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Period: Jan 4, 1000 to Jan 4, 1500
Woodland period (Native Americans begin farming and become less nomadic)
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Period: Jan 4, 1492 to Jan 4, 1493
Columbus: His ships- The Nina, The Pinta, and the Santa Maria his voyage was sponsored by spain.
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Period: Jan 4, 1492 to Jan 4, 1493
Columbus landed in the Caribbean.
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Period: Jan 4, 1500 to
Many Tribes live ib PA.
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Period: Jan 4, 1500 to
First contact with Europeans.
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Jamestown Virginia was settled.
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Henry Hudson explores the Deleware Bay area.
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Pilgrims settle in Plymouth (Massachusetts).
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Their ship is called the Mayflower.
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Peter Minuit Comes to New Netherland.
Peter Minuit joined the Dutch West India Company in the mid 1620's, and was sent to New Netherland in 1625 to search for tradable goods other than the animal pelts which were then the major tradable product coming from New Netherland. He returned in the same year, and in 1626 was appointed by the DWI to become the new governor general of New Netherland, -
New Sweden is founded.
Two shops led by a Dutchman named Peter Minuit entered the Delaware River, flying the flag of Sweden. The expedition settled near present-day Wilmington, Deleware. Minuit paid the Indians for the land and signed a treaty with them. He named the land New Sweden. -
The Dutch take over New Sweden.
The Dutch took command of New Sweden by establishing forts, which effectively cut off the Swedish settlements from access to the sea. In 1655 a Dutch force led by Peter Stuyvesant of the New Netherlands captured the Swedish settlements. -
England take over the colony (New York).
In 1664, England seized the Dutch-controlled area located between Connecticut and the Delaware River known as New Netherlands. The Dutch surrendered the area without a fight. New Netherlands was then renamed New York after the Duke of York. -
William Penn is granted the Charter Pennsylvania.
William Penn received a royal charter from King Charles II of England in 1681 to cover a debt owed by the monarch to Penn's father, by which he became the owner of a huge tract of land which is now Pennsylvania. -
William Penn meets with the Delaware Indians.
William Penn meets with the Delaware Indians at the time of the Treaty of Shackamaxon. This treaty formalized the purchase of land in Pennsylvania and formed a relationship between the Quakers and the Indians for almost a hundred years. -
Pennsylvania is founded.
William Penn, founded the colony as a haven for members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, and other religious minorities in 1682. -
William Penn Dies.
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Ben Franklin arrives in Philadelphia.
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The Walking Purchase.
The Walking Purchase is the name given to an agreement in 1737 between the Penn family, the proprietors of Pennsylvania and the Lenape-Delaware tribe of Native American Indians. -
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French and Indian War.
The French and Indian War was part of the Seven Years War waged between France and England. They fought for control of North America, the rich fur trade, and to protect the American Colonist. The French and Indian War showed the American colonists how powerful the English army and navy could be. It also showed how vulnerable these same troops could be. The Americans noticed how good the guerrilla tactics were used by the French and Native Americans. -
Pontiac's Rebellion.
Indian tribes still resented the British and wanted them out of their lands. One very powerful Indian leader was an Ottowa Chief name Pontiac. Pontiac believed the great spirit was upset with his people and was punishing them because they had abandoned their traditional ways. He believed the great spirit would help them defeat the British. -
Stamp Act.
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Townsend Acts.
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Anthracite Coal is first used in homes.
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Boston Tea Party.
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The Intolerable Acts are passed.
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1st Continental Congress is held.
The First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia's Carpenters Hall on September 5, 1774. The purpose of the meeting was advanced a year earlier by Benjamin Franklin, but failed to gain much support until after the Port of Boston was closed in response to the Boston Tea Party. -
2nd Continental Congress.
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Declaration of Independence.
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The Pennsylvania state Constitution.
The Continental Congress directed the states to write their own state constitutions. Pennsylvania set an example and was one of the first states to write a new Constitution. Benjamin Franklin was the leader of the convention. -
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Washington occupies Valley Forge.
Washington took his ragged force and established a winter camp at Valley Forge. At that point, the British could have easily defeated the Americans if they had decided to pursue them. Instead, the British were content to wait out the winter in Philadelphia. -
The articles of Confederation are adopted by the states.
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The U.S. Constitution is adopted.
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John Fitch invents in steamboat.
About 20 years after William Henry's boat failed, a man named John Fitch was able to persuade Philadelphia investors to back a project to build a steamboat. Fitch used the Deleware River to test his steamboat. His boat was a success, even though it was not widely used in public. -
George Washington is elected President.
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Cornplanter's Grant.
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The Lancaster Pike is completed.
The Lancaster Pike made travel much faster than before. It was also a great financial success. In order to get back their investment, the company charged a toll. A person traveling on the turnpike would have to pay a toll every 10 miles.
