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Period: Sep 30, 1400 to
exploration to the turn of the century
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Oct 11, 1492
Christopher Columbus arrive in America
Italian Sailor Christopher Columbus aimed to reach Asia by saliling west across the Atlantic, Spanishrulers gave him moneys for his travel but the destination was not Asia..but America! -
Jan 1, 1500
Spanish in Notrh America
After Columbus Spain launched many voyages of exploration.
Arrive of Europeans had a serious effect on Native American and tens of thousands of them died.
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Early Brithis Colonies, Jamestown (Virginia)
Beginning in the early 1600, the English estabilished colonies along the eastern shore of North America.
In 1607 English settlers founded Jamestown, in Virginia that was the first permanent English colony in the Americas. -
John Wintrop in America
John Wintrop was an English Puritan who belived that the English church needed reforming.
In 1629 he finally decided to move in North America for bring his religion there and for palnt a colony.
He quickly became influential among the leaders,
he governed Massachusetts serving as governor and became really known and important. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required colonists to place stamps on certain items. Some coloninst opposed British taxation because they were not represented in Parliament.
British repealed the Stamp Act but enacted other laws that raised taxes. -
Boston Massacre
Some British soldiers fired on mob and killed several colonists.
Passions cooled and the British removes all the taxes but one.
A gropu of colonists dumped tea into Boston harbor in protest -
Declaration of Indipendence
After a lot of fights and after to be in ribellion for many time,in 1776 the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Indipendence, declaring the colonies indipendent. -
Thomas Jefferson
Tomas Jefferson won an election for being president.
He wanted to make the federal governement smaller and the Supreme Court was acting to increase its power. -
War on Grat Britain
During Jefferson`s term as president, Britain and France fought a war, they threatened American merchant ships.
British also forced American sailor to enjoy the British navy. -
Treaty of Ghent
With the Treaty of Ghent the war with British ended but without a clear winner.
The Federalist party died out, Americans coul develop their industries and show that they were completely indipendent now. -
Monroe Doctrine
President James Monroe warned European nations not to interfere with any nation in the Americas. -
Indian Removal Act
With Indian Removal Act, Native Americans were forced out of the Southeast. -
Reforming American Socety
Many womans were active in social-reform movements.
1848 female reformars met in New York at the Seneca Falls Convention. -
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay grew up the Compromise of 1850 in attempt to satisfy North and South between who were growing disagreed over slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Proslavery and antyslavery forces began fighting for possession of Kansas -
Abraham Lincoln president
Republican Lincoln won the election for president with no support in the South. -
The Civil War
Civil War began in April,when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolin.
Lincoln issued a call for troops to fight to restore the Union. -
Recontruction
In 1867,after the Civil Rights Act and the Fourtheenth emendament, Congress enacted the new Recontruction legislation. -
Industry and governement vs Labor Unions
A great strike stalled the nationals railroads for a weeek.
Labor organizers continued to fight for their rights but at the end, after years in 1894 all the workers lost their jobs. -
The Dawes Act
After the Civil War the Great Plains, that was occuoed by Native Americans, started to be occuped by withe mens.
The Dawes Act tried to force the assimilation of Native Americans into white culture.
