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Period: Sep 30, 1095 to Sep 30, 1291
Crusades
Series of invasions of the Holy Lands that wetted the European taste for Oriental goods. Since Italy had a monopoly, they searched for ways around it. -
Period: Apr 16, 1375 to Nov 27, 1425
Lifespan of Prince Henry the Navigator
Dates unexact. He made a school to teach people to use new navigation technology. He was Portugese, and so Portugal had more expierienced sailors. -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Oct 12, 1492
Columbus sails to New World
Getting funding from Spaind, Comumbus sailed to what he thought was India. He instead found the New World. -
Period: Jan 1, 1493 to Dec 31, 1494
Bull of Demarcation and Treaty of Tordesailles
Treaty designed by pope that divided the New World between the Spanish and the Portugese. Put a line in that was kind of vague, so terretory was spread out. Britain, as a Protestant nation, just ignored it. -
Sep 30, 1497
John Cabot claims Newfoundland for England
England didn't really do anything with it, they just said it was theirs, essentially calling dibs. -
Sep 30, 1513
Balboa
First European to cross the Isthmus of Panama. Saw Pacific and called it the South Sea. -
Period: Jan 1, 1527 to Dec 30, 1527
Exploration of Navarez
Shipwrecked on Gulf Coast of TExas. Spent 6 years among the Indians. No permanent colony based off this, or the other explorers around this time. -
Period: Sep 30, 1533 to Sep 30, 1535
Exploration of Quebec by Jacques Cartier (french)
What the title says. -
Period: Sep 30, 1539 to Sep 30, 1543
Exploration of Hernando de Sota
Started with 600 men. Explored US South looking for the city of gold. Found the Mississippi, then he died. -
Period: Sep 30, 1540 to Sep 30, 1541
Exploration of Coronato
Explored the US southwest. -
Jul 26, 1581
Decleration of independence in the Netherlands
This led to the rivalry between England and Spain, because Spain owned the Netherlands, but England helped the Netherlands. Not recognized until January 30, 1648. -
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Colonial Period of Salutary Neglect
England begins to create colonies, and made some people, like Indians, mad. Because of internal strife, they practiced Salutary Neglect, and charged few taxes. Then they decided it was time for some mercantilism. Note: Did they have Ninjas? How about Zombies... or Zambies! I like Pie. -
Mayflower Sails
102 people sailed to the New World. They landed at Plymouth Bay. Which was not where they had a charter. So they were squatters. -
Maryland given Royal Charter
duh? -
Maryland becomes propietary colony
Proprietary colonies are used by England to make money. All colonies eventually became this, even NC and RI. -
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Pequot Wars
Pequot- Very powerful tribe in CT river valley -
Toleration Act of Maryland
Said anyone who believed in the Trinity were allowed to practice their religion. -
Bacon's Rebellion
1000 Virginians attacked Governer Berkley.They attacked Indians and drove governer Berkley out. Burned the capital. Then Bacon died of fever. Berkley crushed the rebellion and hanged 20 rebels to make the point. -
Georgia Founded
To act as both a haven for debtors and a buffer state against a Spanish invasion from Florida. -
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Lifespan of Burr
Lifetime of a rebel in the US -
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Townshend Acts
Over the course of 1767, various Townshend Acts were proposed and passed, all with the goal of raising money so that Britain could pay it's officers in the New World and gain control over them. It taxed glass, tea, paper and paint. It was repealed on March 5, 1770, except for the Tea tax. How was Townshend at chess? -
Townshend Acts Repealed
The glass, paper and paint taxes are repealed, whilst the tea tax remains. -
Boston "Massacre"
A group of colonicts were harrasing some British soldiers. Feeling endangered, the soldiers spontaneously fired -without orders- killing several colonists. Several colonial reporters played it up to create anger against the British. John Adams defended the soldiers in court, and they were acquitted. -
Gaspee Affair
The British mercheant ship ran aground near Rhode Island. The Sons of Liberty seized it and burned it to the sea. The British investigated,but the colonists didn't snitch and the British had to give up. The Gaspee captain was actually put on trial for some charge that was probably made up... -
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Revolutionary War
A war between the colonies and England. The goal of the colonists was to tira the British out and make them leave, and to this end they traded space for time. Started by by the shot heard round the world at Lexington-Concord. Turning point was Saratoga. The end was when Cornwallis surrendered at Yorktown. Officialy ended by the Treaty of Paris in 1783. Most was fought without an official government. The colonies had no central nerve point to capture and end the war. -
Zombie-Ninja War in Canada
In this war, the zombie outbreak started in Canada. The Ninja King sent his legions to contain the threat. Since the ninja's ability to hide doesn't work against the zombies, the ninjas were pushed to extinction, until the British gave the ninjas extra equipment and helped them win. Because of the ninja involvement, the event was never widely publised, and those who talked about it disappered fdhghdgasffdfgfgsfsdgds thge ninjas have me helppppp -
