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Sep 30, 1492
Columbus Arrives at Caribbean
Columbus finds what will later become known as the New World while trying to find a new route to the Indies. -
Sep 30, 1500
Renaissance
The high point of the revival of artisitic and intellectual interest in Europe. -
Sep 30, 1517
Protestant Reformation
A revolt against the Catholic Church led by Martin Luther. -
Sep 30, 1519
Hernan Cortes Lands in Mexico
The beginning of the Spanish invasions of Central American and the New World. -
Sep 30, 1550
Tobacco Introduction
Tobacco is introduced to Europe, which would later prove to be a popular demand. -
Jamestown
English settlers establish the first permanent English settlement in America along the Chesapeake Bay. -
Quebec
Frecnh found Quebec. (Northern North America) -
Santa Fe
Spanish found Santa Fe. -
Tobacco and the Virginia Company
Tobacco provided the first returns on investment for the Virgina Company. -
First African Slaves Brought to America
The beginning of African slaves in North America. -
The Mayflower Compact
First document of self-government in North America. -
The Great Migration
Puritan emigration to North America. -
Pequot War
Conflict between English settlers and Pequot Indians over control of land and trade. Many natives massecred. -
Halfway Covenant in New England
Established in attempt to gain members of church- children could be baptized whether their baptized parents had experienced conversion or not. -
The Glorious Revolution
New England monarchs establish Bill of Rights. -
Toleration Act
King of England ordered a stop to the persecution of Catholics in Massachussetts. -
Salem Witch Trials
The dark side of the Puritan faith, Many women are tried and killed because they were accused to be witches. -
Enlightenment
Movement of rational and logical thinking instead of faith and religion. -
Virginia Slave Codes
Limitations for slaves established. -
The Great Awakening
The revival of religion after the decline due to Enlightenment,