![]() | 1620 Pilgrims to America on Mayflower 1638 Printing press reaches America 1664 English capture/rename New York 1681 La Salle explores Louisiana 1700 American colonies prosper | 1540 Spanish arrive in California 1540 Coronado travels through Midwest 1565 First colony St. Augustine 1584 - 1588 Roanoke Island Colony 1607 Jamestown 1st permanent settlement | 1492 Columbus discovers West Indies 1507 The term America first used 1513 Ponce de Leon discovers Florida 1519 - 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1534 Cartier claims New France |
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![]() | ![]() | John Hewson Atwood b.1471 , United Kingdom d.1562 St Martins, United Kingdom | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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![]() | Nicholas Atwood b.1553 England, United Kingdom d.1586 England, United Kingdom | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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![]() | ![]() | Margaret Grenville b.1473 , United Kingdom d.1558 St Martin In , United Kingdom | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
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