Colonization of the Americas
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Updated: 1 Nov 2017
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Georgia, the 13th English colony, is foundedChristopher Columbus lands in the BahamasSpanish take the first African slaves to HispaniolaHernando Cortes arrives in TenochtitlanCortes defeats the AztecsBartolome de las Casas argues against enslavement of Native AmericansPizarro founds a new capital in Lima, Peru, after defeating the IncasJohn White returns to the Roanoke settlement to find the colony has disappearedThe English found the colony of JamestownSamuel de Champlain founds QuebecThe House of Burgesses formedThe Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth harborMathias de Sousa, an indentured servant of African descent, arrives in Maryland aboard the ArkWilliam Penn establishes Pennsylvania
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