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Christopher Columbus arrives in the Bahamas.
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John Cabot, from Enlgand, explored the Northeastern coast of North America.
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Vasco Nunez Balboa crossed the Panama and discovered the Pacific ocean.
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Ponce de Leon explores Florida
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Giovanni de Varrazzano explored the coast on the Atlantic in North America
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For 3 years, Hernando de Soto crossed and explored the Mississippi River.
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Elizabeth I is crowned the queen of England
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A goverment set up to make alliances with Native Americans for military and political services.
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Francis Drake circumnavigates the Earth on his ship
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Sir Walter Raleigh tried to settle in Virginia but failed, a town is named after him nowadays located North Carolina
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Over 130 ships tried to prove dominance over England but the plot failed and England would have the dominance.
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Jamestown, Virginia is discovered and colonized by the English settlers
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Captain John Smith was captured by Powhatan but was released later.
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De La Warr becomes governor and declares a war with Indians. He destroyed Indian villages and burned them down.
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Virginia grounds were perfect for harvesting tobacco and a man named Rolfe found a way to eliminate the bad flavors.
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After a peace settlement was decidced, the First Anglo-Powhatan War ended
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The first legislature of America is formed from the assembly summoned by The London Company.
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Charles I had dismissed the Parliament in 1629 but when he recalled it back in 1640 the people of Carolina were enraged.
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Oliver Cromwell's army against Charles I led to the execution of King Charles I
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The Second Anglo-Powhatan war begins but the Indians soon lose and 41 years later the Powhatan race is rummored to be extinct.
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Many women in this time were accused of being witches and were killed in their trials. Twenty women in just 1692 alone were killed
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West New Jersey was sold in 1674 to a group of Quakers, who here set up a sanctuary even before Pennsylvania was launched. East New Jersey was also acquired in later years by the Quakers. The Quakers had lost New Jersey to the crown, when the king made it as a royal colony.
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Following much trouble with governors, North Carolina was officially separated from South Carolina, and eventually each became a royal colony.
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Established to block Spain on the Gulf; It's a big port
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Jonathon Edwards begins the Great Awakening, a religious movement with colonial churches.
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Peter Zenger, a newspaper printer, went into trial for freedom of press. He argued that what he wrote in an article was the truth and the royal chief just instructed that the jury shoudlnt consider what he wrote.
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British captain Jenkins had his ear cut off in battle.
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British government summoned an intercolonial congress to Albany, New York, near the Iroquois Indian country.
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After trying to capture Fort Duquense, Braddock was controviersaly shot by someone and later buried
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William Pitt is elected Prime Minister of England. He decided against attacking the French West Indies, which were causing alot of deaths. Instead, he chose to concentrate on the important areas of Canada like Quebec and Montreal.
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This marked the first major British victory in the whole war.
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This document basically stated that it was prohibited to colonize beyond the Appalachians.
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First law passed to raise revenue in the colonies for the crown. It increased the duty on foreign sugar from the West Indies.
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This law stated that colonists needed to provide food and shelter for shelter for British soldiers
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This was a tax placed on almost all forms of paper anything. The purpose was to raise revenues and the British felt the colonists owed them after the British gave military support to them during the Seven Year's War.
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Parliament abolishes the Stamp Act.
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Known as the Boston Massacre, a crowd of 60 townspeople were taunting and throwing snowballs at a squad of 10 redcoats. The Bostonians were still angry over the death of an 11-year old boy, shot 10 days earlier. Possibly acting without proper orders, the provoked soldiers opened fire and killed or wounded 11 citizens
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Samuel Adams organized the local Committees of Correspondence in 1772, in Massachuesetts. Its chief function was to spread the spirit of resistance by exchanging idea and information, thus keeping alive opposition to British policy.
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Roughly 100 Bostonians who were a part of the Sons of Liberty barely disguised themselves as Indians. They boarded the docked ships in the port, smashed 342 chests of tea, and dumped their contents into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Its purpose was to consider ways of redressing colonial grievances. 12 colonies sent delegates to Philadelphia. This was where the Declaration of Rights were written.
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As well as at Crown Point, \America captured the British garrisons here.
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All 13 states discussed their views on the war and discussed ways to raise money to create a navy and an army
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Colonists lost, but the morals for Patriots were risen because they had the AMericans outnumbered and outgunned.
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This pamphlet was written to let the people know that it was stupid to have a smaller country rule another country that wss much bigger then them in the first place
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New Jersey was the first state to give voting rights to women, but only temporarily for their Constitution
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They were the last state whom ratified Articles of Confederation. This was the basis of American Government for a few years until the Constitution was established.
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The government made the Land Ordinance of 1785 in attempt to pay off the national debt.
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Also known as Connecticut Compromise, this was an agrrement between the large and small states at the Convention over who got more representation
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The Northwest Land Ordinance of 1787 was when the farmers could buy land from the government either directly or indirectly and basicallly start their own farms and have their own property.
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George Washingtion was chosen to be the president of the United States due to his ability to run a military. He was then reelected in 1792
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2 and a half years after the first state ratified the Constitution, Rhode Island finally did.
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This was created by Congress, but under the idea from Hamilton to have a national place to put stock and money into.
