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14 Cards in this Set
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Columbus discovers the New World - lands in San Salvador
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1492
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Ponce de Leon landed near St. Augustine, FL (never found the fountain of youth)
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1513
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Francisco Coronade discovered the Grand Canyon
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1540
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Hernando de Soto discovered the Mississippi River
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1541
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Juan Cabrillo of Spain discovers California (Spain claims San Diego area)
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1542
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Spain founded St. Augustine, FL (oldest town in USA)
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1565
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Jamestown Colony was founded
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1607
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Delaware was found by Henry Hudson
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1609
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Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock (Mayflower Compact)
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1620
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First Thanksgiving by the Pilgrims
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1621
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Dutch bought Manhattan ($24 worth of trinkets, beads & rum)
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1626
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Puritans settled in Massachusetts Bay
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1630
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Quakers began settling in PA
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1682
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Salem, MA witch trials
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1692
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