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Oct 10, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Europeans arrived in America and 54 million people lived in the two continent because of Christopher Columbus. -
Sep 11, 1493
Columbus returns to Hispanionla
Columbus brings 17 ships that bring 1200 men and Animals including cattle, swine, and horses -
Sep 11, 1513
Vasco Nunez Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean
He hits the waves off Panama and claimed all the land governed by the sea for his king. -
Sep 11, 1519
Hernan Cortes Sets Sail to Mexico
They leaves from Cuba with 16 horses and hundreds of men on 11 ships. -
Jun 30, 1520
Aztecs Attack
The Aztecs attack the Spanish leading the people to a bloddy retreat. -
Aug 13, 1521
Cotez laid siege
They laid siege to the city and it capitulated. -
Sep 11, 1532
Francisco Pizarro Crushes the Incas of Peru
They received a lot of treasures from Spanish coffers. -
Conquistadores Traversed the Sonora Desert
They tranversed from Mexico to the Rio Grande Valley. Their interesrt in the Colordo River led them to cross the bare Sonora Desert. -
The battle of Acoma
Spanish cut off one foot of each survivor. -
Spain has a lot of New World Silver
They got this from the rich mines at Potos and Mexico. -
Claimed Area as Province of Mexico
The winning of the Battle of Acoma allowed them to do this. -
Lord De La Warr declarded war
Lord De La Warr carried orders from the Virginia company to declare war against the Indians -
Plymouth Pilgrims landed in New england
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Indians Struck Back
Indian attacks left 347 settlers dead including John Rolfe. -
Maryland was Founded
The secand plantation and 4th colony overall was founded by Lord Baltimore. -
Powhatan people extinct
Powhata people become extinct. -
Texas Settlement
The Spanish established settlements in Texas. -
Colonize Georgia
They started colonizing Georgia. -
Molasses Act was passed
Parliament passed Molasses Act, aimed to hault trade between North America and the French Indies -
Great Awakening
John Edwards begins the Great Awakening. -
Zenger Trial
Zenger free-press trial. -
Shipment of printed book, pictures, and maps
A South Carolina merchant advertised the arrival of printed books, pictures, and maps. -
Peace Treaty of 1748
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Boston became home of many poor people
Boston's poor population had to be supported by Charities and were forced to wear a "P" on their clothes -
Only 60,000 people live in New France
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Washington Surrendered
Washington had to surrender his entire command -
Braddock was defeated
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Pitt became a leader
Pitt became a leader in the London Government. -
Large production of grain
New York alone was producing 80,000 barrels of flour a year because of the large production of grain. -
Battle of Quebec
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Vetos anit-slave trade
Britian vetoes South Carolina Anti-Slave trade measures. -
Peace of Paris/Proclumation of 1763
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British Captured at Ticonderoga
An American force under Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold captured the British at Ticonderoga. -
Oive Branch Petition
Th Second Continental Congress adopted the "Olive Branch Petition". -
Colonies in Rebellion
King George III proclaimed that the colonies were in rebellion. -
British burned Falmouth
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Colonist Attacked Canada
colonists made an attack on Canada in hopes that it would close it off as a possible source for a British striking point. -
2.5 million people live in the 13 colonies
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Clergy wielded little influence
Clergy wielded less influence than in the early days of Massachusetts. -
The Declaration of Indpendence
Thomas Jefferson wrote this and it was soon passed on July 4 -
Battle of Long Island
Washington and his men were overpowered by the British -
Wahington Captured Hessians
Washington surprised and captured 1,000 Hessians while they were sleeping. -
Saratoga
General Burgoyne was forced to surrender his entire command. -
Hudson River Valley
London officials planned a well thought out scheme to capture the Hudson River Valley. -
The Americas and French Alliance
The French didn't want Britain to seize the French West Indies. In order to stop this, the French made an analliance, offering all the British did with the exception of independence. -
Spain and Holland become Allies
Spain and Holland become allies agaisnt Britian. -
Cornwallis Surrenders
Cornwallis was forced to surrender. -
Batttle of York Town
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Lord North Replaced
A Whig ministry replaced the Tory regime of Lord North. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was passed. -
US Constitution
The U.S. Constitution went into effect in 1789. -
Judiciary Act of 1789
President Washington signed the Judiciary Act of 1789 that set up the Supreme Court and the Federal Court System. -
President Washington was sworn in
President Washington was sworn in on April 30, 1789 on Wall Street -
Bank of America
The Bank of the United States was started -
Whiskey Rebellion
Violence broke into the Whiskey Rebellion on the frontier of Pennsylvania. -
Treaty of Grenville
the Indians signed the Treaty of Grenville where the Indians surrendered much of the Ohio Valley. -
John Adams was nominated
John Adams was nominated by the Federalists for president -
Judiciary Act of 1801
Judiciary Act of 1801 created 16 new federal court districts. -
Jefferson was inaugurated
Jefferson was inaugurated in March of 1801 -
Marbury v. Madison
First major Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison -
Napoleon plunged Europe into war.
