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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus lands in the Bahamas
Christopher Columbus took a ship with a crew of men to the West Indies but little did they know they landed in the Bahamas. He seeking a new water route to the West Indies for better trade. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty or Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal
The Treay or Tordesillas gave land to Portugal and Spain. It gave Spain the land to the West of the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal the land to the East. -
May 20, 1498
Vasco Da Gamma reaches India
Da Gama sailed around the southern tip of Africa. He sailed from Europe to Asia that passed the Muslim nations that controlled the overland spice trade. -
Sep 10, 1513
Vasco Nunez de Balboa claims all lands touched by the Pacific Ocean for Spain
Balboa and his crew were in search of gold. He sailed across the Gulf of Uraba to the Darien Peninsula. They spents months trying to conquer the natives while on their quest. -
Sep 12, 1519
Ponce de Leon explores Florida
De Leon wa sin search for the fountain of youth but in reality it gold. He returned in 1521 to begin making a colony. -
Sep 10, 1521
Cortes conquers Mexico for Spain
This was the most significant part in the colonization of the Spanish in America. Cortes was believed to be the God of Quetzalcoatl. After the fame, Cortes and his men turned on the Aztecs and destroyed their empire. -
Sep 6, 1522
Magellan's vessel completes circumnavigation of the world
Magellan was in search of teh strait that would take him to to the Pacific Ocean. After he had gotten to the Phillipine island of -Cebu. Magellan wa killed while a fight broke out and his crew was left to continue the journey. -
Sep 10, 1532
Pizarro crushes Incas
The Incas were mostly dieing off from disease that the foreigners were bringing over. It weakened the Incas and made it easier for Pizarro to crush their empire. -
Sep 12, 1534
Cartier journeys up the St. Lawrence River
Jacques Cartier was instructed to find gold, spices, admn a water route from France to Africa. he found the most important water way into most of Canada. -
Sep 10, 1539
De Soto explores the Southeast and discovers the Mississippi River
De Soto treated the enslaved people very badly and the Natives kept their distance from the Spanish horesemen. This made it easy for them to continue to march on throuhout the southeast. -
Sep 12, 1540
Coronado explores present-day Southwest
During the expedition the explorers went by way of the Colorado River. The search was given up on in search for the seven cities of Cibola. -
Sep 12, 1565
Spanish build fortress at St. Augustine
The Spanish wanted to convert more Indians to Christianity and to settle their North American borders. The Spanish wanted to block French ambitions and to protect the sea lanes to the Caribbean. -
Spanish found New Mexico
In New Mexico the Spanish settlers found many furs and gold in New Mexico. The Roman Catholic mission became the central religion in New Mexico. -
Pope's Rebellion in New Mexico
This rebellion was an uprising against the Pueblo people and the Spanish fighters. The Pueblos destroyed every catholic church killed priests and Spanish settlers. In just 12 years later they were able to come back and retake New Mexico. -
French expedition down Mississippi River under La Salle
This was land that no European was to never have been explored before. This led to overland trade routes. -
Jonathan Edwards begins Great Awakening
Edwards believed in predestination and the absolute dependence of man upon God and divine grace. He stood true to his beliefs even when people were against him. With Edwards not listening to the rejecters, it started the Great Awakening, a religious revival. -
Zenger free-press trial in New York
Zenger was a newspaper printer. He printed evidence that corrupt the govenor of New York. The jury found him not guilty. This started the Freedom of the press that we have today. -
George Whitefield spreads Great Awakening
Whitefield was a great speaker who contracted a very big crowd everytime he spoke. He got his word around very well. He imitated many people which helped him to get his word across. Since poeple listened to him he was able to spread the great awakening. -
War of Jenkins' Ear
It was a cinflict between Britain and Spain. Robert Jenkins lost his ear in the war. -
King Georges War
It was the name of teh war that started teh Austrian Succesion. It was the third Frenmch and INdian War. -
South Carolina anit slave
Fifty black slaves were hung. They were planning to revolt. This eventually started King George's War -
Princeton College founded
Was first founded as the college of New Jersey in 1746. It was British Americ's fourth college. -
First general hospital is founded in Philadelphia
It was a private non profit hospital. This was the first hospital in the colonies. It was founded by Ben Franklin and Thomas Bond. -
Capture of Fort Dusquense
General Braddock took 2000 men. Most of the men were killed in action. Pennslyvania to north carolina was left open for the taking. -
Fort Niagara Captured.
