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May 23, 1450
John Cabot
John cabot was hoping to find a quicker route to Asia. He left England on 1497 with a boat and his crew on the boat. He sailed west until he thought he got to Asia. What he didn't realize was that he really discovered some land in Canada. He claimed the land for the King of England. -
Mar 9, 1451
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo was born in Italy but moved to Spain and became a citizen there. On his first voyage he discover Rio De Janeiro which he thought was a new continent. He named his new discovery South America, after his own name. Later, in 1507, America was named after him. He died in February of 1512. -
Aug 3, 1451
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus set off from Spain on his first of four voyages to the New World in 1492. He first asked the Portuguese King for permission to do the voyage to the New World but got rejected. After that rejection, he asked Genoa and Venice for permission and also got rejected. Then he asked Spain and finally got accepted. On his first trip to the new world he discoverd the Bahamas. He aslo found other islands by the Bahamas including Cuba. -
May 15, 1474
Juan Ponce De Leon
Juan Ponce De Leon was born in Spain in 1474. His family was very poor but they were a noble family. Some of his important discoveries was Florida and the Bahama Channel. He dicovered Florida on Easter day. He discovered the Bahama Channel which they used as their voyage back to Spain. He died in 1521 at age 47. -
Jan 6, 1480
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was born in Sabrosa, Portugal in 1480. He discovered the Spice Islands located in Indonesia in 1506. After his return from the Spice Islands the first time. He requested to go a second time, except find a western route to the Islands. In 1512, King Charles I accepted his request to go on the expedition. On his trip to the Islands, he passed the tip of South Ameriaca and discovered a strait that became the Strait of Magellan. Ferdinand was killed on April, 27 1521. -
Dec 31, 1491
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier was born on December 31, 1491 in France. He was an European Explorer and he discovered the St. Lawrence River. Because of this discovery he let France get more land in Canada. He died in 1557. -
Sep 22, 1570
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson wanted to find a Northeast passage to Asia that is ice free. On his first three voyages he was forced to turn back to England each time because of ice.He was finally successful on his fourth voyage. Some of his discoveries were the Hudson Bat and the Hudson River which were named after him. They are both located by Canada. -
Aug 13, 1574
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Chmaplain was a French Explorer trying to explore North America. On his voyages to North America he discovered Quebec in New France. He was also a great cartographer. He became the governor of New France 1620. His death was on Christmas Day in 1635. -
Roanoke Colony
The governor of the colony was James White. He was returning from one of his trips and saw that the colon was deserted and no one to be seen. Today, the colony is known as the Lost Colony because no one really knows where it's at. There was only one clue left behind and that was a carving on a tree that said CROATOAN. -
Jamestown Colony
Jamestown was the very first Engilsh settlement in North America. It was made in 1607 and is located in Williamsburg, Virginia. It was the first settlement that was established by someone other than the Spanish. The Powhatan Indians were a problem for the settlement. After the Indians and the settlement estabilshed trading, the Indians soon started to attack the settlement and stop trading with the colonists. -
The House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first legislative assembly in the colonies. After their first assembly at the Jamestown Church it became a representative of the government. There were 22 people in The House of Burgesses and are chosen by the colony. 2 of the burgesses represent one settlement. The only people that could vote had to be 17 years old and had to own a lot of land. -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin was involved in a lot of things. He was a statesman, author, inventor and many more things. He was one person that help write the Declaration of Independece. He also invented electricity. The Treaty of Paris was helped negotiated by him. He died April 17, 1790. -
Thomas Gage
Thomas Gage was a commander for the British forces. He entered into the French and Indian War where got injured but not serious. Right before the Boston Tea Party he went back to England but was forced to return because of the events.He died on April 2, 1787. -
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams is one of the Founding Fathers. He was one of the people that signed the Declaration of Independece. He helped set up the Boston Tea Party. He also formed a rebellion on the Stamp Act. Samuel Adams died on October 2, 1803. -
George Washington
George Washington was born February 22, 1732 in Virgina. In the Revolutionary War he was named the commander in chief. He showed great leadership as the commander in chief. Later, he was announced the first president of the United States. After being president for 8 years he died on December 14, 1799. -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere was one of the hundreds of people part of the Boston Tea Party. What he is most famous for was when he warned the minutemen that the British were coming. This allowed the Colonists to get a head start and pack up all of there things. Then they pushed back the British until they retreated to Boston. Paul Revere died on May 10, 1818. -
John Adams
John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Quincy, Massachusetts. John Adams attended the college, Harvard and recieved his master's degree. He was the very vice president for George Washington. He was a person that help write the Declaration of Independence. He was elected the 2nd president 1796. -
Charles Cornwallis
