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1492
Columbian Exchange
The Columbian Exchange was the flow of goods between the Americas, Europe, and Africa that followed Columbus's widely advertised "discovery" of the New World. People, animals, plants, and disease passed from continent to continent affecting virtually all aspects of the environment in all three. -
1512
Encomienda system
The Encomienda System happened in 1512. Conquistadors and other leaders received grants of a number of Indians, from who could exact "tribute" in the form of gold or labor. The encomenderos were supposed to protect and Christianize the Indians granted to them, but they most often used the system to effectively enslave the Indians and take their lands. -
1525
The rise of the Atlantic slave trade
The first record of a slave trade voyage direct from Africa to the Americas. It was for a ship that landed in Santo Domingo, on the island Española (Hispaniola), in 1525. -
1555
Tobacco arrives in Europe
With tobacco, English settlers finally found a New World commodity that worked well in the mercantile system. Spanish explorers already had great success with gold and silver finds and the French created a vibrant market for furs in Europe. -
1565
St. Augustine is established
The name of the first permanent Spanish settlement in North America. The place established in 1565 now, modern day Florida. -
Joint Stock
The joint stock happened in 1606. It was a business by the government charter. They sold shares to ones to raise money for the trading enterprise. They also spread profits with many investors. -
Jamestown
Jamestown began in 1607. It was discored by settlements from the old world. -
The French and Iroquois War
This war was a fought for beavers, so it's also called the Beavers War. It was between the Iroquois, who where the English and Dutch and the Algonquian, sided with the French.
In the end, Natives were affected, but the Europeans competed for fur. -
Atlantic Slave Trade
The Atlantic Slave trade also called Trans-Atlantic Trade was the trade with Molasses, sugar, rum enslaved people, iron, tobaccco, indigo and more. It was between the old and new world and Africa. -
Navigation Act
The Navigation Act happened in 1661. It was a series of British rules that had taxed goods imported by colonies from places other than Britain. -
Bacon Rebellion
Governor Berkley, Virginia Governor only increased hostile of settlers by easing Tara on poor planters and A Virginia Farmer, Nathaniel Bacon wannted to protest against that. -
Dominion of New England
James King the second attempts to merge the NorthEast colonies to create one government. They will be under by one government. -
Salem Witch Trials
There was an outbreak of witchcraft. Rumors were all over the town in Massachusetts during 1692. There were young ladies who accused old ladies as witches. Later on, the court had to settle the trial as well. -
Salutary Neglect
The Salutary Neglect happened during the first half of 1700s. It was an unofficial English Policy about not strictly enforcing laws in its colonies. -
Great Awaking
The Greak Awakenings happened in 1730s and 1740s. It was a religious movement led by the Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield.) it was special because it was the first cultural movement to bring all the 13 colonies together. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War also know as 7 years War was about the French and Natives siding together to fight against England and Colonies. It started since 1754 to 1763. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was in 1763. It happened when the British Government refused the British Colonies from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. If there were any Colonies who settled in the west they would have to move back to the east. The colonies were upset because there was a war that happened and they gained the privilege to go, but now they have to move back east. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was in 1763. It was a treaty that ended the French and Indian War. It made Britain the dominant imperial power in North America. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act happened in 1764. The British were in deep debt because of the French and Indian War. The English Paraliament places tariff on sugar, coffee, wine, and molasses. The colonist didn't care so they smuggled bribed tax collectors. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act happened in 1765. It was suppose to help pay for the British army in America, but it placed tax on all legal documents, newspaper, etc. Later, it was repleaed and replaced with the Declaratory Act. -
Townshed Act
The Townshed Act happened in 1767. It was to set laws passsed by the Parliament after the stamp act. It states that new taxes would be applied only to imported goods and paid at the port of entry( glass, tea, paper, lead and etc.) -
Boston Massarce
The Boston Massarce happened in 1770. It was fight and many people died, because, British solider fired into a crowd of Colonies who were teasing and taunting them. The outcome death was 5. One of the person was a sailor of an African and Native American ancestry. It was to be a call for war against England in the colonies. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Battle of Tippecanoe happened in 1811. It was a battle between Natives Amercians and American. The Natives brought Techmesh and Prophet and they fought with General William Henry Harrison. Harrison's team lost. The Americans blamed British for initiating the rebellion. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was caused because of the impressment of American Sailor. It was fought against the US and Great Britian. This war is also called Second War for Independence. -
Hartford Convention
The Hartford Convention happened in December 1814. It was a Convention because of New England merchants who oppose the Embargo and other trades restriction an a War of 1812. -
Panic of 1819
The Panic Of 1812 was a natural post depression caused by over production and reduce of demand for goods. It was after the war, however the National Bank created by Hamilton, was generally balanced on. -
Corrupt Bargin
There was the election of 1824 and non of the candidates were able to keep their electoral vote. The Jackson’s supporters called this, “corrupt bargain.” -
Erie Canal
The Erie Canal opened back in 1825. It was a toll waterway connecting New York to the Great Lakes. It helped transport food from Midwest farms and made New York grow bigger. -
