The lives of Native Americans were forever changed by the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the New World in 1492. His arrival, and the subsequent arrival of other explorers during this time period, radically changed the lives of Native Americans and how they lived in their indigenous lands. Below is a timeline outlining the experiences of Native Americans with the foreign settlers that came from Europe, from the arrival of Columbus in 1492 to the creation of the Indian Removal Act in the year 1830.
For an accessible version of the above timeline, please view the following video: