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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Sails the Ocean Blue
Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain to find the "New World". -
Mar 12, 1493
The Columbian Exchange
In 1493, seventeen ships sailed to the Dominican Republic and unloaded twelve hundred men and a ship of cattle, swine, and horses. They also brought different kinds of agriculture too, along with different diseases. -
Mar 8, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
1494, Spain secured its claim to the New World and they signed with Portugal to divide the "heathen lands" of the New World -
Aug 18, 1500
Spain was Dominating
Spain became dominating in exploring and colonizing power in the 1500s, they were in the search for "gold and glory" -
Feb 28, 1513
Pacific Ocean Discovered
Vasco Nunez Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean off of the coast of Panama. He then claimed all land that was washed by the sea. -
Jul 23, 1513
Florida Explored
Juan Ponce de Leon explored Florida which he first thought was an island, he was searching for gold. -
Mar 23, 1519
Aztec's Overtaken
Hernan Cortes set sail from Cuba to invade Mexico for gold. He ended up taking over the Aztec Empire after a long battle back and forth. -
May 13, 1522
Magellan's One Ship
Only one remaining vessel returned back from five of the ships that left from Spain to navigate the world by Ferdinand Magellen. -
Mar 27, 1540
Pueblos
Francisco Coronado was in a quest to find "golden cities" but he stumbled across the Pueblos through Arizona and New Mexico. He traveled as far as Kansas. -
Feb 26, 1558
Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth took the throne as a protestant queen, she was accused of being prejudice and miserly, although she proved to be a successful ruler. -
Battle of Acoma
Don Juan de Onate led the Spanish into the Pueblo people and took over the land in a battle. -
Joint Stock Company
A joint stock comanpy, known as the Virginia Company of London, was created. -
Jamestown
About 100 English settlers founded Jamestown on the James River, named after King James. Although, Jamestown was mosquito infected and unhealthy. -
Captain John Smith
Captain John Smith took over Jamestown in 1608, he worked the workers and they worked by the moto, "He who shall not work shall not eat." -
Spanish Outpost
Spanish created an outpost in Santa Fe -
John Rolfe
By 1612 John Rolfe, the husband of Pocahontas, had perfected the growing of tabacco and making it a huge demand in England. -
Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh failed as he tried to begin colonizing in the New World in present day North Carolina -
Indian Strike Back
In Virginia, the Indians were getting distressed with the Europeans. They decided to attack. The killed 347 colonists including John Rolfe. After, the Virginia Company called for "a perpetual war without peace or truce". -
Maryland
In 1634, Lord Baltimore founded the second plantation colony but the fourth English colony. -
Powhatan Extinct
The English considered the Powhatan Indiands extinct. -
War of Jenkin's Ear
This war was between the British and the Spaniards. It took place in the Carribean. Somone on the Spanish side cut off captain Jenkin's ear and said to give it to the king because if he were here, that is what he would do to him. -
King George's War
King George's War was fought between the French with the Indians against Great Britain and the Colonies. It was part of the French and Indian War. -
French and Indian War
Washington attacked the French. This war was faught between the French with the Indians, against the Colonists and Great Britain. -
Battle of Quebec
The Battle of Quebec ranks as one of the most significant engagements of the fighting between the British and the Colonists. -
Proclomation of 1763
The Proclomation of 1763 forbade the expanision west of the Appalachian mountains for the Colonists. -
Quartering Act
The quartering act required the colonists to provide food and shelter for the British soldiers. The soldiers showed no respect towards their family. -
Declaratory Act
The Declatory Act still called for London still ruling over American Colonies. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend acts was passed and created multiple taxes on different things such as; glass, whilte lead, paper, paint, and tea. -
The Boston Massacre
A colonial crowd were taunting British Red Coats, which eventually led to the British firing and killing some colonists. -
The Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams was origanlly the ring leader, but mainly it was a protest on the tea organized by the Sons of Liberty. -
First Continental Congress
12 out of 13 colonies met in Philidelphia to discuss a list of grievences and drawing up a Declaration of Rights. -
Second Continental Congress
