Spanish Exploration and Colonization
Overview
Beginning in 1492 with the first voyage of Christopher Columbus (1451?-1506), Spanish explorers and conquistadors built a colonial empire that turned Spai...
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Timeline of Events in Westward Expansion
1622
Indian chief Powhatan's younger brother, Opechanough, starts the first Indian war by attacking colonists in Jamestown, Virginia, to protes...
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Cultivation of three sisters reaches the eastern 1000AD
This event leads to the flourishing of Native American settlements throughout the eastern seaboard. The food provided a steady food supply for...
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Spanish Exploration and Colonization
Timeline of Events in Westward Expansion
