College History 1

Columbus Comes upon a New World

Oct 12, 1492

Columbus and his crew discovered America and the land around it. They considered it the "New World".

Treaty of Tordesillas

Jan 30, 1494

This treaty let Spain secure its clain to Columbus's discoveries.

Ponce de Leon explores Florida

Jun 29, 1513

Ponce de Leon thought that Florida was an island and he was seeking gold.

Balboa claims land

Aug 30, 1513

Balboa claims all lands touched by Pacific Ocean for Spain.

Cortes conquers Mexico for Spain

Jun 30, 1520

Cortes brought his people into Mexico and conquered it, creating an empire that grew impressively.

Ferdinand Magellan

Jan 27, 1522

One of Magellan's five ships made it back to Spain completing the first circumnavigation of the globe.

Francisco Pizarro crushes the Incas

Oct 18, 1532

This led to Spain discovering New World Silver by 1600.

Jacques Carter journeys up the St. Lawrence River

Aug 30, 1534

Cabrillo explores California coast for Spain

Jun 27, 1542

Cabrillo lands on the shore of what is now the San Diego Bay and explores the coast.

Elizabeth the 1st becomes Queen of England

Aug 30, 1558

Spanish build fortress at St. Augustine

Aug 30, 1565

Raleigh founds Roanoke colony

Jul 30, 1585

off the coast of present day North Carolina.

English defeats Spanish Armada

Apr 24, 1588

Angelo-Powhatan War

Aug 30, 1614

First War ends

Angelo-Powhatan War

Aug 30, 1644

The second Warl

Charles the 2nd restored to English Thrown

Nov 28, 1660

Barbados slave code adopted

Aug 30, 1661

Pope rebels in New Mexico

Aug 30, 1680

Yamasee War in South Carolina

Aug 30, 1715

Georgia colony founded

Jan 28, 1733

The War of Jenkin's Ear

Nov 21, 1739

Between England and Spain

King George's War

May 24, 1744

Ended in 1748

French and Indian War

Aug 24, 1754

This is also known as the Seven Years War

Braddock's Defeat

Jun 23, 1755

He was killed and buried underneath the road so that he could not be wrongly treated by the enemy

Battle of Quebec

Dec 10, 1759

Fought between Continental Army forces and British defenders

Proclamation of 1763

Jun 22, 1763

This proclamation closed off the idea of colonial expansion

Treaty of Paris

Aug 20, 1763

Ended the Seven years War

Sugar Act

Dec 1, 1764

Also known as the American Revenue Act of 1764

Quartering Act

Mar 9, 1765

Colonists were forced to house British soldiers

Declaratory Act

Nov 8, 1766

Accompanied the Repeal of the Stamp Act

Townshend Acts

Nov 21, 1767

Created by Charles Townshend

Boston Massacre

Jan 3, 1770

Five colonists killed because a British officer thought that he was told to fire

Committees of Correspondence formed

Sep 11, 1772

Created to try to fight against Britain's actions during the war

Tea Act

May 10, 1773

British East India Company granted tea Monopoly

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

The destruction of Britsh tea by the sons of liberty in Boston

Intolerable Acts

Feb 21, 1774

British's Response to the colonists after the Boston Tea Party

Quebec Act

Sep 4, 1774

Also known as the British North America Act

First Continental Congress

Oct 26, 1774

Meeting between the delegates of 12 of the 13 colonies at Carpenter Hall in Philadephia

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Nov 21, 1775

First shots fired to begin the Revolutionary War

"Common Sense" Pamphlet

Nov 21, 1776

Written by Thomas Paine

Washington elected President

Apr 3, 1789

First president of the U.S.

Bill of Rights adopted

Sep 7, 1791

The first 10 Amendments to the constitution,

Washington reelected President

Apr 3, 1792

Washington's second and last term.

France declares war on British and Spain

May 1, 1793

Causes America to be stuck in the middle.

Whiskey Rebellion

Jan 31, 1794

Some farmers started an uprising, but Washington led a small army in and shut down the uprising.

Jays' Treaty

Oct 18, 1794

Hamilton interrurupted and told Britain what was coming, but it was a good thing.

