Colonization In North America Map
John s newfoundland from 1583 english british arctic territories from 16th century cuper s cove newfoundland from 1610 english avalon newfoundland from 1610 english renews newfoundland from 1615 english bristol s hope.
Colonization in north america map. The norse colonization of north america began in the late 10th century ce when norsemen explored and settled areas of the north atlantic including the northeastern fringes of north america. This first settlement failed mysteriously and in 1606 the london company established a presence in what would become jamestown virginia. The invasion of the north american continent and its peoples began with the spanish in 1565 at st. Well i did grab the tac maps and gotta say they did a great job on it.
One thing i had to correct from ozzy correction to tac that one native settlement was in the wrong place north of albany got push so far above the great lakes. Mapping north america was a collaborative enterprise. European colonization of north america. In 1493 an explorer in spanish service named christopher columbus changed the course of world history when he unexpectedly discovered two entirely new continents during an expedition to reach asia by sailing west from europe.
Remains of norse buildings were found at l anse aux meadows near the northern tip of newfoundland in 1960. Home learn articles exploration and colonization of the north america. The european colonization of the americas describes the history of the settlement and establishment of control of the continents of the americas by most of the naval powers of western europe. New foodstuffs like tomatoes.
British america colonial america 1583 1783 st. Colonial north america encompassed more than british colonies on the east coast. Animated map of north america s territorial evolution from 1750 to 2008 in the interactive svg version on a compatible browser hover over the timeline to step through time. Political map of the americas in 1794 spanish conquistador style armour american discovery viewed by native americans thomas hart benton 1922.
Augustine florida then british in 1587 when the plymouth company established a settlement that they dubbed roanoke in present day virginia. This discovery aided the reignition of archaeological exploration for the norse in the north atlantic. Look like they put alot of work into it. Over the following decades spanish and portuguese discoveries in central and south america astounded residents of the old world.
From there the french founded quebec in 1608 then the dutch started a.