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Jan 7, 1292
Marco Polo
Wrote about his adventures in china when he got back -
Oct 12, 1442
Christopher Columbos
Arrived at he Bahama Island. -
Jan 1, 1448
Printing press came into use in Europe.
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Jan 11, 1474
King Ferdinand
King Ferdinand of Aragon married Queeb Isabella of Casttile. they united kingdoms and conquered smaller castles -
Aug 1, 1492
Christopher Columbos
Columbus was a portuguees sailor started his sail to Europe -
Jan 1, 1497
Vasco Da Gama
A portuguese captain, sailed around the Cape of hope to India and returned to portugal with cargo of valuable goods -
Jan 1, 1513
Ponce de Leon
Discovered Florida -
Jan 14, 1524
North America
North america began with the entrance of Verrazano into New York harbor -
Jan 14, 1540
The spanish empire
the spanish empire in America extended from the tip of south America northward to california and from california eastward to florida -
England
By the 1600 england claimed most of north america -
England
the first permanent English settlement in america at James town -
Champlain
Champlain founded Quebec the first permanent French settlement in North America -
tea act
in 1773 the parliament oassed the Tea Act -
Declaratiojn of independence
The declaration of independence. declaring independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. -
American captured a large british army under general burgoyne
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Cornwallis surrendered
The Siege of Yorktown or Battle of Yorktown in 1781 was a decisive victory by combined assault of American forces led by General George Washington and French forces led by General Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by General Lord Cornwallis. -
Treaty Of Paris
The treaty of paris signed -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of 828,800 square miles of the French territory Louisiana in 1803. -
Election Of 1824 "Corrupt bargain"
In the United States presidential election of 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected President on February 9, 1825 -
Trail of tears
The Trail of Tears was the relocation and movement of Native Americans, including many members of the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, and Choctaw nations among others in the United States, from their homelands to Indian Territory in the Western United States. -
Battle Of Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal point in the Texas Revolution. -
Annexation of Texas
The Texas Annexation of 1845 was the voluntary annexation of the Republic of Texas to the United States of America, becoming the twenty-eighth state -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
Published in 1852 the novel that profound effect on attitude towards african americans -
Dred Scott decision
The Dred Scott desicion was a desiocion the United states supreme court -
Lincoln Douglas debates
There were a series of seven debates for a seat in the united states -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–13, 1861) was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. -
Signing of the Emancipation proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation consists of two executive orders issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. The first one, issued September 22, 1862, declared the freedom of all slaves in any state of the Confederate States of America -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by Abraham Lincoln and is one of the most well known speeches in United States history.[It was delivered by Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, -
The Appomattox Courthouse
The Appomattox Court House is a courthouse in Appomattox, Virginia built in 1892
