Builders of our Country Vol. I - G. Southworth |
| 1000. | The Northmen explore the mainland of North America. |
| 1271-1295. | Marco Polo visits China. |
| 1492. | Columbus discovers the West Indies (San Salvador). |
| 1497. | The Cabots discover the North American continent. |
| 1498. | Columbus on his third voyage discovers South America. |
| 1507. | The New World named after Americus Vespucius. |
| 1513. | Ponce de Leon claims Florida for Spain. Balboa discovers the Pacific Ocean. |
| 1519-1521. | Cortez conquers Mexico. |
| 1519-1522. | Magellan's ships sail around the world. |
| 1524. | Verrazano explores the Atlantic coast from North Carolina to Newfoundland. |
| 1525-1541. | Pizarro explores, conquers, and rules Peru. |
| 1535 | Cartier discovers the St. Lawrence River. |
| 1541. | De Soto discovers the Mississippi. |
| 1562-1565. | French Huguenots under Ribaut and Laudonniere attempt settlements on the South Atlantic coast. |
| 1565. | Spaniards under Menendez make the settlement of St. Augustine. |
| 1577-1580. | Sir Francis Drake sails around the world. |
| 1579. | Drake explores the coast of California. |
| 1578-1583. | Sir Humphrey Gilbert attempts to plant a colony in North America and explores the coast from Newfoundland to the Kennebec River. |
| 1584-1587. | Sir Walter Raleigh sends an exploring expedition to the eastern coast of America and attempts a settlement on Roanoke Island. |
| 1604. | Acadia settled by the French. |
| 1607. | Expedition sent out by the London Company makes the settlement of Jamestown. |
| 1608. | Champlain founds Quebec. |
| 1609. | Henry Hudson explores the Hudson River. |
| 1610. | Henry Hudson reaches Hudson Bay. |
| 1613. | First settlements made by the Dutch, on Manhattan Island. |
| 1619. | Slavery introduced into Virginia. |
| 1620. | The Pilgrims land at Plymouth. |
| 1628. | First settlement of Puritans at Salem, Massachusetts. |
| 1630. | Governor Winthrop and Puritans come to New England and found Boston. |
| 1634. | English Roman Catholics under Lord Baltimore found Maryland and make the first settlement at St. Mary's. |
| 1636. | Roger Williams founds Providence. |
| 1637. | Pequot War. |
| 1638. | Delaware settled by the Swedes. |
| 1664. | The Dutch surrender New Netherland to the English. |
| 1673. | Joliet and Marquette journey down the Mississippi. |
| 1675. | King Philip's War. |
| 1676. | Bacon's Rebellion and the burning of Jamestown. |
| 1681. | English Quakers under William Penn colonize Pennsylvania. |
| 1682. | The Quakers under Penn found Philadelphia. |
| 1682. | La Salle explores the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico and claims Louisiana for France. |
| 1733. | English (mostly debtors) under Oglethorpe found Georgia and make the first settlement at Savannah. |
| 1749-1763. | Last of the French and Indian Wars. |
| 1754. | Colonial Congress at Albany; Franklin's plan of union. |
| 1755. | Braddock's defeat at Fort Duquesne. |
| 1757. | French capture Forts William Henry and Ticonderoga. |
| 1758. | English capture Forts Duquesne and Frontenac. |
| 1759. | Siege of Quebec. |
| 1763. | Treaty of Paris. |
| NAME | DATE | SERVICE | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus, 1st voyage. | 1492. | Spain. | Discovered the West Indies (San Salvador, Cuba, and Haiti). |
| Columbus, 2rd voyage. | 1493. | Spain. | Discovered Porto Rico. |
| Columbus, 3rd voyage. | 1498. | Spain. | Discovered Orinoco River. |
| Columbus, 4th voyage. | 1502. | Spain. | Explored the coast of Central America and the Isthmus of Panama. |
| Cabot, John. | 1497. | England. | Discovered North America at Cape Breton. |
| Cabot, Sebastian. | 1498. | England. | Explored the coast from Labrador to Virginia. |
| Amerigo Vespucius. | 1499. | Spain. | Visited coast of South America. Later wrote of his travels, which led to the naming of the New World in his honor. |
| Ponce de Leon. | 1513. | Spain. | Discovered and named Florida. |
| Balboa. | 1513. | Spain. | Discovered the Pacific Ocean, which he named the South Sea. |
| Cortez. | 1519—1521. | Spain. | Conquered Mexico. |
| Magellan. | 1519—1522. | Spain. | Magellan's expedition was the first to circumnavigate the globe. Magellan named the Pacific Ocean. |
| Cartier. | 1535. | France. | Discovered and explored the St. Lawrence River. |
| De Soto. | 1541. | Spain. | Discovered the Mississippi. |
| Drake. | 1577—1580. | England. | Explored the Pacific coast of America. The first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. |
| Raleigh. | 1584. | England. | Sent an exploring expedition to North America. Land visited named Virginia in honor of Queen Elizabeth, |
| Raleigh. | 1585—1587. | England. | Attempted to plant an English colony in Virginia. The attempts failed. |
| Henry Hudson. | 1609. | Dutch. | Discovered the Hudson River. The Dutch claims were based on Hudson's discovery. |
| Champlain. | 1608. | France. | Founded Quebec. |
| Champlain. | 1609. | France. | Discovered and named Lake Champlain. |
| Marquette and Joliet. | 1673. | France. | Explored the Mississippi from the Wisconsin to the Arkansas. |
| La Salle. | 1682. | France. | Explored the Mississippi River to its mouth and took possession for France of all the land drained by the Mississippi and its tributaries. Named this claim Louisiana. |