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Mayflower Lands
The Pilgrims on the Mayflower land at Plymouth rock. Originally from England, these Pilgrims considered themselves "saints" rather than pilgrims. -
Harvard founded
the Ivy League school, Harvard, was founded in Massachusetts. It is the oldest higher learning institution in the United States and is also one of the most prestigious. -
Taj Mahal completed
The great Taj Mahal in the Indian city of Agra is completed. It was ordered to be built by emperor Shah Jahan for one of his favorite wives. -
End of Ming Dynasty
This is the end of the Ming Dynasty's 300 year reign. The Manchus consequently took over and then it was the start of the Qing Dynasty. -
London Plague
The last of the major breakouts of the bubonic plague happened in London in this year. Around 100,000 people died. At the time that was around a quarter of the people in London. -
Pennsylvania founded
The state that is currently know as Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn. He was a Quaker who received a royal charter and land grant from King Charles II. -
Peter the Great
Peter the Great becomes Czar of Russia. Heavily influenced by his Western Europe advisors, he decides to modernize Russia and its army. -
Salem Witch Trials
This occurred in Massachusetts and was quite crazy time. People, mainly women, were accused of being witches and practicing witchcraft. A total of 20 people died, 14 being women. -
Carolina gets Divided
The Carolina colony officially gets divided into North and South Carolina. The locals of each part had different kinds of lifestyles and beliefs which lead to this. -
Pennsylvania Gazette
Benjamin Franklin creates and publishes the Pennsylvania Gazette newspaper. It will become the most popular throughout the colonies. -
Stamp Act
Tax enforced by England that became the first tax imposed on the American colonies. This upset the colonies because they had to pay the tax to England and not there local legislature. -
JQA Travels to France
John Quincy Adams at only ten years old, accompanies his father on a trans-atlantic journey to France. It was not the most safest journey in that that only six days into it they saw three British frigates who if given the chance, would fire upon them. He had to watch his father give a speech to "encourage the officers and men to fight to the last" (Unger 27). To think that you might be captured and killed or enlisted for life into the British Navy is a scary thought for a ten year old. -
JQA Returns to U.S.
John Quincy Adams returns from Paris after studying abroad for quite sometime. When he returns to the Americas he was "recognized as a celebrity in New York as much as in Paris" (Unger 59). He stayed at the Secretary of State'e house and was even introduced to some of Massachusetts delegates. -
Boston Tea Party
Colony activists dress up as Indians at night and board ships with tea and dump around 350 containers of tea in the harbor. This was in response the the Royal Governor commanded the ships not to leave the harbor until all tea taxes were paid. -
Delaware ratifies Constitution
Delaware would be the first out of nine states including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, and New Hampshire. This is a huge step towards the colonies independence. -
JQA Graduate Harvard
John Quincy Adams graduates from the esteemed Harvard University. Although he did not get in the first time he tried, he studied more and was finally admitted in. Rightfully so too, since "he graduated second in his in July 1787, often skipping lectures to go fishing and occasionally dancing so late with Cambridge girls that he overslept and missed classes the next morning" (Unger 67). Even if he wasn't an attentive student there, he sure was smart enough to go there. -
JQA Practices Law
After John Quincy Adams passes his bar exam he goes to Boston to set up and practice law there. This helped him understand the ins and outs of the governmental system, at least the courts side of it. -
JQA Marries
John Quincy adams married Louisa Catherine Johnson. They met while JQA was going back and forth between London and The Hague, in the Netherlands. They had four sons together. -
JQA becomes U.S. Secretary of State
John Quincy Adams served as the secretary of state under the Monroe administration. While holding this position, one of the things he accomplished was that he negotiated a treaty that made what is now Florida a part of the United States. -
JQA Becomes President
John Quincy Adams becomes the sixth president of the united states. The 1824 presidential election was a very competitive race between himself and three other notable contenders. The most notable being Andrew Jackson. He came out with the victory and became president on March 4th. -
JQA Father dies
Only four months after becoming president, his father passes. He always held to a high standard because of who his father was and he was pushed him the hardest (besides his mother, Abigail Adams) to be the best he could be and always expand his knowledge.
