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  1. AD 1540
    The Zuni resist a conquistador but retreat from Spanish guns
    The Spanish conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado seeks the “Seven Cities of Gold.” At Hawikuh, ...
  2. AD 1622
    Powhatan Chiefdom resists English settlement in Virginia
    At the death of Chief Powhatan in 1618, his brother takes his place as the leader of the Powhatan Chiefdom ...
  3. AD 1644
    England declares war on the Powhatan Chiefdom
    Virginia, now a colony of the English crown, commits royal troops to defeat the Powhatan Chiefdom. The ...
  4. AD 1637
    English settlers burn Pequot village
    English settlers, working with the Narragansetts and Mohegans, set fire to a fortified Pequot village ...
  5. AD 1638
    Puritans force Quinnipiac onto the first reservation
    Puritans near what is now known as New Haven, Connecticut, establish the first reservation. They force ...
  6. AD 1675
    Metacomet assassinated; King Philip’s War begins
    In the Northeast, colonists are aggressively encroaching on Wampanoag land and trying to establish settlements. ...
  7. 1766
    Armed Russian fur traders massacre Unangan (Aleut)
    The Russian trader, Ivan Solovief, arms his workers to murder Unangan (Aleut) men, women, and children ...
  8. 1745
    Russians enslave Unangan (Aleut) people
    Russian traders violently coerce Unangan (Aleut) men to trap beaver and other fur-bearing animals. The ...
  9. 1758
    The first Hawaiian monarch is born
    Kamehameha is born to Chief Keouakupuapaikalaninui and Chiefess Keku‘iapoiwa. In 1810 he will become ...