APUSH Ch. 1-8

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  • 1347

    The Black Death

    The Black Death originated in Constantinople and then spread to Europe, killing a third of the population and nearly destroying the already limited government.
  • 1492

    Columbus Sails West

    Columbus sails west in search of Asia, however he sails to the coast of an island in the Bahamas.
  • 1517

    Protestant Reformation

    The Protestant Reformation began in Germany in 1517 by Martin Luther.

  • Sir Humphrey Gilbert

    Sir Humphrey Gilbert led an expedition to Newfoundland and claimed it under the queen's name.

  • The Lost Colony

    The "Lost Colony" was founded on Roanoke Island.

  • Jamestown

    Jamestown was Founded

  • John Smith

    John Smith helped the survival of Jamestown.

  • House of Burgesses

    The House of Burgesses met for the first time.

  • Henry Hudson and the Dutch

    The Dutch were able to establish a presence in the New World, due to Henry Hudson and his discoveries.

  • Anne Hutchinson

    Anne Hutchinson is expelled from the Mass. Bay colony.

  • Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia

  • William Penn Receives Charter for Pennsylvania

  • Period: to

    The Enlightenment Period

  • John Locke publishes "Essay Concerning Human Understanding"

  • Great Awakening in Mass.

  • Stono Rebellion

  • George Whitefield arrives in colonies

  • William Pit becomes English secretary of state

  • George Grenville appointed prime minister

  • Stamp Act is passed

  • Samuel Adams and Boston Massacre

    Samuel Adams played a lead role in the outcome of the Boston Massacre.

  • Boston Tea Party

  • First Continental Congress met

  • Second Continental Congress met

  • Thomas Paine publishes pamphlet Common Sense

  • Signing of the Declaration of Independence

  • Thomas Jefferson helped write declaration

  • Alexander Hamilton

    Hamilton persuades Virginia legislature to convene a meeting on commercial questions

  • Shay's Rebellion

  • James Madison helps write Constitution

  • Convention accepts the Great Compromise

  • Constitution is adopted

  • The Great Compromise

  • Washington become the first president

  • Eli Whitney created the cotton gin

  • John Adams is elected president

  • Second Great Awakening

  • Cane Ridge Meeting

  • Marbury v Madison

  • Burr accused of treason/ kills Hamilton

  • Battle of Tippecanoe

  • Lowell organizes Boston Manufacturing Company

  • Period: to

    James Monroe

  • Seminole War

  • Adams-Onis Treaty

  • Washington Irving publishes The Legends of Sleep Hollow

  • Missouri Compromise

  • John Quincy Adams wins Election of 1824

  • Corrupt Bargain with Henry Clay