Colonization of America - Chart of the Early Explorers |
Christopher Columbus
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1451 - 1506 |
Discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus
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| Leif Ericson | 970 - 1020 | Established a colony in Vinland on the northern tip of Newfoundland
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| Ferdinand Magellan | 1480 - 1521 | Made a voyage around the World
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| Amerigo Vespucci | 1454 - 1512 | America was named after this famous explorer
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| Vasco Nunez de Balboa | 1475 - 1519 | First explorer to see the Pacific Ocean from its eastern shore
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| Juan Ponce de Leon | 1460 - 1521 | Explorations in Florida
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| Sir John Hawkins | 1532 - 1595 | Voyages to West Africa, starting the English slave trade, and South America
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| Francisco Vasquez de Coronado | 1510 - 1554 | Explored the Southwest of North America in Arizona and New Mexico
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| Hernando De Soto | 1500 - 1542 | Explored Florida and South East America
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| Hernando Cortes | 1485 - 1547 | Conquistador of Mexico and the Aztec Empire
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| Giovanni da Verrazzano | 1485 - 1528 | Explored the North East coast of North America from Cape Fear, North Carolina to Maine
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| John Cabot | 1450 - 1499 | Explored the coastline of Canada the subsequent colonization of Canada and North America
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| Jacques Cartier | 1491 - 1557 | Led three expeditions to Canada
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| Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo | 1499 - 1543 | Navigated the coast of California in the United States
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| Jean Ribault | 1520 - 1565 | Colonized Florida in the southeastern United States. | |
| Henry Hudson | 1565 - 1611 | Discovered the Hudson River
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| Samuel de Champlain | 1567 - 1635 | Founder of Quebec City - 'The Father of Canada'
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| Sir Francis Drake | 1540 - 1597 | Drake Circumnavigated the World
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| Sir Walter Raleigh | 1552 - 1618 | Sir Walter Raleigh established the Virginia colony of Roanoke Island in 1584
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Colonization of America - Chart of the Early Explorers |
Colonization of America in the 1500's
During the 1500's the Colonization of America was left almost entirely to Spain. Their programme of colonization concentrated on South America but the Spanish also explored the regions of New Mexico and Texas and had established the Spanish colony of St. Augustine, in Florida. The Colonization of South America also had a significant presence from the Portuguese. North America, from the Gulf of Mexico to the Arctic Ocean, had not been explored and the lands were inhabited by the Native Indian Tribes.
Colonization of America - Roanoke Island
The explorations of Sir Walter Raleigh initiated the English Colonization of America. The English Colonization of America started in 1584 when Sir Walter Raleigh's fleet of seven ships with 108 men, under the command of Richard Grenville and Ralph Lane reached Roanoke Island. On June 4, 1584 the Virginia colony of Roanoke Island was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh who was made governor of the new territory naming the land "Virginia" in the honor of Queen Elizabeth I. The Colonization of America moved on in 1587 when John White established the English Roanoke Colony. On August 18, 1587 Virginia Dare was born in the Roanoke colony making her the first English child born during the English Colonization of America.
Colonization of America in the 1600's
The 1600's saw the first era of the Colonization of America which was mainly undertaken by England and France and to a minor extent by the Netherlands and Sweden. The first 13 Colonies were established consisting of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Bay Colony (which included Maine), New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. The story of the Colonization of America starts, and ends, at this point in time.
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The Colonization of America. The First 13 colonies were classified in three separate regions consisting of the New England, the Middle and the Southern Colonies. Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Bay Colony (which included Maine), New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Delaware, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island. We hope that this article on the early Colonization of America will assist in your studies or homework. A great educational resource for kids on the subject of the Colonization of America.
