1600-1876

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  • Jamestown

    Jamestown
    First successful English establishment in Virginia in North America.

  • First sighting of the moons orbiting Jupiter.

    First sighting of the moons orbiting Jupiter.
    Galileo Galilei sees the moons of Jupiter through his telescope. They were thought to be distant stars.

  • King James version of Bible published

    King James version of Bible published
    King James ordered his translators to publish a new version that included the beliefs on the Church of England in response to the problems that the puritans caused.

  • Thirty Years War

    Thirty Years War
    The Thirty Years War officially started in 1611. It was a religious conflict among the Catholic and Protestant states. Ferdinand II’s first actions is what sparked the war since he was restricting religious freedom from citizens.

  • First Slaves

    First Slaves
    The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown.

  • Pilgrims

    Pilgrims
    Pilgrims from England arrive at Plymouth, Massachusetts, on the Mayflower.

  • Taj Mahal completed

    Taj Mahal completed
    Muhammad built it as a tomb for his wife Mumtaz Mahal.

  • Charles II is crowned King of England

    Charles II is crowned King of England
    He was crowned by the Covenanter Parliament of Scotland, he restored the monarchy in England in 1660.

  • Great Plague of London

    Great Plague of London
    The plague was caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, about 100,000 people died.

  • Salem Witch trials

    Salem Witch trials
    More than 200 people were accused of being witches mostly by young girls who were doing it for their own entertainment.

  • The War of Spanish Succession

    The War of Spanish Succession
    Spanish King Charles II died and people were concerned about a French state becoming too powerful so they formed the Grand Alliance.

  • Mass Expansion in China

    Mass Expansion in China
    Famine, political instability, and natural disasters had a very negative of the Qing dynasty in China. Emperor Qianlong started resembling China.

  • The American Revolution

    The American Revolution
    The British imposed stricter taxes on colonist after the French and India war and the colonists did not like this so they began with protest such as the Boston Tea party.

  • Boston massacre

    Boston massacre
    British soldiers fired into a mob which led to 5 deaths. John Adam sided with the British soldiers.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Colonists dressed up as Native Indians and went onboard a British cargo ship, they dumped out all the tea. This was a protest against the British Tea Tax.

  • First official flag of the US

    First official flag of the US
    Continental Congress approves the first official flag of the United States.

  • Shays's Rebellion

    Shays's Rebellion
    Farmers from New Hampshire to South Carolina protest the high state taxes and the penalties for not being able to pay.

  • The French Revolution

    The French Revolution
    France was suffering from poverty, inequality, and a collapsing economy.Louis XVI tried to switch things around and called for an assembly to try to calm everyone down.

  • First ten amendments ratified

    First ten amendments ratified
    The first ten amendments in the Bill of Rights are ratified.

  • Cotton gin

    Cotton gin
    Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin which increased the demand for slave labor immensely.

  • The Napoleonic Wars

    The Napoleonic Wars
    Napoleon positioned himself as Emperor of the French Empire and he conquered a lot of Europe. He was finally defeated at the Battle of Waterloo.

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    Thomas Jefferson purchased land that was double the size of what US was at the time.

  • Slavery abolished in the West

    Slavery abolished in the West
    United States banned the international slave trade and even blocked slave ships.

  • United States Presidential Election

    United States Presidential Election
    James Madison defeated Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney.

  • The Indian War

    The Indian War
    For Native Americans it was a desperate struggle for freedom and independence.

  • Modern Fire Extinguisher

    Modern Fire Extinguisher
    The modern fire extinguisher was invented by British Captain George William Manby. It was made up of copper vessel of 3 gallons of pearl ash contained within compressed air.

  • The first photographs

    The first photographs
    Joseph Nicéphore Niépce used his heliography process to capture the first photograph.

  • The Opium Wars

    The Opium Wars
    The wars were between two armed conflicts in China between the forces of Western countries and of the Qing dynasty.

  • Japan opens its borders

    Japan opens its borders
    Japan’s isolation policy in 1639 banned anyone from entering and leaving the country but foreign countries wanted to trade with them so it did not last.

  • American Civil War

    American Civil War
    The conflict began primarily as a result of the long-standing disagreement over the institution of slavery.