
720:– English
713:– English
706:– English
692:– English
685:– English
678:– English
671:– English
657:– English
650:– English
643:– Spanish
636:– English
629:– English
615:– English
608:– English
606:Jamestown
434:(Morelia)
400:St. Kitts
317:Guatemala
206:Nicaragua
100:sets sail
46:Greenland
1255:San Jose
1234:Monterey
1187:Germanna
1170:Germanna
1165:– French
1156:Germanna
1151:– French
1137:– French
1130:– French
1116:– French
1102:– French
1095:– French
1088:– French
1067:– French
1032:– French
1025:- French
1018:- French
944:– French
942:Montreal
846:- French
732:Pannaway
648:Henricus
641:Santa Fe
622:– French
590:– French
425:Coronado
396:Huguenot
275:Veracruz
202:Honduras
181:Labrador
158:reaches
97:Columbus
42:Norsemen
1392:(1971).
1357:(1942).
1302:(1971).
1163:Natchez
1128:Detroit
1051:El Paso
1039:– Dutch
976:– Dutch
951:– Dutch
914:Newport
818:– Dutch
797:– Dutch
795:Pavonia
769:– Dutch
762:– Dutch
748:– Dutch
664:– Dutch
655:Bermuda
540:claims
337:enters
234:Caparra
232:founds
142:Jamaica
107:Bahamas
44:settle
1433:
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