Juan Ponce de León

The first was Giovanni de Verrazano. He was commissioned in 1524 to discover a Northwest passage through North America to India. Not far behind him was Jaques Cartier who explored the St. Lawrence river as far as present-day Montreal. Jean Ribault headed an expedition that explored the St. Johns river area in Florida. France’s last explorer was Samuel de Champlain. He built a fort in Quebec and explored the area north to Port Royal, Nova…

Light Lighthouse resides. Its light is powerful that it can be seen from 20 miles away. Bush Key is the area in which the Sooty birds nest and Middle Key is a small area of storm washed land (National Park Service). Dry Tortugas was founded by Juan Ponce De Leon in 1513.…

the center for trade during the sixth century. Teotihuacan declined after a few centuries, believed to be caused by an invasion or internal conflicts. A new civilization came around in 900 and dominated Central Mexico- the Toltecs, a militaristic group. Riot broke out in the civilization after a ruler called Topiltzin encouraged the worship of a change in religions. This caused the decline of the Toltec civilization. • Obsidian: the most valuable trade item in Teotihuacan; a green or black…

Remember that day in school when your history teacher said Christopher Columbus discovered America? Well, they were wrong. Christopher Columbus was a Genoese sailor who wanted to find a western route to the Indies. He made four voyages, each taking him to different locations in the Caribbean. He sailed under Spain and his voyages were sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. Along his voyages he encountered storms and the Santa Maria broke into pieces. He met very many natives…

pure luck. Navigators of the sea discovered islands, coasts, mountain ranges, forests, and trade of gold and pearl for Spanish trinkets by native populations. Accuracy and actually producing the objects of fancy were somewhat less accurate. Juan Ponce de Leon in 1512 discovered the realms of the Lucayan Islands, which in turns led to the coast of Florida and the hopes of the eternal fountain of youth. In 1517 Francisco Cordoba, an elite member of the Cuban society, funded and equipped a…

Clash with the Chesapeake - When they first arrived, they encoutered the chieftain Powhatan who asserted supremacy of the James river, he considered the settleres as future allies so didn't do much but tensions were still high. Once Lord De La Warr arrived he placed "irish tactics" against the indians basically rainding villages, burning houses, doing bad stuff to them. The marriage of Pocahontas to John rolfe ended this first anglo-powhatan war. But eventually the Indians fought back killing…