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Aug 3, 1492
Start of expolation to the West
Columbus sets sail to look for land. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesilla
The Pope set a line of divition that the Spainish could claim land to the west and to the east that land would go to Portugal. -
Jun 14, 1500
The Conquistadores enter North America
They are manly looking for gold and silver but in the long run caused much distrunction for the natives -
May 14, 1501
Planting in the West Indies
The islands started to be colonized they started palnting sugar cane. Which had to have many hands to care for and so the brought in Africans as slaves to care for the plants. -
Aug 13, 1521
Cortez conquested the Aztecs
Cortez ws thought by the Aztecs to be a god. They treated him well and gave him much gold. Then learning how much gold the had he closeed them of for them to died for him to win over them in battle and to take what they had -
May 6, 1570
Irish uprising
The Irish Catholics did not like being under the rule of England so they formed a uprising that did not go far at all. -
England defeats to Spanish Armada
When the Spanish were defeated that gave England the oppertunity to settle in the New World. -
John Smith strted to give rules in the colony
Smith arrived at Jamestown and saw how disfunctional it was and set a rule if you don't work you don't eat. -
Settling in Jamestown
The English start settling in Jamestown Virgina but many people died -
John Smith was captured
The Powatans ad captured and tied up John Smith and he thought they were going to kill him and that Pocahontas saved him. But that was probably just a way to show they wanted pecae -
Rolfe prefected tobacco planting
this set the colonies up to make more money as time went on. -
The first Anglo-Powhatan War
The war was officialy pronounced war by Lord De La Warr. then peace came when John Rolfe and Pocahontas got married. -
Maryland is colonized
It was manly colonized by Catholics to have religious freedom but only for Christians -
The split of North ans South Carolina
The northern part of Carolina developed a resistance of athority which caused the two to split. -
Georgia becoming a Colony
This is the last colony noted in history. Also the colony was really set as a "buffer" to protect the valuable Carolinas. -
Boston Tea Party
was at the boston harbor because they let British ships in the harbon while the other harbors would not let them in so colonist dressed as Indians and dumped the tea in the harbor. -
The First Continental Congress
Tweleve of the thirteen colonies met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and created severial papers. -
Lexington and Concord
It started at Lexington then the British went to Concord to get supplies but nothing was there. Because the Colonists already got them. Then on their way back The colonists where shoting at them from the woods. -
Bunker Hill
The colonists captured it in June. But in July the British took it from them. -
Common Sense
this was a artical that pushed people to beelieving that the Colonies didn't need Britian. -
Declaration of Independence
Was signed on this day ( not July 4th ) by a representative of all the clonies. -
Battle at Trenton
this was when the colonists set sail over the Deleware River to surprise attack the Hessians. The hessians had surrendered and Washington had not lost a man. -
Battle of Saratoga
This battle ended with Burgoyne surrendering. This was the battle that had given Americans greater confidence. This battle was a turning point because other countries had started to realise that the Americans could win so they gave their aid. -
New Constitution
the constitutional congress was called to form a new government. -
treaty of Alliance
France signed this to say they would proviad aid for Americans durning the Revolutionaly War. -
Constitution
The new constitution had gon into effect and was ratified -
Benedict Arnold
benedict aronold sides with the British for his love but never gained trust of either sides of the war. -
Articals of Conferderation
was the first goernment for America, was first not ratified by all the states. -
Battle of Yorktown
Washington and Rochambeau surrounded Cornwallis in Yorktown Virgina. Rochambeau being at sea. They had open fire on Cornwallis and no one came to his aid. -
Cornwallis surrenders
Because of being weaken he had surrendered. The war did not stop there. For fighting continued untill two years later when a treaty was made. -
Spanish clames land
the spanish had taken the land around the Gulf of Mexicao -
Whiskey Rebellion
this was a rebellion in South wester Pennsylvainna and it started because of the tax on whiskey. with the rebellion Washington had sent 13,000 to the scean to put it to a stop -
Bank of the United States
The first bank was established many were against the bank and were for the bank -
Washington's Netruality Proclamtion
this was put in because some wanted to side with France and some wanted to side with Spain -
XYZ Affair
Adam's had sent three men to meet Talleyrand. but a spockes mand demanded $250000 to just talk to him. -
Alien and Seditions Acts
were passed by federslists and the alien act was to expand the years you have to live in the US to vote. The sedition act was so no one could talk bad about the party. -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
These were political statements writen by each of these legislaters taking a position of the Alien and Sedition Acts -
Election of 1800
