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Oct 31, 1440
Johann Gutenburg
Johann invented a movable type of printing. This is very signifigant because it facilitated the spread of technical knowlegde and spaked a communications revolution. -
Sep 9, 1492
Reconquista
Reconquista was the reconquest of Iberrian Pennisula. It is signifigant because it comes before the period of the discovery of the new world, and is folled by the spanish colonial empires. -
Dec 12, 1492
Columbus
Christopher Columbus sailed across the ocean in 1492 in hopes of reaching India, but instead stumbled upon the Americas. This is signifigant because it was the start of colonization in America. -
Apr 29, 1494
Treaty of Torsedillas
The treaty divided the entire world along a line located 270 leagues west of the Azores. This is signifigant because the treaty failed to discourage future English, Dutch, and French adventurers from trying their luck in the new world. -
Feb 19, 1497
John Cabbot
John Cabbot completed the first recorded transatlantic voyage while attempting to find a northwest passage to Asia. This i ssignifigant because it eventually lead to the explorations in the Hudson Bay. -
Sep 7, 1503
Encomienda System
Am exploitative labor system designed by Spanish rulers to reward conquistadors in the New World by granting them local villages and control over native labor. This is significant because the system made ther colonizers more dependent on the king, because it was he who legitimized their title. -
Jun 28, 1508
Sebastian Cabbot
Cabbot continued his father's explorations in the Hudson Bay region. This is signifigant because it later established England's belated claim to American territory. -
Jun 25, 1517
Protestant Reformation
King Henry VII introduced protestant to England when he divorced his wife Catherine. This is signifigant becauseThe Reformation porpeled England into a central role in European affairs and created a sense of English idenitity amoung the people. (Queen Elizabeth helped develope a strong central administration) -
Jul 9, 1570
Roanoke
Roanoke was an English colony that went horrible wrong. Due to a bad location, supplies could not reach colony, making the settlers abandon it. This is signifigant because it served as an axample of how to not make a colony. -
Spanish Armanda
The Spanish Armada severed communication between England and America. This is signifigant because it lead to the abandonment oif Roanoke. -
Richard Haklyut
Richard published exploere's accounts of the New World. He is signifigant because had it not been for him, the dream of American Colonization might have died in England. -
Virgnina (Jamestown)
The colony of Jamestown was founded for econimic revenue. After two failed colonies in America, Jamestown almost met the same fate. After going throught the starving time, Captain John Smith revived the colony making the first fully sucessful colony.The House of Burgesses was founded in Virginia and was the first legislative assembly in North America.Plymouth was settled in Virginia and was ultimately deserted for unknown reasons.The pilgrims landed in virginia and created the Mayflower compact. -
Quebec
Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec. This is signifigant because this event was the French declaring that they were migrating to the new world in search of wealth as well as in hopes of converting the Indians to Christianity. -
New Hampshire
New Hampshire was founded by John Mason. It's population grew very slowly, and for much of the colonial period, New Hampshire remained economically dependent on Massachusetts. This is signifigant because it was New Hampshire's commercial neighbor to the south. -
Massachusetts Bay
The Massachusetts Bay colony was a result of the "Great Migration" of people. It was founded by the Puritans who wanted to purify the Church of England. The sex ratio was much more balanced than the Chesapeak Colonies. Roger Williams preached extreme separatism in the colony. Anne Hutchinson was a threat to the puritans too whose views scandilized orthodox leaders of church and state. -
Maryland
Maryland was founded by Sir George Calvert and later Lord Baltimore. It was founded as a sanctuary for persecuted Caltholics of England. -
Rhode Island
Rhode Island (Province) was founded by Roger Williams after he was banished from the Massachusetts Bay colony. Two years later Anne Hutchinson took her followers to Portsmouth. This is singnifigant because Rhode Island did not prosecute anyone for his or her religious beliefs. -
Connecticut
Settlers founded the villages of Hartford, Windsor, and Wethersfeild. No one was forced to leave Massachusetts, they created a society that look similiar to the Massachusetts Bay. In 1639 representatives from the connecticut towns passed the Fundamental Orders. This is signifigant because the Fundamental orders were the blueprint for civil government. -
Slave Trade
The slave trade was between the Americas and Africa. They porvided the labor for the plantations and colonies. This is signifigant because it introduced African culture and heritage which is seen today. -
The Carolinas
Carolina was a product of the restoration of the stuarts to the english throne. Sir John Colleton organized a group of eight powerful courtiers who styled themsleves the True and Absolute Lords Proprietors of Carolina. Anthony Ashley Cooper created the colonies. With the assistance of John Locke, he devised the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina. This is signifigant because in Carolina white planters forced African slaves to produce staple crops for a world market. -
New York
The Duke of York was granted a charter for newly captured territory. The middle colonies drew up a legal code known as the Duke's laws. This is signifigant because The legal code disappointed the Puritan migrants on Long Island. -
Bacon's Rebellion
