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[1] 1609 – Henry Hudson explores the Hudson River. 1610- First English settlement in Newfoundland; 1611–16 – Thomas Dale and Thomas Gates serve as Governor of Virginia. 1614 – Peace between the Virginia colony and the Powhatan Confederacy. 1619 – First meeting of the Virginia House of Burgesses. First Africans in Virginia.
1598: Failed French settlement on Sable Island off Nova Scotia. 1598: Spanish settlement in Northern New Mexico. 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.
In the late 16th century, England, France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic launched major colonization expeditions in North America. [1] The death rate was very high among early immigrants, and some early attempts disappeared altogether, such as the English Lost Colony of Roanoke. Nevertheless, successful colonies were established within several ...
Printable version; In other projects ... Timelines of cities in North America (3 C, 16 P) C. Canadian timelines ... List of North American settlements by year of ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 February 2025. "American history" redirects here. For the history of the continents, see History of the Americas. Further information: Economic history of the United States Current territories of the United States after the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands was given independence in 1994 This ...
Map of the British and French settlements in North America in 1750, before the French and Indian War. Pontiac's Rebellion, 1763–1767; Royal Proclamation of 1763, October 7, 1763 British Indian Reserve, October 7, 1763 – September 3, 1783; War of the Regulation, 1764–1771; Spain establishes El Presidio Reál de San Diego in California, May ...
In 1882, settlement began there and the city was incorporated in 1903. 1903 Swift Current: Saskatchewan Canada In 1883, the settlement of Swift Current was established. On September 21, 1903, the Hamlet of Swift Current became a village and on March 15, 1907, Swift Current became a town when the population reached 550 people. 1905: Las Vegas ...
The English colonization of America had been based on the English colonization of Ireland, specifically the Munster Plantation, England's first colony, [6] using the same tactics as the Plantations of Ireland. Many of the early colonists of North America had their start in colonizing Ireland, including a group known as the West Country Men ...