Migration to the Americas
1. 13,000–11,000 B.C.E.
-------- Mississippian people establish complex societies centered on towns and massive earthworks Spanish and Indian army led by Cortés conquers the Aztecs English colony of Roanoke established in North America Maya settle Yucatán peninsula First northeast Asians migrate to the Americas Francisco Pizarro conquers the Incas Columbus launches Enterprise of the Indies Fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the globe sailing west Mogollon and Hohokam communities established in present-day Arizona and New Mexico Norse establish small settlement in North America
2. 900 B.C.E.–300 C.E.
-------- Mississippian people establish complex societies centered on towns and massive earthworks Spanish and Indian army led by Cortés conquers the Aztecs English colony of Roanoke established in North America Maya settle Yucatán peninsula First northeast Asians migrate to the Americas Francisco Pizarro conquers the Incas Columbus launches Enterprise of the Indies Fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the globe sailing west Mogollon and Hohokam communities established in present-day Arizona and New Mexico Norse establish small settlement in North America
3. 500 C.E.
-------- Mississippian people establish complex societies centered on towns and massive earthworks Spanish and Indian army led by Cortés conquers the Aztecs English colony of Roanoke established in North America Maya settle Yucatán peninsula First northeast Asians migrate to the Americas Francisco Pizarro conquers the Incas Columbus launches Enterprise of the Indies Fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the globe sailing west Mogollon and Hohokam communities established in present-day Arizona and New Mexico Norse establish small settlement in North America
4. 500-1400
-------- Mississippian people establish complex societies centered on towns and massive earthworks Spanish and Indian army led by Cortés conquers the Aztecs English colony of Roanoke established in North America Maya settle Yucatán peninsula First northeast Asians migrate to the Americas Francisco Pizarro conquers the Incas Columbus launches Enterprise of the Indies Fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the globe sailing west Mogollon and Hohokam communities established in present-day Arizona and New Mexico Norse establish small settlement in North America
5. 1000
-------- Mississippian people establish complex societies centered on towns and massive earthworks Spanish and Indian army led by Cortés conquers the Aztecs English colony of Roanoke established in North America Maya settle Yucatán peninsula First northeast Asians migrate to the Americas Francisco Pizarro conquers the Incas Columbus launches Enterprise of the Indies Fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the globe sailing west Mogollon and Hohokam communities established in present-day Arizona and New Mexico Norse establish small settlement in North America
6. 1492
-------- Mississippian people establish complex societies centered on towns and massive earthworks Spanish and Indian army led by Cortés conquers the Aztecs English colony of Roanoke established in North America Maya settle Yucatán peninsula First northeast Asians migrate to the Americas Francisco Pizarro conquers the Incas Columbus launches Enterprise of the Indies Fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the globe sailing west Mogollon and Hohokam communities established in present-day Arizona and New Mexico Norse establish small settlement in North America
7. 1519-1521
-------- Mississippian people establish complex societies centered on towns and massive earthworks Spanish and Indian army led by Cortés conquers the Aztecs English colony of Roanoke established in North America Maya settle Yucatán peninsula First northeast Asians migrate to the Americas Francisco Pizarro conquers the Incas Columbus launches Enterprise of the Indies Fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the globe sailing west Mogollon and Hohokam communities established in present-day Arizona and New Mexico Norse establish small settlement in North America
8. 1519-1522
-------- Mississippian people establish complex societies centered on towns and massive earthworks Spanish and Indian army led by Cortés conquers the Aztecs English colony of Roanoke established in North America Maya settle Yucatán peninsula First northeast Asians migrate to the Americas Francisco Pizarro conquers the Incas Columbus launches Enterprise of the Indies Fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the globe sailing west Mogollon and Hohokam communities established in present-day Arizona and New Mexico Norse establish small settlement in North America
9. 1524
-------- Mississippian people establish complex societies centered on towns and massive earthworks Spanish and Indian army led by Cortés conquers the Aztecs English colony of Roanoke established in North America Maya settle Yucatán peninsula First northeast Asians migrate to the Americas Francisco Pizarro conquers the Incas Columbus launches Enterprise of the Indies Fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the globe sailing west Mogollon and Hohokam communities established in present-day Arizona and New Mexico Norse establish small settlement in North America
10. 1587
-------- Mississippian people establish complex societies centered on towns and massive earthworks Spanish and Indian army led by Cortés conquers the Aztecs English colony of Roanoke established in North America Maya settle Yucatán peninsula First northeast Asians migrate to the Americas Francisco Pizarro conquers the Incas Columbus launches Enterprise of the Indies Fleet led by Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the globe sailing west Mogollon and Hohokam communities established in present-day Arizona and New Mexico Norse establish small settlement in North America