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Aug 28, 1492
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
Christopher Columbus sailed across the Atlantic Ocean and on October 12, 1492, he landed on an island in the Bahamas. He claimed this land for Spain. -
Aug 28, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
This treaty divided the "heathen lands" with Portugal and Spain. This allowed the two countries to have "equal" lands in the New World. However, they did not know that America was so large, so they did not have equal amounts of lands. -
Aug 29, 1497
John Cabot
John Cabot was sent by the English to explore the northeastern coast of North America. -
Aug 28, 1513
Vasco Nunez Balboa sailed to the New World
Vasco Nunez Balboa was the discover of the Pacific Ocean. -
Aug 28, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon explored Florida. He wanted to find gold in Flordia. -
Aug 29, 1519
Hernan Cortes
Cortes set sail from Cuba and went all the way to Mexico. He went to the Aztecs empire looking for gold. -
Aug 28, 1521
Exploring Florida again
Juan Ponce de Leon exploreded Flordia again, but was confronted by the Indians tribes there. -
Aug 29, 1521
Cortes took the Aztecs
Cortes took over the Aztecs empire because he wanted their gold and land. -
Aug 29, 1540
Franciso Coronado
Franciso explored Arizona and New Mexico looking for golden cities. -
Aug 29, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
Elizabeth took the throne and Protestantism became the most popular religion in England. -
Aug 29, 1565
Spanish built a fortress
Spanish built a fortress at St. Augustin, Flordia. This is the oldest European settlement in the United States. -
Jamestown Discovery
Jamestown was discovered. They created the colony in hope of finding gold. Colonists named the area in honor of King James I. -
New Mexico was founded
The Spainards founded New Mexico. In the following year, Santa Fe was named as its capital. -
Tobacco was planted
John Rolfe planted tobacco in Virgina. He became the father of the Tobacco Industry. -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was formed. It was the first of many minature Parliment. h -
Maryland was founded
This colony was founded by Lord Baltimore. He was from a weathly English Catholic family. -
Carolina colony was created
Carolina was founded by outcasts and religious dissenters. -
Pope's Rebellion in New Mexico
The Pueblo rebels destroyed every Catholic church. The Pueblo also killed many priests in New Mexico. -
North Carolina Seperation
North Carolina seprates from South Carolina because of turmoil between governors. -
Georgia colony was found
Georgia was the last of the thirteen colonies to be founded. It was named after the King George II of England. -
Great Awakening started by Edwards
Johanthan Edwards started to preach his idea to the public. The Great Awakening was a religious revival between the churches. -
French and Indian War started
The French and Indian War officialy started. George Washington attacked the French at Jumonville in 1754. -
Albany Congress
The Albany Congress all meet in Albany, New York. Only seven delegates showed up to this congress. They came up with a plan but no one supported it. -
Proclamation of 1763
This document prohibited settlement by the colonists beyond the Appalachians Mountains. The Proclamation of 1763 angered the colonists. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act required a stamp to be placed on bills and other documents. The colonists were angered and created The Stamp Act Congress in respone to it. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists were angry that they had to pay a tax on tea. The Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty dumped 342 chests full of tea into the Boston harbor. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to consider different ways to go about the situation with the British. The Association was created and they then placed a boycott on British goods. -
Battles at Lexington and Concord
The British soldiers traveled to Lexington to get ohn Hancok and Samuel Adams, as well as their gunpowder. The Minute Men started to defend their country. This was the first battle of many to come for the Americans and the British. This started the Revolutionary War. -
Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress met on May 10, 1775 to dicuss what they should do next. There was no talk about indepedence at first. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson drew up the Declaration of Indepedence. The United States was declaring their indepedence in this document. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington led his tropps over the Delware River in a sneak attack against the Hessians at Trenton. This was a successful defeat for Washington and his men. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a key victory for America. After this battle, other countries started to openly help the Americans defeat the British. -
Surrender at Yorktown
America defeated the British at Yorktwon. After this battle, King George III finally realized that this war was not worth fighting. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was adopted by Congress in 1777, however was not put into effect until 1781. This Articles of Confederation linked together the states. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty finally recognized the independence of the United States. The United States was finally apart of Britian and on their own because of this treaty. This treaty had many other agreements to it, but this was the most important one to it. -
Treaty of Fort Stanwix
This was the first treaty between the United States and an Indian nation. The Indian tribe was the Iroquois tribe. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