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Two Political Parties are formed, the Federalists and
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The Whiskey Rebellion was caused when there an excise taxed placed on a popular beverage in Southwestern Pennsylvania, whiskey. Over 13,000 troops had to come to stop this Rebellion. in the end, only 3 were killed
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The Battle of Fallen Timbers took place in 1794 and was led by "Mad Anthony Wayne
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Granted America almost everything they wanted from Spain including free Navigation and most of northern Florida
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John Adams is elected president
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In order For Adams to speak to with Talleyrand it would have cost $250,000
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Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were adopted by the legislature, in fear of prosecution for Sedition acts
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Thomas Jefferson beats Adams' second run for presidency
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This court case gave the Supreme Court the power to declare whether something is constitutional or not
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An acquisition by the United States of America of 828,000 square miles, given by Napolean Bonaparte for an incredibly cheap price
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Meriwether Lewis and WIlliam CLark set off to explore the the Lousiana terirtory
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Found with a gun shot wound in the head
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The Fletcher vs. Peck court case ruled the right of the Supreme Court to deem things unconstitutional for states
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This dismantled the embargo and the Non-Intercourse Act of 1809. This also opened up trade with the world again
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William Henry Harrison became a hero and Tecumseh was driven to ally with Britain now.
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In the beginning, US forces were losing but eventually came to defeat the British forces
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Tecumseh was killed while fighting along side the British
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agreement to just stop fighting restore the conquered teritory
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James Monroe becomes president, he's a republican from Virginia
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Construction of the Erie Canal in New York began
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Limited naval forces on Great Lakes for defense
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This treaty sets the 49th Parallel
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Spain cedes Florida to the United States
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Marshall ruled that original charters must stand and the Constititution protect contracts against encroachments from the state
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John Marshall declared the bank constitutional and strengenthed federal authority. This said states couldnt tax banks
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determined the 36 30' line for anti and pro slavery states. All states below the 36 30' were slave states and all above were free
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Gave the Supreme Court the right to review state supreme courts decisions
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Stephen Collins founds the colony of Texas
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Wasn't a law, more or less a statement given by John Quincy Adams, the Secretary of State
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Marshall ruled the Congress has the control of interstate commerce
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Temperance Society was formed by women and leaders because of alcohol leading to abuse
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Calhoun writes this which states that the Tariff of 1828 is unconstitutional.
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made changes to the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832
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Created by Henry Clay which includes a cutback in tariffs and this all makes the south happy
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Van Buren gets elected into office, democrat party
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William Henry Harrison of the Whig party wins office but shortly dies
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A war fought over the boundary in Maine and Canada
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New president Polk from the democratic party beats Henry Clay in a close race
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Texas was annexxed by the U.S. government in a joint resolution
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started when Mexicans fired at troops near the Rio Grande river
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Free Soiler Party is creator and Van Buren is chosen to lead it
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Gave $3.25 million to Texas and the US acquired California for $18 million
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The Secenca Falls Convention took placew in New York and was headed by Katie Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
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Zach Taylor, whig party, beats Cass in a close election
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The California Gold Rush occurs in California and thousands of people move there to find gold
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After Taylor dies, Fillmore takes office
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Prohibited the sale of Alcohol
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Defeats Scott in the election of 1852
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Metthew Perry opens up Japan for trade and relations
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Stephan Douglas wanted all of this land to be used in the transcontientsl railroad because no laws were in the area. This Act negates the Compromise of 1820 involving slavey vs. free state
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Crossed illionois to Iowa
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Started by John Brown, it was a response to an incident at Lawrence County.
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Preston Brooks beat up Charles Sumner with a cane and it took 3 years to recover.
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between Buchanon (Democrat), Fremont( Republican), and Filmore (Know Nothing Party). Buchanon wins
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The Supreme Court rules that a slave didn't become free when moved into a free states and also ruled that slavery couldnt be banned by Congress in a territory, and that blacks were not able to be citizens
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Lowered tariff duties by 20%.
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it was a book written that used statistics to try and show why non-slave owning whites suffered the most from slavery.
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Lincoln vs Douglas for Senate of Illinois position. Douglas won.
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hung for treason at Harper's Ferry incident
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7 states decide to leave the Union and form the Confederate States of America
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This is a military draw but it changes naval warstyle forever because of the steel ships
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starts when McClellan's Army advances from Washington down the peninsular south of Richmond,
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Lee attacks Mcclellan and it last 7 days until MCClellan retreats to Washington.
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John Pope loses to the confederates and Lincoln relieves Pope of comand
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Single Bloodiest day in american history but a military draw
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Says it frees all slaves but essentially doesn't. What it does do is make the war now about slavery
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ANother Union lose where Ambrose gets relieved
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Union looses battle, Joe Hooker gets relieved
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After many days of fighting a massive wound and infection from a friendly fire, he dies
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General Meade is appointed commander of Army at Potomac, becoming the 5th man in a years time
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A three day battle in which the Union win, a turning point for the efforts of the North.
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Colonel Shaw and half of his trips lose their lives at Fort Wagnerr
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Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
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Lincoln is shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth at Ford Theaters
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He is found in a barn and killed
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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, is finally ratified.
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organized group of whites to terrorize blacks
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Congress passed this to divide the South into 5 military districts
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Russia sold the territory of Alaska to for $7.2 Million
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It granted black men the right to vote
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Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad connect the country by railroad.
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Fisk and Gould convinced the government not to release gold, and bought gold themselves. They drove the price very high, before Grant realized what had happened.
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John Rockefeller uses horizontal integration increase his profit margins for his Standard Oil Company
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People were taking out more money from the banks and were not paying the banks back. this lead to a financial crisis
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when the government withdrew all greenback money in circulation
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Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone
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Garfield is elected as the 20th president in the United States
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He eventually died 11 weeks later
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All people from China were not able to immigrate to our country, but the ones that were here already could stay. This stayed in effect for a few decades.
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Samuel Gompers founds and leads the American Federation of Labor to relative success in skilled workers benefits.
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Employees of Pullman Palace Car Company go on strike. It was the first time troops were used to break up a strike.
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Utah is admitted into the United States
