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Year 1000- Vikings
The Vikings led by Leif Ericson discovered the Americas, but they left no permanent settlement due to conflict. -
15th Century Exploring
**Marco Polo returns from Asia and talks about all the goods he saw over there, such as: spices, tea and silk.
**After that, their was a trade between Asia and Europe, but the trade came to Italy. Italy would then raise the prices of the goods. At that moment, the rest of Europe decided to start looking for new sea routes to Asia. -
Year 1492- Christopher Columbus
Hoping to reach Asia by going towards the west, he traveled with 90 men on the ships: Santa Maria, Nina, and Pinta. Instead he discovered, the Americas. -
Year 1584-1590: The Lost Colony (Roanoke)
1584- Sir Walter Raleigh sends the first crew to Roanoke Island. They were not prepare for the winter, and most of the men died. The remaining men sailed back to England.
Sir Walter Raleigh try again a few months later. John White was put in charge of this expedition. A few months later, his daughter had gave birth to Virginia Dare, first English born in America. John leaves for supplies in England. Comes back 3 years later due to the war with Spain and no people were found. -
Year 1607-1636 - 13 Colonies
Year 1607- 1st Colony: Jamestown, Virginia. Purpose: trade/purpose
Year 1626- New York. Trade/profits
Year 1630- Massachusetts Bay- Religious freedom for Puritans
Year 1630- New Hampshire- Escape for those constricted by religious and economic rules.
Year 1634- Maryland, religious freedom for Catholics
Year 1636- Connecticut- religious and economic freedom
Year 1636- Rhode Island- Religious freedom -
Year 1636-13 Colonies continue
Year 1638- Delaware- trade/profits
Year 1653- North Carolina- trade/profits
Year 1660- New Jersey- trade/profits
Year 1670- South Carolina- trade/profits
Year 1682- Pennsylvania- Religious freedom for Quakers; trade/profit.
Year 1733- Georgia- Debtor colony. -
Year 1754-1763: French and Indian War
A war fought over the land in America between the English and French.
It was called the Seven Years War in Europe.
Called the French and Indian War because the Indians helped the French in the war against the British. The Indians had nothing to lose. The British were taking their land, the French were not.
The British won, but at a cost a lot of money. -
Proclamation of 1763
Forbid colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Created to protect colonists from the Indians
Many colonists reacted with anger toward the Proclamation. They did not like being told what to do or where they could live. -
April 1764: Sugar Act
It placed a tax on molasses and sugar imported by the colonies. -
No Taxation without Representation
The colonists claimed “no taxation without representation” because they were being taxed but had no vote in Parliament and had no say in how the colonies were being governed.
The colonists started a boycott, or a refusal to buy certain goods, from the British. -
Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams led the protests in Boston against the taxes.
He began a secret society called the Sons of Liberty. -
1765: Stamp Act
Placed a tax on all printed material, such as newspapers and playing cards.
This tax upset the colonists even more. -
Dec 16, 1773: The Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed up like Mohawk Indians and boarded three British ships full of tea.
The colonists dumped all the tea into the harbor, about 90,000 pounds.
King George III was furious! -
Boston Port Act
The port of Boston was closed until the tea was paid for. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was put into place which forced colonists to quarter, or house and supply British soldiers. -
Edenton Tea Party
The Edenton Tea Party was one of the earliest organized women’s political actions in United States history. The women joined in the boycott of British tea. -
September 5- Oct. 26, 1774: First Continental Congress
A group of important men met to discuss the crisis in the colonies.
Militias were set up. (citizen soldiers) -
March 5, 1770 The Boston Massacre
Colonial men were shouting insults at the British soldiers.
They started throwing things, probably snow balls and rocks.
Someone yelled “fire” and the Red Coats (what the British soldiers were called) shot.
Five colonists were killed. These were the first Americans killed in the War for Independence.
Sam Adams started calling the incident the Boston Massacre. He used the incident to get more people angry at the British. -
Coercive Acts
The Intolerable Acts Laws passed to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
Battle of Yorktown
Last battle fought in the American Revolution. The Americans won, which resulting in winning the revolution. -
April 18, 1775: The Shot Heard Around the World
The British were coming for the colonists guns. The colonists tried to stale them. Someone shot. It started the war. -
April 19 1775 Battle of Concord and Lexignton
The first battle fought in the American Revolution. Who Won? The American. -
Sept 19, 1777 Battle of Saratoga
This battle was important because it showed the French that the Americans could actually win the Revolution against the British. This resulted in the support of the French for the American in this war. -
November 1777 Articles of Confederation
The articles told us how to run our government. The biggest issue with the articles was that there was only one branch governing the entire body. No balance of powers.