Pieces of land were sold and the money that the governement brought in went to education for the children. -
Constituiton was put into effect
The Constitution was officialy put into effect and everyone had to obey it. -
George Washington
George Washington was elected President. He was the first president of the United States. -
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights was adopted. This protected the people's rights. -
Neutrality Proclamation
Washington issused this. It said that the nation was to be neutral. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The farmers were mad about the excise tax on whiskey. Washington put down this rebellion. -
Jay's Treaty
John Jay developed a treaty with Britain. -
Washington's Farewell Address
Washington gave advice to his country and the speech was called Washington's Farewell Address. -
John Adams was elected President
John Adams became President. He was a Federalist. -
Alien and Sedition Acts was issued
Adams issused these acts. The Alien Acts said that you had to live in the US for 14 years. The Sedition Acts said that you could not openly say anything about the government. -
Convention of 1800
This was a treaty betweeb the French and America. This brought end to the Franco-American Alliance. -
Jefferson became President
Jefferson won against Adams. Jefferson's vice president was Aaron Burr. -
Judiciary Act of 1801
This act created sixteen federal judges and other judicial offices. Adams appointed these sixteen judges. -
Louisiana Purchase
American bought the Louisiana area and more for $15 million dollars. -
Jefferson was reelected President
Jefferson was reelected President. Jefferson had 162 electoral votes. -
Robert Fulton
He created the first commerical stemboat. It helped the trading within the country. -
United States went to war with Britain
United States declared war with Britian. Last conflict between them. Britain put an Embargo Act on America and it made us mad. -
Cohens v. Virgina
This was a case between the Virgina government and the Cohens brothers. The brothers were told that they were selling lottery tickets illegally. -
John Quincy Adams won
During the election of 1824, no one won the majority vote so it went to the House of Repsresntatives to get decided. Adams won within the house. -
Erie Canal was finished
Erie Canal was finished. It helped trading and brought many people to the area around the canal. -
Railroad
The first railroad was built during this time. Helped transport things. -
Andrew Jackson
Jackson became President in 1828 against Adams. He had a lot of supporters. -
Indian Removal Act
In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act. This removed all of the Indians and made them move west. -
Specie Circular
Specie Cicular was issued in 1836. Was issused by Andrew Jackson and carried out by Van Buren. Helped with the money issues during this time. -
Martin Van Buren
Van Buren won the election of 1836. Jackson wanted him to win and helped him win his presidency. Van Buren had to deal with the Panic of 1837. -
Panic of 1837
The Panic of 1837 was during Martin Van Buren presidency. This was casued because the National Bank was put down and banks were printing too much money. -
William Henry Harrison became President
Harrison became President in the election in 1840. He defeated Van Buren for presidency. He died during presidency. -
Telegraph
Samuel Morse created the first telegraph. This was a huge invention during the time. Helped with communication. -
Frederick Douglass
This year was published his Narrative of the LIfe of Frederick Douglass. Was a story about his slavery and how he became a free man. -
Mexican War started
In 1846, Mexican War started. The president at this time was James K. Polk. This war helped expand the United States. -
Battle of Buena Vista
General Zachary Taylor led his American troops into Buena Vista. Zahary Taylor defeated the Mexicans and became the hero of this war. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican War. This treaty made the United States pay money for new land and the damages that were created but expanded United States. -
Election of 1848
Zachary Taylor was the nominatee for the Whigs party. Taylor beat Van Buren and Cass during this election. Taylor died in 1office in 1850. -
California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush started in 1849. Many families dropped everything to go out to California to try to find gold. They all wanted quick money. Some of the people who went to California, barely found any gold. -
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850 came about to settle the North and South problems. There were many elements of this. California was admitted as a free state. This also made slavery trade in District of Columbia to be abolition. Henry Clay came up with this compromise. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe created this novel. This novel spread worldwide. This affect many people's emotions. This novel showed the cruelty of war. -
Pierce became President
Franlkin Pierce faced General Scott in the Election of 1852. Pierce won by a lot in the Electoral College. This marked the last election Whigs were in. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act created Kansas anda Nebraska. Missouri Compromise was repealed by this act. There status with slavery would be held by a vote. Stephen A Douglas came up with this act. -
Brooks-Sumner incident
Sumner started to make fun of Bulter and started to say that slavery is terrible ,which Bulter liked. Brooks, Bulter's family member, decided to start to beat Sumner with a cane. This inicident showed that the North and South could not get along and that the Civil War was about to come. -
Dred Scott Court Case
