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Events 1400-1700
Dates and events in the New World 1400-1700
| DATE | EVENT |
|---|---|
| 1492 | Columbus discovers the New World - lands in San Salvador |
| 1497 | John Cabot is the first to set foot on mainland North America |
| 1513 | Ponce de Leon lands near St. Augustine, Florida |
| 1540 | Francisco Coronado discovers the Grand Canyon |
| 1541 | Hernando de Soto discovers the Mississippi River |
| 1542 | Juan Cabrillo of Spain discovers California |
| 1545-1596 | John Cabot claims California for England |
| 1565 | Spain founds St. Augustine, FL |
| 1607 | English established Jamestown, Virginia |
| 1609 | Delaware is founded by Henry Hudson |
| 1620 | English settled Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts |
| 1621 | First Thanksgiving by the Pilgrims |
| 1626 | Dutch buy Manhattan for $24 worth of beads and rum |
| 1630 | Puritans settle in Massachusetts Bay |
| 1681 | LaSalle claims Mississippi River Valley |
| 1682 | Quakers begin settling in Pennsylvania |
| 1692 | Salem, Massachusetts witch trials |