It was captured by the ENglish. it was designed to protect New France from the Americas. -
Paxton Boys march on Philadelphia
The boys that marched were of teh Scots-Irish decent. They wanted to show hoe mad they were at toward the Legislature. They had 250 men showing their frustration toward teh legislature who failed to protect them. -
Rutgers College founded
The school was mostly affiliated with the Dutch reformed church.In 1825 the trustee and Revolutionary War veteran Colonel Henry Rutgers. -
Regulator protests
It was a protest of the colonist who believed that the government was chrging them excessive fees. They started with a protest but ultimately were not afraid to result to violence. -
Dartmouth College founded
A charter was one of teh big reasons for establishing the College. It was signed by John Wenworth. It was made to establish an education for the Native Americans. -
Battle of Quebec
the war was fought American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of Quebec City early in the American Revolutionary War. The british won -
Declaration of Independence
Written by Thomas Jefferson. It was the colonial written form of the colonial independence. -
Thomas Paine's common sense
This was one of the most influential pamphlets. The pamphlet discussed republicanism and rejected the king of England. -
Battle of Trenton
The general was George Washington. He surprised and captured the Hessians. As the Hessians were too ocupied with their christmas celebration. -
Battle of Brandywine
The battle was fought between Washington and Howe's tropps. The Americans were eventually defeated at the end of the day. -
Battle of Germantown
The general's who fought in this were Howe and Washington commanded their armies against eachother. The British won the battle. -
Battle of Saratoga
It was turning point. The Americans came out with the win. It was one of the major battles in the Saratoga campaign. -
Formation of French-American alliance
Four days after a French ambassador told the British that they had sided with the colonists. Britain declared war on France. -
Battle of Monmouth
Lee and Cornwalis took their troops into battle. The colonists retreated because of the actions of Charles Lee. -
Clark's victories in the West
George Rogers Clark. His ultimate goal was to eliminate the British army. The most famous part was the march of Vincennes. -
Greene leads Carolina campaign
Was chosen to be a leader by General George Washington. He had commmand of troops between Delaware and Georgia. -
Battle of King's Mountain
This was a very big battle in South Carolina resulting in a patriot victory over the loyalists. Even though they won the patriots still retreated in thought of Cornwallis' advance. -
Battle of Cowpens
The victory was a much needed one for the Continetal Army under general Daniel Morgan. It was very influential in teh rebel reconquest of South Carolina. -
French and Americans force Cornwallis to surrender at Yorktown
He surrendered with 8,000 British troops. The British ships never arrived in Yorktown. This led to the colonies being able to win the war. -
Treaty of Paris
It ended the Revolutionary War between the British and the colonists. Ben franklin, John Jay, and John Adams were of the men to go and talk with the British. -
Treaty of Fort Stanwix
This was a treaty with the six nation of the Iroquois. It made the Iroquis give their land up that was in the Ohio Country. This place quickly became populated with Anglo-Americans in the mid 1780's. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
The land ordinance established a system for surveying and selling lands in the western frontier. -
Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom
This was a way for Jefferson to show his act for establishing religious freedom. The freedom of religion was a very big part in these people's lives. -
Shays's Rebellion
It was a series of protests by american farmers against the state and local governements of tax collections. -
Northwest Ordinance
It was an ordinance for the government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio valley. -
Constitutional Convention in Philadellphia
It was intended to revise the Articles of Confederation. The main goal was to fix teh old government and start a new one. -
Ratification of nine states guarantees a new gov. under the constitution
A ratication of nine states was needed to ratify a bill which in this case the new Constitution. -
Judiciary Act of 1789
It established the federal judiciary of the United States. -
French Revolution begins
Was started in part of Napoleon. Enlightenment ideals, particularly the concepts of popular sovereignty and inalienable rights were teh main cause behind everything. -
Washington elected president
69 memebers voted him in. He was the leader of the Continental Army. -
Bill of RIghts Adopted
It is the first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, confirming the fundamental rights of American citizens -
Excise Tax Passed
The federal tax on domestic and imported alcohol, earmarked to offset a portion of the federal government’s recent assumption of state debts. -
Bank of the United States created
Coming from hamilton's finanacial plan. Allowed for places to store money and for the country earn extra money as they taxed money in the bank so they could use it. -
Federalist and Democratic republican parties formed
Federalist run by Hamilton while the DR are run by Jefferson. Both had many different views and fought about everything. -
Louis XVI beheaded
Took place in a guillotine for high treason. -
Whiskey Rebellion
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The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791. The "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. -
Erie Canal Construction begins
The canal was going to make it easier for men and goods to transfer up to the great lakes. It went through New York -
Erie Construction Ends
It ran about 320 miles though NY. It was very lengthy and hard work but in the end it was going to pave the way for future success. -
First Railroad in the United States
From Baltimore and Ohio. they were built by the Hudson Company. The Railroad was an improvement to make trade and travel faster and easier. -
Cyrus McCormick invents mechanical reaper
This allowed farmers to harvest crops mechanically and easier. It allowed the farmers to not use their hands but to have it pretty much done for them. -
Anti-Catholic riot in Boston
They took place in Charlestown, Massechisetts. A convent of Roman Catholic Ursuline nuns were burned. It was burned by a protestant mob. -
John Deere develops steel plow
It came out of the idea of a broken sawmill blade. It made teh farmers lives easier. -
Presdient Van-Buren establishes ten hour day for fed employees.