Occured in Philidelphia, and for a second time they came together to still push for a list of grievences. They still had no desire to fight. -
Siezing of Bunker Hill
Known as Breed's Hill, colonists defeated the British and George III realized there was going to be no reconciliation. -
Battle of Saratoga
The importance of this battle was when France realized that America could win this war and that they should give them help in the war. -
Treaty of Paris
This is when Great Britain officially recognized American Colonies as independent. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
This was how the government detirmined to split up the land for sale West of the Appalachian Mountains. -
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
This declared how a state would become a state once a new territory was made -
Constitutional Convention in Philidelphia
This is when 55 delegates met in Philidelphia to write the Constitution. -
French Revolution Begins
The French Revolution was period of upheavel in France from 1789 - 1799 -
Excise Tax Passed
The excise tax was a tax on luxury goods. It was passed in 1791 -
Neutrality Proclamation
This is when George Washington stated that we should not intervene with the French and British war. He thought that we should stay neutral. -
Washington's Farewell Address
This is the speech that Washington gave to our country as advice when he was leaving office. -
XYZ Affair
When three people were sent to France to solve diplomatic problems. Adams sent "X Y & Z" over to France. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The alien acts stated that a person gaining US citizenship had to be in the US for 14 years. The sedition act was stated that it was illegal for any person to critisize the government. -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
These resolutions brought up that the states should be able to freely critisize the government. -
Revolution of 1800
This was the peaceful transition of power between Adams and Jefferson, the two different competing parties. -
Judiciary Act of 1801
This created 16 new federal court districts. -
President Jefferson
"Long Tom" was inaugurated President in the villiage of Wasington, which became the new nation capitol. -
Marbury v. Madison
This was the first major supreme court case. The judge Marbury was upset that he was not appointed as a jude by secratary of state, Madison. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana PUrchase practically doubled the size of the United States for very cheap - $15 million. -
Walker Tariff
Based on Secretary of Treasure, Robert J. Walker, he devised a tariff for revenue that reduced average rates of the tariff of 1842. -
Independent Treasury
Anoter objective of Polk's was to re-establish the indenpendent treasury, and that he did in 1846 -
Oregon Dispute
On Polk's list was also to settle the dispute between the Oregon Dispute between the US and Great Britain. -
Texas Dispute
Mexico and the US were in quarrels over Texas. During Spanish-Mexican occupation, the Texas boundary was the Nueces River, however, later Texans wanted it to be the Rio Grande. -
Wilmont Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was an act that was an event that help lead to the Civil War. It was to be that any territory that was gained after The Mexican War was to have slavery banned. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Huidalgo
The official end to the Mexican War. It also added about 525,000 square miles to the United States. -
Election of 1848
President Zachary Taylor beat other candidates Lewis Cass and Martin Van Buren. -
California Gold Rush
During this time, gold was discovered in California and many people started to move to California in hopes to hit it rich and find gold. -
Fillmore Now President
Millard Fillmore assumed presidency after Zachary Taylor's death. He was the last Whig President. -
Compromise of 1850
This was put into place in attempt to avoid tension between the North and South. It was drawn up by Henry Clay. The Fugative Slave Law was also included. -
President Pierce
Franklin Pierce beat Winfield Scott for the Presidency of 1852. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom's Cabin that was a story of the life of a slave which was also an event that help lead to the Civil War. -
Gadsden Purchase
Gadsden Purchase was a treaty in which James Gadsden was affiliated with. He was able to buy almost 30,000 square miles in Arizona. -
Ostend Manifesto
This is when the United States was going to offer to buy Cuba from Spain, and if Spain disagreed the United States was going to take Cuba with force. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This is when popular sovereignty allowed the population to decided whether or not Kansas and Nebraska should be admitted to the union as slave states or free states.
