1600-1876

  • English Establish a Foothold at Jamestown

    English Establish a Foothold at Jamestown
    On December 20, 1606, London Company sails from England to establish colonies in Virginia.At first they land on Chesapeake Bay in April 1607, however, they sailed further up a river to establish what was known as Jamestown
  • Evolution of the Virginia Colony

    Evolution of the Virginia Colony
    King Granted new charter in may of 1609 to help invest in the financial stability of the colony. Soon after that, progress towards the colony started to take shape.
  • Santa Fe Established

    Santa Fe Established
    First Spanish settlement in New Mexico. Previously populated before, it was truly settled by the conquistador Don Pedro de Peralta. Now the capital of New mexico.
  • Slavery Officially Introduced to America

    Slavery Officially Introduced to America
    Dutch ship brought 20 enslaved Africans to Jamestown, Virginia.
  • Smalpox Epidemic

    Smalpox Epidemic
    Killing an estimated 90% of Native Americans, smallpox was believed to have arrived in the Americas in 1520 on a Spanish ship sailing from Cuba, carried by an infected African slave. The virus later ravaged and killed most of the native population who was never exposed to it previously.
  • The Mayflower Compact was signed

    The Mayflower Compact was signed
    first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the male passengers of the Mayflower, consisting of separatist Puritans, adventurers, and tradesmen. The Puritans were fleeing from religious persecution by King James I of England and this was a way of ensuring safety and no conflict.
  • Opechancanough's Massacre

    Opechancanough's Massacre
    In early 1622, the Native Americans, led by Powhatan's brother Opechancanough, waited for an opportunity to strike the English and remove them from Virginia. 350 colonists were killed and Jamestown was only saved only a native Christian convert who warned them ahead of time
  • New England Confederation Created

    New England Confederation Created
    New England Confederation, also called United Colonies of New England, in British American colonial history, a federation of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Haven, and Plymouth established in May 1643 by delegates from those four Puritan colonies.
  • King Philip's War

    King Philip's War
    As the colonists unrelenting desire for more and more land, It produced more freedom for New England settlers by broadening their access to territory. Many Natives perished as a result.
  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Bacon's Rebellion
    Armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers, led by Nathaniel Bacon against Colonial Governor William Berkeley. Bacon wanted to drive natives out of Virginia but Berkeley denied it, ultimately causing him to rebel.
  • Burgesses passes the Virginia Slave Codes of 1705

    Burgesses passes the Virginia Slave Codes of 1705
    series of laws enacted by the Colony of Virginia's House of Burgesses in 1705 regulating the interactions between slaves and citizens of the crown colony of Virginia restricting slaves' behaviors in fear of rebellion.
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    The Tuscarora War

    As English people grew and expanded to meet the needs of the colonies, tensions grew as well with natives who previously owned the land. In 1711, the Tuscaroras, who populated most of the land between the Neuse and Roanoke Rivers, declared war war with the colonists. English colonists one the war and captured Tuscarora were sold into slavery.
  • New York Slave Revolt of 1712.

    New York Slave Revolt of 1712.
    In New York, Africans used their indigenous religious customs and beliefs to wage war on Christians. At the time, New York had a population of approx. 8000 people, 1000 of which were slaves. The revolt ultimately ended in brutal execution of slaves and tighter slave laws.
  • Three Years War

    Three Years War
    The Three Years war, also known as Dummer's War, was a series of conflicts between the Abenaki who allied with France and the English involving their borders.
  • The Stono Rebellion In SC

    The Stono Rebellion In SC
    Slaves grouped up, raided gun shops, and killed about 20 white men as they went south from South Carolina. At the Stono river, the slave owners caught up to the 100 slaves and a battle ensued.
  • French and Indian war Began

    French and Indian war Began
    Overseas colonial tension between Great Britain and France for control of North America and India caused the war. First Global war.
  • Siege of Fort William Henry

    Siege of Fort William Henry
    After George Washington massacred French forces at the Battle of Jumonville Glen, France and Britain were still at peace. The fort was very important to the British against the French. Many British people were captured and scalped by native American forces.
  • The Boston Massacre

     The Boston Massacre
    The first battle in the American Revolution, caused when British troops fired into a Boston mob protesting against a committee.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    American political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston to protest British Parliament's tax on tea. "No taxation without representation."
  • Thomas Paine publishes "Common Sense"

    Thomas Paine publishes "Common Sense"
    Writer Thomas Paine publishes his pamphlet “Common Sense,” setting in favor of American independence. He said it was crazy to rule a land or community overseas and that America should vouch for independence.
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    US pays France $15 million for the entire territory of Louisiana. This ultimately doubles the United states in size.
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812
    Britain is caught interfearing with maritime trade and as a result the US declares war in armor to its westward expansion.
  • Star Spangled Banner is Written

    Star Spangled Banner is Written
    During the war of 1812, as the British attack on Fort McHenry at Baltimore, Francis Scott Key writes Star-Spangled Banner as he watches the still-standing flag from a boat
  • Treaty of Ghent

    The American victory on Lake Champlain sparks President James Madison to send the Treaty of Ghent to the Senate which later gets signed by great Britain.
  • Monroe Doctorine

    In Monroe's annual address to congress, he declares that American continents are off limits to further European power Colonization. It called an end to European intervention of the Americas and the western hemisphere.
  • Monroe Doctorine

    In Monroe's annual address to congress, he declares that American continents are off limits to further European power Colonization. It called an end to European intervention of the Americas and the western hemisphere.
  • The Monroe Doctrine

    The Monroe Doctrine
    In Monroe's annual address to congress, he declares that American continents are off limits to further European power Colonization. It called an end to European intervention of the Americas and the western hemisphere.
  • Texas Declares Independence from Mexico

    Texas Declares Independence from Mexico
    Because of the changes mexico made to abolish slavery and tighten foreign control, Texas wanted to Secede and gain independence. major events that lead to this was the battle of the Alamo and the battle at San Jacinto.
  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears
    More than 15,000 Cherokee Indians are forced to walk from Georgia to the Indian Territory of Oklahoma. About 4,000 die from disease and starvation.
  • Mexican War

    Mexican War
    In attempt to gain more land like California and New Mexico, The US declares war on Mexico in order to gain the southwest territories.