Charles Cornwallis was a very successful leader for the British. He lead them to many battle victories of the Colonies. Him and General Henry Clinton went to Virginia to fight in the Battle of Yorktown. They lost to Goerge Washington and was his last moment in the American Revolution. He died on October 5, 1805 -
Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was part of the American Revolution. He first was on the 13 Colonies side but was a traitor. He became a spy for the British. The reason he switched sides was because he was happy with the American Colonies. He died on June 14, 1801. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was elected the 3rd U.S. president in 1801. He was one of the people that wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was the first secretary of state and was the vice president for John Adams. he was also responsible for the Louisiana Purchase. Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826. -
James Madison
James Madison waselected the 4th United States president in 1808. He was one of the people that wrote the constitution and was given the name "Father of the Constitution". He was also a sponser of the Bill of Rights. Him and Thomas Jefferson were the one who created the political parties. James Madison died on June 28, 1836. -
Marquis de Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette was born into a noble family on September 6, 1757. He fought in the American Revolution. He also helped out in the French Revolution. He help find great valued resouces for the the Colonies from France. He provided great leadership in American Revolution. -
James Monroe
James Monroe was elected the 5th president in 1817. He was famous for the Monroe doctrine, which made no European Colonies allowed. He also bought Florida from Spain which expanded the country. He fought under the leadership of George Washington and attended school with Thomas Jefferson. He died in 1831 and was one of the Founding Fathers. -
Battle of Quebec
The Battle of Quebec was lead by Benedict Arnold and Richard Montgomery. The purpose of this battle was to try and capture Quebec. They did not succeed at this attempt and Montgomery died trying to do it. They requested that the city of Quebec to surrender but they did not. It was the first big loss in the American Revolution. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was conflict between the colonists and the British. The British put taxes on the colonists for the sugar that they get. This wasn't a really big problem for most colonists if they had the money to pay off the taxes. The people it effected the most was the poor. If they were unable to pay the their taxes, this could cause consequenses. This act caused a lot of outrage among the colonists. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act allowed any British troop to raid any home of the colonists. The colonists were forced to provide them with housing and food. If there wasn't enough room in the house they were supposed to provide other places around their home. Some of the places includes barns or outhouses. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was another conflict that involved the British taxing the colonies. They were being taxed on all paper documents that they buy. The colonies thought this was unfair that they were being taxed by the British. They thought that the British should only be able to put taxes on themselves and the colonies should only be able to put taxes on themselves. This act made a lot of colonists protest. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was a very important person in history. He founded the Democratic party and showed individual liberty. He beat the British in the War of 1812 and became a war hero. In 1828, he was elected 7th president of the United States. He died June 8, 1845. -
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was the 6th U.S. president. He was the son of the 2nd U.S. president, John Adams. He had his eyes on being president since age 14. At age 14 he was going to school for diplomatic reasons. He attended college at Harvard and was fluent in 3 different languages. He was elected president in 1824. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was fight between the colonists and some British sodliers that occured on a street. The colonist began throwing things at the soldiers. This made the British soldier kill multiple colonists. This made riots break out by the colonists and more of them got killed by the British. This was one of the reasons why the Revolutionary War began. -
The Botson Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was set up and led by Samuel Adams and had a group of Patriots to help him. The colonists didn't like how the British were taxing them in an unfair way. After the British realized how much tea the colonists drink, they raised the amount of taxes. Eventually the colonists started to smuggle the tea. One night some of the colonists dump tons of tea into the harbor that would cost millions of dollars today. -
The Boston Port Act
The British closed the Boston Port after the colonists dumped all the tea into the harbor. The only way they would reopen it was if they pay the detb of tea. The port was used for many things by the colonists. They used it for trading and shipping item to other places. Some of the colonists wanted to just pay off the money that they owe. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act divided Canada into a upper and lower Canada. It gave complete freedom of religion to French Canadians. It expanded Quebec to the Ohio River and the Mississippi River. The extension of Quebec triggered mant armies to invade Quebec. The act was most important to the French Canadians as they gained their legal rights. -
Massachusetts Government Act
The Massachusetts Government Act was one of the intolerable acts made by the British. It put an end to the Massachusetts constitution. This act made restrictions like lowered the amount of town meetings. They also completely got rid of elections of town officials. The British made this act to punish the Colonies for the Boston Tea Party. -
Administration of Justice Act