Pinckney’s Treaty

Feb 4, 1795

Resolved territory issues between the Spanish and the U.S.

Treaty of Greenville

Apr 15, 1795

Inidans cede Ohio

Adams elected Presdient

Mar 28, 1797

2nd President of the U.S.

XYZ Affair

Jun 11, 1797

America wanted to talk to the French leader, but French wanted a ridiculous amount of money

Alien and Sedition Acts

Feb 4, 1798

Set rights for non-citizens and what they had to do to become an American citizen

Virginia and Kentucky resolutions

Apr 4, 1798

Repeal of the Alien and Sedition Acts

Convention of 1800

Feb 4, 1800

Peace with France

Thomas Jefferson is elected President

Feb 17, 1801

3rd President of the U.S.

Louisiana Purchase

Nov 6, 1803

15 Million dollars for 530,000,000 acres of land from France.

Robert Fulton's first steamboat

May 31, 1807

Transportation booster at this time, until railroads came along.

Cumberland road construction begins

Jan 30, 1811

Todays national road, route 40

Erie Canal Construction begins

Mar 22, 1817

Nicknamed "Clinton's big ditch"

Jefferson founds University of Virginia

May 15, 1819

Jefferson discovers this University, still up and running today.

Cooper publishes his first successful novel.

Jun 23, 1821

Novel was called "The Spy"

Erie Canal completed

Mar 22, 1825

Great for transportation back then, especially with steam coming around back then,

American Temperance society found

Oct 1, 1826

It was formed in Virginia.

Webster publishes dictionary

Apr 14, 1828

Noah Websters dictionary, still in use today

First railroad in the United States

Dec 4, 1828

Newest and quickest way of transportation for people and goods in the U.S.

Joseph Smith founds Mormon Church

Mar 22, 1830

Josepth Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont

Cyrus McCormick invents Mechanical Reaper

Dec 4, 1830

Limited hand farming big time.

Anti-Catholic riot in Boston

Mar 22, 1834

Non-Catholics spread rumors that a bible would no longer be allowed in schools, causing this riot.

John Deere develops the Steel Plow

Jun 8, 1837

Made farming much easier, and less work for slaves.

Samuel Morse invents the telegraph

Feb 6, 1844

Made communcation a lot easier and delivered messages a lot quicker

Anti-Catholic riot in Philadelphia

Mar 22, 1844

The picture here is St. Augustine's Church burning.

Mexican War

Aug 9, 1846

War between Mexico and America, main battle at Beuna Vista

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

Jan 29, 1848

The Treaty that put an end to the Mexican War

California Gold Rush

May 10, 1849

Immigrants from everywhere came to get rich off of gold in California. Some succeeded, most failed.

Fillmore takes office

Jul 11, 1850

President Zachary Taylor died, letting Fillmore take over.

Uncle Tom's Cabin is published

Jun 10, 1852

The author of this book is Harriet Beecher Stowe.

Gadsden Purchase from Mexico

May 10, 1853

A 29,640 sqaure-mile purchase by the United States from Mexico.

Republican Party formed

Mar 20, 1854

Also known as the "Grand Old Party."

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Oct 8, 1854

Let the people of these states decide if slavery would be allowed in them, determined by a theory called "Popular Soveriegnty."

Brown's Massacre at Pottawatomie

Dec 12, 1856

Brown gathered his men, who came together to murder five innocent men at Pottawatomie Creek.

Panic of 1857

Jan 31, 1857

Just another financial panic by the United States.

Dred Scott decision

Feb 6, 1857

Scott, a former slave, left his owners plantation, but Taney, the judge of the case, made him go back, calling him prroperty. And Scott couldn't fight back because techincally he was no a citizen.

Tariff of 1857

Mar 10, 1857

Called for a major tax reduction in the United States.

Brown raids Harpers Ferry

Sep 1, 1859

Brown, for the second time, brings his men into a raid. This time in Virginia, Brown is captured and hanged.

Lincoln takes office

Mar 6, 1860

Lincoln beats out three others to win presidency.

South Carolina secedes from the Union

Jul 4, 1860

Followed by many more the next year.