Signing of the Decleration of Independence
Some dudes met in Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Decleration of Independence. They signed it, declaring their own country and telling England to stuff it. -
1st Battle of Saratoga
Battle between colonial army and British army. British victory in the 1st part. -
2nd part of the Battle of Saratoga
The turning point of the American Revolution. Decisive American victory. This caused the French to make a treaty with the colonies and help them for the rest of the war. The repurcussions would be felt later during the French Revolution, when the Jeffersonians said the treaty was still in effect and the US must help their French Friends. -
Articles of Conferadtion Proposed
Duh? -
Articles of Confederation Ratified
Unanimous approval required, so Maryland managed to hold the process up by refusing to ratify it. They had war debts and no western lands to do stuff with. -
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Time Under the Articles of Confederation
Not the nicest time period. Shay's rebellion occured, and a ton of people went into debt. The British refused to give up their forts in the old Northwest, and the colonial Ninjas failed to drive them out. The Congress had no power toi tax, or regulate interstate trade. The individual states refused to get along, and I think there were some border clashes. Additionaly, the "United" States had difficulty getting recognized as a country by many world powers. -
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Siege of Yorktown
The British retreated to Yorktown to be picked up by their ships, but the French fleet drove off the Britidh fleet. Bottled up by Washington and the French Fleet, Cornwallis surrendered and finally we had won. Well, the shot heard round the world... -
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Presidency of George Washington
First President of the USA. Enforced a policy of neutrality until the US had enough people to be a threat. Had to put down Whiskey Rebellion. Recommended no permanent alliances. Established precedent of 2 terms and havig a cabinet. Only president to be unanimousley elected. -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was the revolution (duh) where the French overthrew the King and statred a democracy. Many in the US (specifiacally the Jeffersonians) approved, seeing the continuation of their struggle here. Somehow the British butted in. Washington declared US neutrality, which helped the French, because they could trade frrely with the US instead of slipping through British blockades. -
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Presidency of John Adams
A fairly unpopular president. He believed in being above party politics and did a good job. He was extremely dislikable, but he got the job done. Followed Washington's policy of neutrality -
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Presidency of Thomas Jefferson
when he was elected, it was called a revolution, because he was the first republican elected. Imposed an embargo to try to get Britain and France to quit being butts. It failed, and people got mad at him -
Essex Junto
Plot by federalists to secede the north. They got Burr in on it, so he could run for governer of NY, but Hamilton messed it up. -
Hamilton's Death
Burr challenges Hamilton to a duel. Hamilton refuses to shoot, and Burr kills him. -
Non Intercourse Act
Repealed Jefferson's Embargo of 1807. Basically refined it. Instead of no trade with the world, no trade with England or France -
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Presidency of James Madison
The War of 1812 started during his presidency. Repealed Jefferson's embargo and made it so there was no trade with England or France. Macon's bill #2 was passed, and Napoleon played it to embargo Britain. Then the War of !812 happened -
The Erskine Agreement
An agreement between Britain and the Us. The agreement was that the British would repeal the Orders of Council, but the British didn't follow through -
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The War of 1812
Started on June 4, 1812. The nation was split over it, with about a 75%-25% vote in each house. Mostly a deadmate war. US couldn't win, neither could Britain. Caused by the Warhawks in Congress. Most specacular victory was in New Orleans, 2 weeks after the armistice restoring all land to both sides. -
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Hartford Convention
A federalsit meeting. Many worried that they were planning the secession of the north, but they were just making a list of grievences. When they presented them, the war had just ended, making them seem like whiny brats. Led to the collapse of the federalist party and the Era of Good Feelings. -
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Presidency of James Monroe
Elected almost unanimously (only missed one vote). Pres. during the Era of Good Feelings. only president to be reelected after a financial crisis (Panic of 1819). -
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Time under the Monroe doctrine
A policy of noninterference. Ended by WWI -
William Burr dies
At 80, after being divorced by his wife, He was wacky all throughout his life.
