CHART VII.
1001. Icelandic navigators visit the coast of New England.
1492. Columbus discovered America.
1497. Cabot discovered Newfoundland.
1499. Amerigo Vespucci visited America,-
1512. Ponce de Leon discovered Florida.
L513. Balboa discovered the Pacific.
1517. Cordova discovered Yucatan.
1521. Conquest of Mexico by Cortez.
1528. Narvaez's expedition to Florida.
1531. Curlier explores the St. Lawrence.
liHl. De Soto discovers the Mississippi. 1504. Huguenots settle in Florida. 1565. Menendez founds St. Augustine. 1584-1587. Attempts to settle Koanoke Island,
A. D. 7. First settlement in Virginia, at Jamestown. 9. Second Charter granted. 1 0. The starving time, 12. Third Charter granted. 15. Tobacco first cultivated. 19. Slavery introduced, 21. Cotton first cultivated. 22. Indian massacre at Jamestown.
1600
New York
9. Henry Hudson discovers the Hudson River. 14. Dutch settle on Manhattan Island.
Massachusetts
i 20. The Pilgrims settle at Plymouth. 23. New Hampshire settled at Dover. SO. Boston settled. l
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82. Mary Ian d granted to Lord Baltimore. 34. Settled by Catholics at St. Marys.
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44. Second Indian massacre.
37. Pequofc W ar. 38. New Havejn founded. 30. Newport fo unded.
!>S. Harvard College founded.
60. Navigation Act passed.
43. New England Colonial Un ion.
62. Charter granted.
64. North C firolina settled. (11. Captured by the English. 64. New Jer sey settled at Elizabethtown.
70. South C arolina settled.
70. Charleston founded.
70. Bacon's Rebellion.
75. King Philip's War. 89. King William's War. 92. Witchcraft excitement.
82. Delawar e separated from Ke w York.
82. Pennsyl vania settled by Will iam Penn.
32. Washington born.
44. Negro plot. 54, French and Indian War. 6-5. Colonial Congress. Declaration of Rights.
2. Queen Anne's War.
1700
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33. G e o r g i a
settled by Oglethorpe 55- Braddock'Js defeat.
41. New Ha mpshire separated from Mas sachusetts. 70. Boston Ma ssacre. 73. Tea destro yed in Boston Harbor.
65. The Stamp Act. The Virgilnia Resolution s.
74. Congress meets at Philadelphia.
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76. Norfolk humed.
76. Battle of Long Island. Battle of White Plains. Forts Was hington and Le e captured by the British. 76. Battle of Trenton. 77. Battle of Bennington. 77. Battle of Princeton. Saratoga — Surrender of B urgopie. 79. Capture of Stony Point. 78. Battle of Monmouth. 75. Battle of Lexington. Battle of Bunker Hill,
76. Independence declared. 77. Battle of Brandywine. Battle of Germantown. 78. Capture of Savannah. 79. Siege of Savannah.
80. Battle of King's Mountai n. 81. Battle of Guilford Court House. 81. Surrender of Cornwallis. 82. Cessation of hostilities. 83. Treaty of Peace. 87. Constitution ad opted. 89. Washington el acted Presiden t.
80. Surrender of Charleston. Battle of Monk's Cornei s. Battle of Sander'sCreek. 81. Battle of Cowpens* Battle of Camden. Battle of Eutaw Springs.
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