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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus made landfall in North America -
Period: Oct 1, 1519 to Oct 1, 1522
Magellan
Magellan was the first to sail around the world although he died in route. -
Period: Oct 1, 1519 to Oct 1, 1522
Cortez
Cortez and the Conquistadors conquered the Aztecs -
Period: Oct 1, 1531 to Oct 1, 1535
Pizzaro
Pizzaro took control of the Inca and wanted to convert the natives to Christianity -
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Anglo-Powhatan War
Relations between the indians and settlers in the Chesapeake grew worse and started the first Anglo-Powhatan War -
Pivotal Year
The Virgina House of Burgesses was created -
The Mayflower
A group of 120 people, half or which were seperatists came to Plymouth Bay -
Mayflower Compact
Agreement signed by the people on the Mayflower to submit to the majority as a government plan -
Thanksgiving
The first Thanksgiving was held in Plymouth -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Non-seperatists got a royal charter to form the MA Bay colony -
"Great Migration"
1,000 people set off in well stocked ships and established a colony around Boston -
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The Pequot Wars
A very powerful tribe in the CT Valley was pretty much wiped out -
Toleration Act of 1649
Protected Catholics and "those who believed in the trinity" -
New Jersey
New Jersey is sold to the Quakers -
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King Philip's War
The natives only hope for success was to unite against the white settlers.
Ended in failure for the natives -
Pennsylvania
William Penn is given land in North America to settle a debt to his father by the crown -
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Colonial Wars
-King Williams War
-Queen Anne's War
-King George's War -
New Jersey Combineds
East and West New Jersey combined to create one colony -
Slaves
Black slaves were a majority in Carolina
Their knowledge was used for cultivation purposes -
Carolina's
North Carolina officially seperates from South Carolina -
Georgia
The thirteenth colony, Georgia, was founded and named in honor of King George III
Founded by James Oglethorpe -
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Organized Resistance
British attempts to re-exert control over the colonies resulted in organized, violent resistance by the colonies. -
Proclamation Act of 1763
-Prohibited settlement west of Appalachia
-Purposes
-control over the colonies
-fur trade: wanted colonists out of the fur trade
-redirect population
-keep them near the coast to help keep mercantilism enforcement -
Sugar/Revenue Act of 1764
-Purpose
-help defray costs of taking care of the colonies -
Currency Act of !764
-Restrictions
-colonial assembly's couldnt print their own money
-taxes had to be paid in specie -
Currency Act
Colonial assembly's could not print their own money
Taxes had to be paid in specie(gold or silver) -
Townshend Act
The Townshend Act put taxes on tea, glass, paper, paiint, lead, etc. -
Olive Branch Petition
-Attempt to make amends with England
-King rejected it
-England declared that the colonies were in a state of rebellion -
Declaration of Independence (approved)
The Declaration of Independence was approved. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was signed -
Treaty of Paris
-Treaty was signed in Paris
-Boundry was set at the Mississippi
-Independence was recognized
-British said they would evacuate their forts in the northwest -
Declared War on England
declared war on England
--The rights of neutrals
>Proclamation of Neutrality
*Ended up supporting France more
-Citizen Genet Affair France -
Barbary Pirates
--Group of people off the coast of Nigeria --Seizing American ships --There attacks lead to the development of the US Navy --6 ships are commissioned to be built, only three actually built --Bribed with 1 million dollars to stop attacking the ships -
Jay's Treaty
--Happens because we're about to go to war with Britain --British agreed to leave the northwest forts --Guaranteed that the US would pay debts that were owed before the Revolutionary War -
Pinckney's Treaty
--Treaty with Spain --Gave the US the right of deposit and the port of New Orleans -
Treaty of Greenville
Indians gave up a tremendous amount of territory to the United States and was promised that that would be the end of things -
Convention of 1800
--Settlement of the Undeclared war --Voided the Alliance with the French --Established a commercial treaty with France(trading only) -
Tripoli and the Barbary Pirates
--Attacking American ships and declare war on the US in 1801 --Already paid them a ransom of 1 million dollars(20% of budget at the time) --Did not declare war back but US ships are sent to the Mediterranean --The USS Philadelphia is captured by the pirates who decide to use it themselves --Stephen Decatur sneaks onto the Philadelphia and burns it down, becomes a hero -
Thomas Jefferson becomes President
The House of Representatives elects Thomas Jefferson to be the third President after a tie with Aaron Burr -
Hamiltons Death
Alexander Hamiltion is killed in a duel with Vice President Aaron Burr -
The Louisiana Exploration
Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark out to explore the Louisiana Territiory -
12th Amendment
The twelfth amendment is ratified which changes the rules concerning Presidential elections -
Chesapeake Incident:
-the last straw before US intervenes
-Chesapeake ship was seized by the British within sight of the American coast
-British fired on the Chesapeake
-captured an African American, one British deserter, a Maryland citizen
-Jefferson knew his country wasn't prepared for war -
Embargo of 1807
-December 22 by Jefferson
-trade restricting all foreign trade to stop impressment
Reactions to the Embargo
-other countries aren't nearly as angered as anticipated or hoped to be
-hurts American more than anyone else because America wasn't greatly important internationally at this point
-some talk of succession (justified by violation of social contract)
-agricultural areas are hurt
Reasons for the failure of the Embargo
-Britain was stubborn enough to outlast it, didn't feel th -
Madison and the Election of 1808
-Previous Roles
--Secretary of State
-Character of Madison
--Poor Politician
--Few friends
--Stubborn to the point of stupidity -
Non Intercourse Act
--Details >Embargo with Britain and France --Effect >Opens up trade to a certain exptent >June 9, 1809-Erskine Agreement was signed with Britain (Erskine: Prime Minister at the time) Said they were gonna drop their orders of council and we were going to drop our trade restrictions but they go back on their promise so we don't drop our restrictins -
1793: France declared war on England
--The rights of neutrals >Proclamation of Neutrality *Ended up supporting France more -
Pinckney's Treaty:1795
--Treaty with Spain --Gave the US the right of deposit and the port of New Orleans