This act was one of the intolerable acts. This allowed the British to make trials unfair for people. Some of the colonists were afraid because the British could make a bad crime like murder and get away with it. This was all because of the Boston Tea Party. Another name for this act was called the Murder Act. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle fought in the American Revolution. The war was started because of many tensions that were between the Colonies and the British. Some of the tenisions were the Boston Tea Party, Boston Massacre, Sugar Act, and the Stamp Act. The first shot was fired by one of the regular troops from the british. The battle ended in an American victory after the British retreated. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle of the American Revolution was victory for the British. Even though the Colonies lost this battle it was made their confidence shoot way up. They killed over 200 British troops and wounded 800 of them. The Colonies only lost a total of 400 troops combined. One of the reasons the Colonies lost was because they were outnumbered by a lot. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was important to the American Revolution. George Washingto was the general of the Colonies during this battle. Washington and his crew travled by water on Christmas Day to get to Trenton. The Colonies won this battle over Hessian mercenaries. With this win the Colonies gain land of New Jersey. -
Winter at Valley Forge
General George Washington was planning a winter attack on the British but decided to stay at Valley Forge to take care of his troops. He hoped to feed them and provide them with good clothing. They couldn't afford enough for everyone so they were fed rice and vinegar. They had cloths wrapped around there feet to try and prevent frost-bit. This caused a lot of disease and caused many people to die. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga had great significance in the American Revolution. It was determined to be the turning point of the revolution. The American forces were lead by Benedict Arnold and Horatio Gates and lead them to a victory. This battle convinced the French to join the 13 Colonies as their ally. -
Battle of Charleston
The Battle of Charleston was fought in the American Revolution. The British had one of there best victories in this battle. The Colonies had over 5,000 troops and the British had over 10,000 troop. That gave a huge advantage to the British in this battle. The battle ended in a terrible defeat to the British. It was their worst loss in the American Revolution. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisana Purchase was a deal made by the United States and France. The United States would recieve 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River. France would recieve 15 million dollars from the United States. Thomas Jefferson was the president at this time and request this deal to France. This was considered the most important thing he's done in his career as president. -
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was born January 19, 1807 in Virginia. Once the Civil War started he joined the confederate military. After a few years passed in the war he became a General-in-Chief. He first recieved an offer from Abraham Lincoln to join the Union but did not take the offer. He then lead the Confederate army to a couple of victories in the Civil War. Even though they lost the war, Lee is still considered a hero to some people of the South. -
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was born on June 3, 1808 in Christian County Kentucky. He was elected the president of the Confederate States. Before his election he served in the war, became senator, and the secretary of war. After his loss to the Union in the Civil War against their president Abraham Licoln his status in the United States went down. He died on December 6, 1889. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the president of the Union during the Civil War. He lead the union to many battles during the war. He helped the Union fight through harsh years of the Civil War. He lead the Union to victory in the Civil War and abolished slavery. Later that year in 1865, he was assinated in a theater. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise had to do with slavery. It was agreement to evenly split up the 22 states that were in the U.S. at that time. There were 11 slave states and 11 free states. There was a line down the middle of the country that determined if you were a slave state or a free state. The free states were the norhtern part of the country and the slave states were the southern part. With the Louisiana Purchase made the Northern states grow more than the Southern states did. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was a very famous person involved in the Civil War. He lead the Union to their first victory in Civil War when he won at Fort Donelson. He also had another major victory for thr Union at the city of Vicksburg. After both of those victories, Abraham Lincoln made him a General-in-Chief. Because of his popularity in the Civil War, he became president in 1868. -
Mexican-American War
The Mexican-American War also know as the Mexican War was the first war that the U.S. fought in a different country. The Union said that if the Mexicans tried to attack and annexed Texas it would lead to a war. Soon after that, they tried the annexation and that triggered the war. The result of the war ended in an Union victory. The Union gained more than 1/3 of Mexico's land including California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. -
California Gold Rush
James Marshall was the first to find the gold that was located at Sutter's Mill in Northern California. The dicovery of gold by Marshall made it one of the most dramatic events in the 19th century. When people heard that there was gold in California, they started to sneak into the hills where the gold was located.
About 80,000 people came from different countries across the world to get gold. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was one of many civil war battles. It was considered one of the most important battle in the civil war. Robert E. Lee, part of the Confederacy, wanted to attack the North on Northern soil to weaken there hopes for the war. This battle was one of the bloodiest battles in the history of the civil war. It ended ina victory for Abraham Lincoln and the Union.