Dred Scott was a slave being held in a free state. Scott sued for his freedom but was not allowed it by the Supreme Court. The court said that they could not take anyone property away from the, by the fifth amendment . This court case angered many people. -
Panic of 1857
This panic caused a higher tarriff rate. Financial happened in the South and the North. Many banks were giving out a lot of money and nothing was selling. This panic made many people have debt. -
Harper's Ferry
John Brown decided to get a group of men together and to march to Herper's Ferry. Brown wanted the slaves to join his group to fight. Robert Lee then captured him and killed him. -
Lincoln became President
In the election of 1860, Lincoln faced Breckinridge, Bell, and Douglas. The South did not want Lincoln to win. Lincoln was a nominee of the Republican Party. Lincoln won this election. -
South Carolina Sucession
After Lincoln became President, South Carolina suceeded from the Union. This created the Confederate. After South Carolina suceed, this influenced many southern states to suceed. -
Fisk and Gould
They were two men who decided to make a lot of money off of the gold market. They bought most of the gold so the price of gold went up. They did this when the government withheld all of the gold, too. They received a lot of money from doing this. -
Fifteenth Amendment
The Fifteenth Amendment allowed any race, color, or previous condition of sevritude to vote. This had a huge impact on society. Women were still not a lot to vote. -
Panic of 1873
This panic happened and created a lot of problems throughout America. People laid more railroad tracks, sunk more mines, and much more. This created this panic. -
Whiskey Ring Scandal
This scandal happened during Grant's presidency. The Treausry lost a lot of money because of this scanal. Grant's secretary was part of this. -
Bell invented the telephone
Alexander Graham Bell created the telephone. This helped communcation to become much easier. It allowed many companies to grow more because they would get more business from it. -
Edison invents the lightbulb
The invention of the lightbulb helped many fields. It allowed workers to work 24/7 because they could work during the night. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
It was signed by President Arthur. It did not allow any chinese people into America. The reason this was signed is because chinese people were taking some of the jobs. -
Mark Twian's famous book
Mark Twian published "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." This is considered an American masterpiece. However, people in Boston hated this book. -
American Federation of Labor formed
Samuel Gompers formed this labor union after all of the labor unions crashed. He only allowed skilled workers in this field. -
McKinley Tariff Act
Benjamin Harrison passed the McKinley Tariff Act. This raised the tariff to 48 1/2%. This made some Americans mad. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
This act was design to bring to all of the monopolies and un-trustful business. This was created by the government. -
Basketball invneted
James Naismith created basketball. He did it so they was a sport to play in the winter time. -
Homestead strike
Andrew Carnegie controlled all of the steel business in Homestead. The workers were mad about the working conditions they were placed in so they decided to go on a strike. This ended very badly. -
J.P. Morgan's Loan
J.P Morgan loan the federal govenement, $65n million dollars in gold. The governement needed to money to pay off their debts in which they obtained over time. -
Library of Congress
Library of Congress had thirteen arces of floor space. In 1897, it opened the doors to the public. -
Women and Economics
Women and Economics is a book published by Char;otte Perkins Gilman. She said that women should be equal to men and started to get in to the job industry. -
Maine Explosion
United States government decided to see the Maine down to the Havana harbour. This ship exploded. Some people thought it was the Spanish's fault. However, it was an internal expolsion. -
Teller Amendment
United States agreed to this amendment. It said that when the United States get Cuba, they won't occupy it. -
McKinely vs Byran
McKinely went up against Byran in the Eection of 1900. McKinely won with his running mate, Roosevelt. After a year of this election, McKinely was killed. -
Foraker Act
United States put in place the Foraker Act. This gave Puerto Rico some limited government under United States watch. -
Boxer Rebellion
A secret society in China, started the Boxer Rebellion. They did not want other countries coming in and taking over China. -
Platt Amendment
This amendment was between Cuba and America. It agreed to have Cuba draw up their own constitution and the United States allowed to have military there. -
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty
United States signed this treaty to start construction of the Panama Canal. -
Construction of the Panama Canal began
The United States started to construct the Panama Canal to make it easier for ships go thru the ocean. It started in 1904 and ended in 1914. -
Hepburn Act
This act gave the Interstate Commerce Comission the power to set railroad rates. -
Pure Food and Drug Act
This prevented the manfacture of misbranded products to the United States for food, durgs, mecidince, and liquors. -
Great White Fleet
Roosevelt sent a series of navy ships. They went around the world showing off their ships to other countries. -
"Gentlemen's Agreement"
The "Gentlemen's Agreement" was between the United States and Japan. The Japanese agreed to stop the flow of Japan immigrants to America. -
Root-Takahira agreement
This agreement was between Japan and America. They both agreed to honor each other countries. -
17th Amendment
The United States passed the 17th Amendment and helped directed the election of the United States senators.