Jefferson had won. But the issue was that him and Burr had both won so the vote went to the Senate to decide who would be president. -
Marbury v. Madson
at the end of Adam's term he had apointed new judges but didn't send the letters to inform the people. then when Jefferson comes in he refuses to send them. so it went to court and we got judicary review out of the case for the judge didn't make a decition. -
Louisiana Purachase
the Us went ot Napoleon and asked for the land to the west. But he offered all of the land for about 3 cents and acer. -
Lewis and Clark expedition
Lewis and Clark had set out to explore their new land with many other people. -
Non-Intercourse Act
this act had lifted all embargos other thant France and Brittian. -
Macon's Bill number 2
this bill had urged Britian and France to stop sezing American vessials -
Battle of Tippecanoe
This battle was fought by Indians and the United States. The Indians were led by Tecumseh and his brother " the Prophet". They were given riffles by the British. -
U.S declares war on Britian
previously many things had led up to this war, but this is when it truly started. -
Treaty of Ghent
this treaty had ended the war of 1812 and nothing was exchanged. -
Era of Good Feelings
A time period where there was only one political party for the United States -
Erie Cannal
The construction of the Erie Canal began at this time. -
49th parallel
The treaty with Britian set the forty-ninth parallel. -
Tallmadge Amendment
this amendment was to let Misouri into the Union as a free State -
Panic of 1819
The period of time many people were losing money in the banks and was the start to a predictable chain of panics or recessions. -
Land Act of 1820
This allowed buyers to purchase 80 acres for $1.25 per acre -
Missouri Compromise
This was a comrpomise of the North and the South where the South gained Missouri and anything south of the 36degree 30 minute line. The North had gotten Maine as a free state and anything north of the line -
The Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 moves easten Indians out to Mississippi. -
Battle at the Alamo
This battle, led by Santa Anna, was a fight for freedom between the United States and Mexico over the Texas territory, -
The Telegraph
was invented by Samuel Morse and provideded almost instant communication -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation of the Native Americans Indians of the southeastern part of the United States -
Commonwealth v. Hunt
This court case had legalized labor unions -
Webster- Ashburton Treaty
This treaty defines the boarder between the United Stated and Canada. -
Sewing Machine
This was and invenction during the Indstrial revolution invented by Elias Howe and Isaac Singer -
Border Ruffians
These people were Pro-slavery Southerns that jumped over the Missouri to Kansas Line to vote pro-slavery in Kansas. -
Formation of the Republican Party
Anti-slavery Whigs talk about making a new party, the Republican Party. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Gave people in Nebraska and Kansas the decision of if they wanted slavery in their states or not. -
Lawrence Massacure
William Clark Quantrill led a pro-slavery group to burn down free-soil Lawrence, Kansas. -
Election of 1856
The Democratic canidide was James Buchanan who had won. Te Republicans chose John C. Fremont. And a new party energed, the American Party and they chose Millard Fillmore. -
The War in "Bleeding Kansas"
A series of violent attacks between anti-slavery and pro-slavery people in Kansas. -
Brooks caning Sumner
in Congress there was a divide due to slavery. durning one of his speeches, Charles Sumner made some rude comments to the South Carolina congressman. Then Peston Brooks to offence to these comments and tried to reason the differences with a dule, which Sumner declined. So out of anger Brooks beat Sumner with a cane. Causing many injuries. -
Pottawatomie Massacure
John Brown and men set out for revenge for Lawrence and killed and chopped up 5 slavery supporters. -
Panic of 1857
This crices was yet another one that took place 20 years in diffrence. This one was due to THe inflation of gold, over production of grains and over speculation of land and railroads. But the North was hi harder than the South due to cotton. -
Dred Scott Decisipon
The was a cout case of a slave sueing his owner to be free. It had gotten all the was to the federal court. The decision was that a slave can nto sue his owner since the slave is not a citizen. and also that slaves can be owned anywhere. -
Lecompton Constitution
Was written to apply for statehood and could be approved with or without slavery. But even if it passed without slavery the present slave owners would still have their slaves. -
Licoln-Douglas debates
these were a series of debate for the race for the Illinois Senator. Licoln had losed but showed that he could stand toe to toe with an expirenced pollitition -
Harper's Ferry
This was another massacure of John Brown. He had passed out wepons to slaves to free them. But it did not go as planed and Robert E. Lee captured Brown and after he was hanged. -
ELection of 1860
This election was the final ting to happen befroe the split. There were already two democratic parties. The norther democrated supported Stephen Douglas. The Southern democratc nominated John C. Breckinfidge adn the American party had John Bell. And for this election teh Repubicans nominated Lincoln. -
Lincoln wins Presidency
Lincoln won the presidential race between Breckenridge, Bell, Douglas who he had loss to before.