Cumberland Road
The Cumberland Road was first created on 1825 through 1850. It was important because it was the first highway built by the federal government. It was sketched from Pennsylvania to Illinois. It had major overland shipping route and important connection to North and West. -
Dred Scott Decision
During the Dred Scott Decision, Dred Scott was a slave, but he sued for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled out against Scott saying that slavers were propoerty and could be taken anywhere. -
Pacific Railroad Act
The Pacific railroad act was to approved the building of a transcontinental railroad that would transform the west. It would be linking from Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean. -
Homestead Act
The Homestead Act was to grant 160 acres to any family. In order to get the land the family would need to agree to farm it for fiver years. -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment happened in 1865. The 13th Amendment was to abolish slavery. -
14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment was to grant citizenship. It was given legal rights to all former slaves. -
Election of 1876
The Election of 1876 was an election between Democratic and Republic. Samuel Tilden represented Democratic and won on popular vote. Rutherfor B. Hayes represented the Republic. He didn’t won the Timon, but Republicans said that there was a fraud on the election, so after the recount Hayes won the election. -
Compromise of 1877
Before the Compromise of 1877 there was a conflict between Northern Republic and Southern Democrats. In order to avoid the concflixt they created the Compomise of 1877. The northern would get the electoral vote. The southerns had the remaining troops and they would be removed. -
Spanish-American War
The Spanish- American War involved the Spain and the USA to get control of the other countries. It started after when the battleship USS Maine sank. The US won the war and controlled Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippines. -
Great Depression
The Great Depression was the longest and hardest economic downturn in history. This happened in the USA. Many people didn't have money because they were in loan and business shutdown because they didn't have customers. -
World War II
This war started because the Duke was assassinated. In Germany, Hitler came in and rise as a dictator. This war was fought between Axis/Allied power during 1939-1945. -
Pearl Harbor
The Pearl Harbor happened in December of 1941. Japan attacked Pearl Harbor because they wanted Amercia to fall down. -
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a code name for America's project with atomic bomb. The atomic bomb was to be use in World War II. -
Japanese American Interment
This event was when the Japanese- Americans were sent and force to camps. This event happened at the Pacific Coast. The USA forced them because they feared that the Japanese- American would spy for the Japanese. -
D-Day
D-Day happened in June 6, 1944. This was a Allied invasion of the Nazi- occupied France. This water to land invasion, it was from French beaches, American and British forces went east to Germany. -
Bombing of Horishma
The bomb on Hiroshima, Japan happened in August 6, 1945. This was the first city that was bomb with an atomic bomb. There was about 80,000 people who were killed. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman doctrine was a policy created by President Truman. It was to provide economic and military aid to any country that are threatening communist and when Europe wanted to get Mexico to be part of them. -
Marshall Plans
The Marshall Plan was to help rebuild Europe. The USA would send materials such as wood and tools to Europe for their reconstruction. -
Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall known as the "iron curtain" took place in Berlin, Germany. The United States, United Kingdom and France controlled the West and the Soviet Union controlled the East. Anyone who tried to escape to the west will be killed. -
Bays of Pigs
On April 1961 there was a group of Cuban who supported the US Central Intelligence Agency came to the southern coast of Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro. The invasion failed and President Kennedy took responsibilities. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The US feared that Cuba will throw a missile at them because Fidel Castro was in charge. Luckily in result, the missile was not set off. -
Gulf Tonkin Resolution
This event was historical because President Lyndon B. Johnson authorized with out any formal declaration of war by congress. It was because he used the military force in Southeast Asia. -
Camp David Accords
Jimmy Carter created a the Camp David Accords in 1978. This was a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel. -
Iran-Contra Affair
This was a US political scandal in which the National Security Council got involved in secret weapons transactions. They got involved in these activities because the U.S. Congress could of either violated the stated public policy of the government. -
Tianamen Square
This event took place in China. The was a person who stood right in front of the tanks and after many years the people at China doesn't even know it had happen or anything much about it. It was to fight for democratic rights and the China government brutally turn it down. -
Persian Gulf War
The Persian Gulf war happened in 1991. The Iraq attack Kuwait, so then USA protected Kuwait by stopping the Iraq. -
Operation Desert Storm
During 1991 there was the operation desert storm. It was the code name for the US-led UN operation. It was to help Kuwait from Iraq during the Persian Gulf War. -
North American Free Trade Agreement
The North American Free trade agreement was created in 1993. It led to a free trade between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. -
9/11
The event that became ho topic was 9/11. This was a major terrorist attack in the US. It affected New York the most because the twin towers fell. The Al-Qaeda was the terrorist group that came and destroyed the US by plane. -
Hurricane Katrina
The major hurricane event happened in America on August 2005. It destroyed New Orleans. The federal government had a low response to the event. -
Election of 2008
The election of 2008 was between Hilitary Clinton and Barack Obama fought for the Democratic and John McCain as Republican. Obama won the election and was a big thing because he was the first colored or black person to win the election.
