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American History 1

By kierradeberry18
  • Christopher Columbus
    1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Set Sail
  • Hernando Cortez
    1519

    Hernando Cortez

    Set Sail
  • Francisco Pizarro
    1532

    Francisco Pizarro

    Set Sail
  • Hernan de Soto
    1539

    Hernan de Soto

    Set Sail
  • Spain
    1565

    Spain

    Viceroys - governors who ruled in the name of the Crown – initially Cortez
  • England

    England

    Sir Walter Raleigh
    John White
    Virginia Dare
  • Jamestown, Virginia

    Jamestown, Virginia

    Founded
  • France

    France

    Samuel de Champlain
    Dutch West India Company
  • Dutch Republic

    Dutch Republic

    Peter Minuit
  • Pequot War

    Pequot War

    Pequot Indians in Connecticut resisted white settlement
    In 1637, Pequot were virtually wiped out by the English
  • King Phillip's War

    King Phillip's War

  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

  • Land Ordinance of 1785

    Land Ordinance of 1785

  • Northwest Ordinance of 1787

    Northwest Ordinance of 1787

  • The United States Constitution

    The United States Constitution

  • Jay's Treaty

    Jay's Treaty

  • Pinckney's Treaty- Spain- 1795

    Pinckney's Treaty- Spain- 1795

  • Election of 1796

    Election of 1796

    Thomas Jefferson vs. John Adams
  • Convention of 1800

    Convention of 1800

    meetings between United States and France over the Quasi Wars
  • The Duel

    The Duel

    Burr vs. Hamilton
  • Embargo Act of 1807

    Embargo Act of 1807

  • War

    War

    Different battles
  • Election of 1812

    Election of 1812

    James Madison reelected
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

  • Gibbons vs. Ogden

    Gibbons vs. Ogden

  • Erie Canal

    Erie Canal

  • Tariff of Abominations

    Tariff of Abominations

  • Election of 1828

    Election of 1828

    Andrew Jackson elected
  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act

  • Worcester vs. Georgia

    Worcester vs. Georgia

  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears

  • Election 1836

    Election 1836

    Martin Van Buren elected
  • The National Road

    The National Road

  • Webster-Ashburton Treaty

    Webster-Ashburton Treaty

  • Mexican War

    Mexican War

    1846-1848
  • Mexican Cession

    Mexican Cession

    Mexico gave up New Mexico and California territories to the United States in exchange for payment.
  • California Gold Rush

    California Gold Rush

    Gold discovered
  • Gadsden Purchase

    Gadsden Purchase

  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860

    Abraham Lincoln elected
  • Fort Sumter- First Shots Fired

    Fort Sumter- First Shots Fired

    Civil War begins
  • First Battle of Bull Run

    First Battle of Bull Run

  • Homestead Act

    Homestead Act

    Anyone who would agree to cultivate 160 acres of land for 5 years would receive title to that land from the federal government.
  • Antietam

    Antietam

  • Vicksburg

    Vicksburg

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

  • Appomattox End of the War

    Appomattox End of the War

  • Civil Rights Act

    Civil Rights Act

  • Compromise of 1877

    Compromise of 1877

  • My Birthday

    My Birthday

    The Day I Was Born!