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United States 1611: Henricus: Virginia: United States 1612: St. George's: St. George: Bermuda: Oldest continuously inhabited European-established settlement in Bermuda 1613: Newport News, Virginia: Virginia: United States 1614: Albany: New York: United States: Oldest European settlement in New York State, founded as Fort Nassau and renamed Fort ...
Early Puritan settlers believed that it was necessary to study the Bible, so children were taught to read at an early age. It was also required that each town pay for a primary school. About 10 percent enjoyed secondary schooling and funded grammar schools in larger towns.
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.
1496 – Santo Domingo, the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas, is settled. 1497 – First voyage of John Cabot, searching for the Northwest Passage. [1] 1498 – Vasco da Gama reaches India. ca. 1500 – First African slaves taken to Hispaniola. 1513 – Ponce de León in Florida.
1508 – First European colony and oldest known European settlement in a United States territory is founded at Caparra, Puerto Rico, by Ponce de Leon. 1512 – Laws of Burgos; 1513 – Vasco Núñez de Balboa crosses isthmus of Panama, sees the Pacific Ocean. 1513 – Juan Ponce de León defeats Tlaxcala, a small state neighboring the Aztec Empire.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 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 ...
By the 1790s the first permanent settlements were established. Explorations continued down the Pacific coast of North America, and Russia established a settlement in the early nineteenth century at what is now called Fort Ross, California. [45] [46] [47] Russian fur traders forced indigenous Aleut men into seasonal labor. [48]
Taking advantage of Britain's absorption in its war with France, the United States began the American War of 1812 with the invasion of the Canadas, but the British Army mounted a successful defence with minimal regular forces, supported by militia and native allies, while the Royal Navy blockaded the United States of America's Atlantic ...