| 6000 B.C. |
Approximate date that beans and squash were first cultivated in Mexico. |
| 5000 |
Approximate date that corn was domesticated in Mexico. |
| 3000 |
Approximate date that quinoa and potatoes were first cultivated in the Andes. |
| A.D. 100 |
Approximate date that agriculture began in the American Southwest. |
| 1000 |
Approximate date that agriculture began in the American Northeast. |
| 1300–1400 |
Navajo and Apache tribes arrive in the Southwest from northern regions. |
| 1500–1700 |
Spanish explorers, then missionaries and colonists, arrive in the Southwest and Florida. |
| 1607 |
England establishes its first permanent settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. |
| 1620 |
Pilgrims from England arrive in Plymouth, Massachusetts. |
| 1621 |
The Pilgrims celebrate the first Thanksgiving with members of local Native American tribes. Native food makes up a large part of the feast. |
| 1860s |
The Indian Wars begin throughout the West; they will continue on and off for the next 30 years. |
| 1885 |
The great buffalo herds are hunted nearly to extinction by white hunters. |
| 1890 |
The massacre of hundreds of Sioux men, women, and children at Wounded Knee Creek marks the end of Native American resistance in the West. |
| 1998 |
The Mexican government begins to enrich tortilla flour with vitamins and minerals, making it a more nutritious food for poor Mexicans. |
| 2001 |
Mexican government requires that tortillas be made from only white corn. |
| 2013 |
According to recent census estimates, there are more than 5.2 million Native Americans living in the United States and Canada. |