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Early American his.

Early American history c1000-1783

YearWhat happened?
1580s The slave trade begins as millions of Africans are shipped to the Americas.
c1000 Vikings establish settlements in what is now L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland, Canada.
1492 Christopher Columbus lands in what is now the Bahamas.
1507 The word “America” is first applied to the new world, named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
1513 Spanish found a colony at St. Augustine, Florida.
1519-1521 Spanish conquistadors conquer the Aztecs.
1570 Five nations (later six) of Iroquois form a confederacy
1590 The English colony of Roanoke vanishes
1604 French settlers begin to establish colonies in Canada
1607 The English build a settlement in Jamestown, Virginia.
1607 Pocahontas saves the life of John Smith.
1620 Carrying English pilgrims, the Mayflower arrives in what is now Massachusetts.
1624 The Dutch settle in New Amsterdam, now called New York.
1675 King Philip’s War.
1692 Salem Witch Trials in Salem, Massachusetts.
1699 The French create the colony of Louisiana
1754 The French and Indian War.
1759 British troops capture Quebec from the French
1765 British Parliament passes the Stamp Act, taxing the colonists.
1770 The Bloody Massacre.
1773 The Boston Tea Party, angry colonists dressed as Indians dump English tea into Boston Harbor.
1775-1783 American Revolution.
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