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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus lands in the Bahamas
Columbus enters the islands of the Bahamas -
Aug 20, 1497
Cabot
John Cabot explores the atlantic coast of Canada -
Sep 16, 1519
Cortes defetas aztecs
Cortes defeats the aztecs with 17 horses and 600 men -
Feb 13, 1532
Pizzaro
Francisco Pizarro conquered the Inca's of Peru in 1532. -
Dec 9, 1542
Cabrillo
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo explored the coast of California in search of San Fransico. -
Jan 15, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes the queen of england
daughter of henry VIII and Anne Bolelyn. She enforced the protestant religion -
Sep 30, 1565
St. Augustine
menendez finds florida and claims it for spanish -
Battle of Acoma
The Spanish cut off a foot from each survivor. -
Hudson Bay
Henry Hudson discovers the Hudson Bay -
Rolfe perfects tobacco culture in Virginia
Rolfe becomes known as the father of tobacco because of this -
Plymouth
The Plymouth Colony was founded in Plymouth, Massachusetts. -
Maryland
Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore and was the second plantation colony. -
Second Anglo-Powhatan war
the second anglo pohatan war takes place 12 years after the first war -
Barbados slave code adopted
Along with sugar from barbados, they also brought back a slave code -
Pope's Rebellion
Native's cause this because Roman Catholics were trying to supress their religion -
Conestoga Wagon
created in Pennsylvania -
Worcester Porcelain company
Worcester Porcelain company founded -
Lightning Rod
Ben Franklin created the lighting rod -
Sam Johnson's Dictionary
First one published in 1755. established by postal service -
Seven Years War
also french and indian war. France loses to north america -
Indian British Empire
British commander defeats Nawab at Plassey -
Quebec capturing
British took Quebec from the French -
Industrial Revolution
went from 1760-1851 -
Sons of Liberty
formed together against taxation without representation -
Stamp Act repealed
Repealed because they had many problems with the taxes -
Serra
Juniper Serra found first mission chains -
Dartmouth
Dartmouth college founded -
Boston Tea Party
dressed as mowhawk indians and dumped tea into the habor -
Saratoga
Battle of Saratoga occured -
Antislavery
Quakers found the first antislavery society -
Rebellion state
Parliament said they were at a rebellion -
Norfolk
British burn down town of Norfolk, Virginia -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called common sense -
Declaration draft
Jefferson was chosen to write a draft of the declaration -
Battle of long island
George washington's ar,y was dominated by British -
Trenton
Washington crossed Delaware river and attacked hessians on night of christmas -
Valley Forge
Where Washington retired for the winter -
Capture Hudson Valley
London had plan to capture hudson calley river -
Frecnh alliance
French decidea to aid American -
Holland and Spain
Holland and Spain decide to allie against Britain -
Benedict Arnold
Arndold gives info to British about American troops -
Surrender
British surrender at Yorktown -
Atricles on Confederation
Articles of confederation adopted -
Washington
Washington talk about rebellion -
Daily Universal Register
This Daily Universal Register of London published their first issue -
Ann Lee dies
The founder the the shakers dies -
Stanwix
Treaty of fort stanwix signed -
Play
The first play appeared in America -
Constitution
Delegates gathered in Philadelphia to write the constitution -
Whiskey Rebellion
farmers protest tax on whiskey -
Treaty of Grenville
Indians paid to move off of land -
Washington's Farewell Address
Washington warned that political parties would split the country and said not to make permanent alliances -
Judiciary Act
Adams appoints 16 new judges (midnight judges) to 16 newly opened positions in court -
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark explored the new Louisiana Territory -
Non Intercourse Act
America opens trade with all nations except Britain and France -
Marbury V. Madison
one of the most important court cases in American history -
James Madison
inaugurated President of the United States. -
Fletcher V. Peck
Asserted the right of the Supreme Court to deem things unconstitutional -
Canada invasions
Canada invasions fail -
War of 1812
America declares war on Great Britain -
Battle of Lake Erie
America gains control of Lake Erie thanks to Oliver Hazard Perry -
Construction of Erie Canal
Used to connect waterways -
Panic of 1819
This panic happens because of overspeculation of western land. -
Missouri Annexation
Missouri is admitted as the twenty-fourth state of the Union. -
Monroe Reelected
Monroe begins his second presidential term. -
Corrupt Bargain
When Henry Clay is left to decide who becomes president, John Quincy Adams bribes him -
Election of 1828
Jackson easily wins after 4 years of campaigning. -
Indian Removal Act
Indians forced to move west to oklahoma, they take the trail of tears. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
A local slave rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia, led by Nat Turner, a black slave, killed sixty white citizens. -
First Wagons cross Oregon trail
The first wagons crossed the Continental Divide on the Oregon Trail -
Compromise Tariff
South compromises after the Tariff of Abominations and the Tariff of 1832 which lessened the Tariff of Abominations -
Whig Party created
a presidential nominating convention held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in December 1839 -
commonwealth v. Hunt
Poorly paid workers fight for labor unions and win. -
Gold Rush
Many people rushed to California for the riches of gold -
Clayton Bulwer Treaty
This treaty revolved around building the Nicaragua Canal
