Colonial America
Colonial Events in GU
1,718 events, page 2 of 35 — 1492 to early statehood
1200
Shoshonean Peoples Enter Utah
Utah · Other · Pre-Columbian
1200
Paʻao Brings New Social Order to Hawaii
Hawaii · Other · Pre-Columbian
1300
Numic Speakers Enter Great Basin Region
Nevada · Other · Pre-Columbian
1300
End of Regular Voyages Between Tahiti and Hawaii
Hawaii · Other · Pre-Columbian
1325
Crow Creek Massacre near Chamberlain
South Dakota · Battle · Pre-Columbian
1350
Plaquemine Culture Decline After Mississippian Influence
Mississippi · Other · Pre-Columbian
1400
Cahokia Civilization Vanishes
Illinois · Other · Pre-Columbian
1400
Iroquois League Confederacy Formed
New York · Other · Pre-Columbian
1450
Wichita People Found City of Etzanoa
Kansas · Founding · Pre-Columbian
1492
Columbus Expedition Initiates European Exploration
Pennsylvania · Expedition · Colonial Period
1492
Columbus Voyages Initiate Spanish Colonial Expansion
California · Expedition · Colonial Period
1493
Columbus Lands on Santa Cruz, Battle at Salt River
VI · Battle · Colonial Period
1493
Christopher Columbus Arrives at Virgin Islands
VI · Expedition · Colonial Period
1497
John Cabot Discovers Continental North America
Pennsylvania · Expedition · Colonial Period
1497
John Cabot Voyages to New World
Maine · Expedition · Colonial Period
1498
John Cabot Explores North American Coast
Maryland · Expedition · Colonial Period
1500
Spanish Cattle Ranching Introduced to Florida
Florida · Settlement · Colonial Period
1500
Navajo Arrival in Utah's San Juan Basin
Utah · Other · Colonial Period
1513
Juan Ponce de León Claims Florida for Spain
Florida · Expedition · Colonial Period
1513
Ponce de León's First Expedition Departs Puerto Rico
Florida · Expedition · Colonial Period
1519
Álvarez de Pineda Claims Texas for Spain
Texas · Expedition · Colonial Period
1520
First Europeans Sight Texas Coast
Texas · Expedition · Colonial Period
1521
Magellan Encounters Chamorro People
GU · Expedition · Colonial Period
1521
Magellan's Arrival at Guam
GU · Expedition · Colonial Period
1521
Ponce de León Colony Driven Off by Calusa
Florida · Expedition · Colonial Period
1524
Verrazzano and Gomes Explore Maine Coast
Maine · Expedition · Colonial Period
1524
Verrazzano Explores New York Harbor
New York · Expedition · Colonial Period
1524
Verrazzano Explores Jersey Shore
New Jersey · Expedition · Colonial Period
1524
Giovanni da Verrazzano Passes Chesapeake Bay
Maryland · Expedition · Colonial Period
1524
Verrazzano Expedition to Cape Fear
North Carolina · Expedition · Colonial Period
1524
Verrazzano Expedition to North Carolina
North Carolina · Expedition · Colonial Period
1524
Verrazzano Maps Pennsylvania Region
Pennsylvania · Expedition · Colonial Period
1524
Verrazzano Makes First European Contact with Lenape
Delaware · Expedition · Pre-Columbian
1525
Spanish Charting of Eastern Atlantic Coastline
Virginia · Expedition · Colonial Period
1526
Ayllón Spanish Colonial Expedition
North Carolina · Settlement · Colonial Period
1526
Spanish Colonists Land at Cape Fear River
North Carolina · Settlement · Colonial Period
1526
Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón Colony Attempt
Georgia · Settlement · Colonial Period
1526
De Ayllón Establishes San Miguel de Gualdape
Florida · Settlement · Colonial Period
1528
Narváez Expedition Survivors Cross Texas
Texas · Expedition · Colonial Period
1528
Narváez Spanish Expedition to Louisiana
Louisiana · Expedition · Colonial Period
1528
Spanish Expedition Reaches Mississippi River
Louisiana · Expedition · Colonial Period
1528
Narváez Expedition Lands near Tampa Bay
Florida · Expedition · Colonial Period
1534
Iroquois Mohawks Drive Tribes from Champlain Valley
Vermont · Other · Colonial Period
1535
Cartier Maps the Saint Lawrence River
New York · Expedition · Colonial Period
1535
Cortés Claims Baja California Peninsula
California · Expedition · Colonial Period
1536
Narváez Expedition reaches New Mexico
New Mexico · Expedition · Colonial Period
1539
Hernando de Soto Expedition into NC
North Carolina · Expedition · Colonial Period
1539
Hernando de Soto Expedition in North Carolina
North Carolina · Expedition · Colonial Period
1539
Hernando de Soto Expedition Through Georgia
Georgia · Expedition · Colonial Period
1539
De Soto Expedition Lands in Tampa Bay
Florida · Expedition · Colonial Period
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