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Orders in Council
London issued Orders in Council. These rules stated that any foreign ship headed to France must first check-in at a British port for inspection. -
Embargo Act was passed
Embargo Act was passed. It forbade all exports to any nation regardless of being at war. -
British ship Leopard attacked
British ship Leopard attacked the American Chesapeake off of Virginia. -
War of 1812
Madison asked Congress to declare war on England and they did in June of 1812 -
Erie Canal Constructed
Creared as a waterway from New York City to the great lakes. -
Railroad
The railroad was contrusted. -
Caroline Incident
An American ship, the Caroline, was attacked ny Cananaians by the Niagra Falls. -
Steel plow invented
Steel plow was invented by John Deere to break up tough soil. -
Aroostook War
Conflict between the United States and the United Kingdom -
Commonwealth v. Hunt
It gave the people some power over the factory owners. -
Morse Code
Samuel Morse invented Morse code, a way to translate telegraphs. -
Telegraph
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph which improved communication. -
Wilmot Proviso
It proposed that the newly accquired Mexican Cession lands be closed to slavery. -
Free Soil Party Created
The Free Soil Party was a short lived political party. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Ended the Mexican American War -
California Gold Rush
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Mechanical Reaper Invented
Cyrus McCormick invented the Mechanical Reaper which revolutionized farming -
Gadsden Purchase from Mexico
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Kansas Nebraska Act
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Republican Party
The Republican Party was organized in 1854 -
Sumner-Brooks Brawl
Sumner beats Brooks with a cane in the Senate Chamber. -
Bleeding Kansas
Civil War breaks out in Kansas which gave it the name Bleeding Kansas. -
Know-Nothing Party Mob
Armed Ruffians were campaigning in Baltimore for their anit-immigrant candidate -
Dred Scott Decision
A slave named Dred Scott tried to sue his own because he claimed, since he lived in Free states, he we free. Chief Justice Roger Taney ruled that slaved weren’t allowed to sue and that congress could not outlaw slavery. -
Panic of 1857
The causes for this panic were inflation caused by California gold, over-production of grain, and over-speculation in land and railroads. -
Lecompton Constitution Rejected
Kansas was finally able to apply for statehood, so they wrote up the Lecompton Constitution where is can be passed with or without slavery. It was soon rejected in 1857. -
Tariff of 1857
The tariff of 1857 was created because of the panic of 1857. -
Kansas applies for statehood
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Senate Election
Douglas won the 1858 senate election due to the debates with Lincoln. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Lincoln and Douglas do a series of debated where Lincoln ask Douglas a question that ultimately ruined his chanced for president. -
Brown raids Harpers Ferry
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Presidential Election
Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election due to the debates with Douglas. -
Compromise of 1850
The North got California amitted as a free state