This made the people of America outraged because it made their wokr days longer. But in the end it just amde tehm eventually rebel. -
Commonwealth v. Hunt
This was a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling on abor unionsBefore the legality of labor combinations in America was uncertain. -
Samuel Morse invents telegraph
This was the start of morse code. it was a series of taps and buzzes. The person on the other end of the line would record them and decipher them later. -
Potato famine in Ireland
The potato fanine killed many irish as it was a harmful drought throughtout their crops. The grounf just wasnt right for the farming. Many Irish began coming to the Americas. -
Elle Howe invents Sewing machine
The sewing machine allowed for the produvtion of clothes to be manufactured fairly quickly. -
Mexican War
A war between the U.S. and Mexico from the spring 1846 to fall 1847. It resuled in the defeat of Mexico and the loss of its national territory in the north. -
Democratic resolutions collapse in Germany
There were not many democrats to stand up and stick to their rights. They were eventually out numbered and their reolutions failed. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
This treaty brought peace, friendship, limits and settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic. -
Order of star bangled banner fornmed
It started with the protest of the rise of Irish, Roman Catholic, and German immigration into the United States. The star bangled banner is still used today. -
uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Itw as published in 1852. It brought s sense of Civil War -
Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase is a 29,640-square-mile region ofsouthern Arizona and New Mexico that was purchased by the United States in a treaty signed by James Gadsden. -
Perry opens trade with Japan
Japan was closed off didn’t want to trade. Perry talked to them and got them to begin trade with the U.S. -
Ostend Manifesto
The Ostend Manifesto was a document that described the reasons for the United States to purchase Cuba from Spain. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
It was signed by President Pierce. The need for the organization of the territory came from the need for a transcontinental railroad. -
Republican party emerges
It came to combat the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which threatened to extend slavery into the territories, and to promote modernization of the economy. The Party had almost no presence in the South. -
Civil War in "bleeding Kansas"
Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent political confrontations in the United States involving anti-slavery Free-State and pro-slavery people in Kansas between 1854 and 1861. -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott v. Sandford was a landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court held that African Americans could not be American citizens. -
The Panic of 1857
The Panic of 1857 was a financial panic in the United States caused by the declining international economy and over-expansion of the domestic economy. -
Tariff of 1857
The Tariff of 1857 was a major tax reduction in the United States. It amended the Walker Tariff of 1846 by lowering rates to around 17% on average. -
Lincoln Douglas debates
- Lincoln Douglas debates: The Lincoln–Douglas Debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Senator Stephen Douglas.
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Brown raids Harper's Ferry
Brown raids harpers ferry; John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry was an effort by John Brown to initiate an armed slave revolt in 1859 by taking over a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. -
South carolina secedes from the Union
South carolina succeeds from the union. Statingthat declaring secession would be necessary if a Republican candidate were to win the 1860 U.S. presidential election, stating that it was the only way for the state to preserve slavery. -
Crittenden compromise fails
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate rejected Crittenden's proposal. It was part of a series of last efforts to provide the Southern states with sufficient needs to prolong their secession during the final session of Congress prior to the Lincoln administration taking office. -
Lincoln wins presidency
The election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860 was the most significant election in American history. It brought Lincoln to power at a time of great national crisis, as the country was splitting over the slavery issue.