An armed rebellion in Virginia led by Nathaniel Bacon against the colony's royal Sir William Berkley. Although some of his followers called for an end of special privilage in govenrment, Bacon was cheifly interested in gaininig a larger share of the lucrative Indian Trade. -
Pennsylvania
The founding of Pennsylvania cannot be separated from the history of the quaker movement. William Penn received a charter for Pennsylvania from King Charles II. Penn intended his colony to serve as a religious haven for both his fellow Quakers who faced persecution from both the Church of England and the Puritans in New England. This is singnifigant because Penn established a Provincial council to rule the colony. -
English Bill of Rights
It was a restatement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right presented by the Convention Parliament to William and Mary in March 1689 (or 1688 by Old Style dating), inviting them to become joint sovereigns of England. It lays down limits on the powers of the crown and sets out the rights of Parliament and rules for freedom of speech in Parliament, the requirement for regular elections to Parliament and the right to petition the monarch without fear of retribution. -
Johnathan Edwards
The Reverend Johnathan Edwards was an influential author and theologian whose preaching contributed to the Great Awakening. -
George Whitefield
A young, inspiring preacher from England who toured the colonies from New Hampshire to Georgia. He was an extriodinary public speaker. He came to symbolize the powerful cultural forces that were transforming the Atlantic World. -
First Great Awakening
The Great Awakening, called by historians the First Great Awakening, was an evangelical and revitalization movement that swept Protestant Europe and British America, and especially the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s, leaving a permanent impact on American Protestantism. -
Georgia
Georgia is signifigant because it was settled as an act of agression against spain. The colony owed it's exsisance to James Ogethrope. It served as a debtors prison. Slavery and rum were prohibited. -
French And Indian War
Worldwide conflict that pitted Britain against France for control of North America . With help from the American colonists, the British won the war and elminated France as a power on the North American contininent. -
Sugar Act
Revised duties on sugar, coffee, tea, wine, other imports; expanded jurisdiction of viceadmiralty courts. -
Stamp Act
Printed documents (deeds, newspapers, marriage licenses, etc.) issued only on special stamped paper purchased from stamp distributors -
Quartering Act
Colonists must supply British Troops with housing, other items -
Stamp Act Congress
A general meeting of colony representatives to discuss problem across the colonies. -
Declaratory Act
Parliament declares its soivereignty over the colonies "in all classes whatsoever" -
Parlimentary Supremecy
Parliament took full supremecy over the colonies, making the colonists feel the effects of "taxation without representation" and were angered. -
Townshed revenue Acts
New duties on glass, lead, paper, paints, tea; customs collections tightened in America -
Boston Massacure
A violent confrontation between British troops and a Boston mob. Five citizens were killed when troops fired into a crowd. The incident inflammed anti-British sentiment in Massachusets. -
Tea Act
Parliament gives East India Companty right to sell tea directly to Americans; some duties on tea reduced -
Boston Tea Party
Raid on British ships in which patriotd disgused as Mohawks threw hundreds on chests of tea owned by the East Indian Company into the boston harbor. -
Fisrt Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from tweleve colonies in Philadelphia in1774, the congress denied Philadelphia's authority to legislate for the colonies, condemned Biritsh actions toward the colonies, created the Continental Association, and endorsed a call to take up arms. -
Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
Closes port of Boston; restructures Massachusetts government; restricts town meetings; troops quartered in boston; british officials accused of crimes sent to England or Canada for trial -
Concord
A shot fired in confusion caused Britain to charge, and eight Americans died. This shot began the revolution. -
Lexington
Britain planned to seize rebel supplies.and colonists were warned by Paul Revere. This attemp on rebel goods caused them to prepare for the oncoming battle. -
Second Continental Congress
Gathering of colonists once more to make preparations for organizing the war and to find a strong leader. George Washintong was appointed as leader. -
Olive Branch Petition
A petition issued to explain rebellion and revolution and was in favor of the revolution. -
Prhibitionary Acts
Declares British intention to coerce Americans into submission; embargo on American goods; American ships seized -
Shot hear 'round the world
Accidental Blows at Lexington and Concord that caused eight Americans to die and was the begining of the revolution. -
Common sense
Thomas Paine realeased the pamplet which pushed the colonists further towards independence. -
Trenton
Continental soldiers sucessfully surpirse attacked Hessain mercenaries. The colonists were able to have some groud over the British army. -
Saratoga, second battle
Britain became surrounded and after a small battle, finally surrendered. This point in the revolution was turned in the colonists favor. -
Germantown/ Valley Forge
A seemingly good counter attack ended in retreat, and when they dug-in at vally forge, disease took hold. This left the colonists in miserable shape. -
Kings Mountain
One of the most vicious battles, fought in the backwoods, colonists decimaled British raiders. This gave the clonists the upper hand. -
Yorktown
Cornwailis chose to rush, which caused his army to be cutoff by colonists. He finally surrendered causing the end to the revolution.
