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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus lands in the Bahamas
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Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal
This Treaty was a deal between Portugal and Spain spilting the Atlantic ocean. Spain got one side and Portgual got the other -
May 20, 1498
Da Gama reaches India
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Jul 1, 1512
Juan Ponce de Leon discovers Florida
Juan Ponce de Leon discovers Florida and gets into a fight with the Natives there. He later dies because he was wounded in battle. -
Nov 7, 1513
Balboa claims lands for Spain
-Vasco Nunez Balboa claims all the land that Spain touched, in the Pacific Ocean, Spian's land -
Jan 1, 1521
Hernan Cortes defeats the Aztec civilzation
Hernan Cortes conquers Mexico for Spain and destorys the Aztec Empire -
Oct 1, 1522
Ferdinand Magellan completes circumnavigation
Ferdinand Magellan sailed all the way around the world in a search for India -
Sep 8, 1542
Hernando de Soto crosses the Mississippi River
In 1542, Hernando de Soto travels up Flordia and then crosses the Mississippi River -
Nov 13, 1542
Cabrillo explores California coast for Spain
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was an european explorer who was the first to explore California and claims it for the Spanish Empire -
Sep 8, 1565
Spanish bulid a fortress at St.Augustine
Admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés discovers St.Augustine and builds a fortress and port in the area -
England Defeats Spanish Armada
Spanish Armada was under the command by the Duke of Medina Sidonia and was made to destory Queen Elizabeth's Navy. The attacks failed Spain and England was victories -
Spain and England sing a peace treaty
In 1604, England and Spain signed the Treaty of London which ended the Anglo-Spanish War. -
Virginia colony founded at Jamestown
In 1607, about a hundred English men settlers, settled in a small town that they called Jamestown. They created the colony in the hope of finding gold. -
Rolfe Perfects Tobacco Cultivation
In 1612, John Rolfe became exporting his much exporting his sweeter tobacco. This turned the Virginia Colony into a profitable venture -
End of the 1st Anglo-Powhatan War
With the marrige of John Rolfe and Pocahontas, the 1st of many Anglo-Powhatan Wars ended. -
Virginia becomes royal colony
In 1624, King James I revoked the charter of the bankrupt Virginia Company. By doing this, this made Virginia becomes a royal colony -
Maryland colony founded
In 1634, Lord Baltimore founded a Roman Cathlioc colony. This colony became into toke in Cathliocs from England -
Slavery Code is adopted
This code gave the slaves basic rights and gave them their legal satus. -
Carolina colony created
In 1670, a new chater was issued to a group of eight english nobleman. The eight english men ruled the land till 1729. -
Georgia colony founded
Georgia was created to searve as a buffer due to the fact that Spain had a colony in present day Flordia -
New York Weekly Journal
John Zenger was acquited for seditious libel chrages. This was a victory of freedom of speech -
The Great Awakening
This movement was started in 1732 by Johnanthan Edwards. It was continued by Whitefield and it was the spread of religous practices throughout different colonies. -
The Diphtheria Epidemic
In 1735, a Diptheria Epidemic broke out. Thid killed many people (mainly kids). -
Pontiac's Rebellion
In 1736, a conflict between the Ottowa Indians and the British. This ended bad for the Indians because they didnt get any aid from the French -
War of Jenkin's Ear
In 1738, war breaks out. The war was fought by England and Spain. -
South Carolina
Slaves in Charleston tried to revolt against their master and 50 slaves were hung -
Louisburg
The British captured Louisburhg in Canada -
Princeton
In 1746, New Light Presbyterians founded Princeton University in order to train ministers dedicated to their views. -
Iron Act
Passed by English Parliament, this act limited the growth of the iron industry in the Americans -
Currency Act
The Currency Act was passed by English Parliament banning the issue of paper monry in the New England Colonies -
Encyclopedia
In 1751, the very first Encyclopedia was pinted -
Hospital
In 1752, the first general hospital was founded -
Benjamin Franklin
In 1751, Benjamin Franklin discovers the lighting rod. This is one of the main things we remeber Franklin by. -
Columbia College
In 1754, Columbia College is founded in New York. -
England War
The English declares war on France. This causes the French and Indian War. This War spreded to America -
Treaty of Versailles
In 1756, France and Austria signed an agreement to help eachother out. -
William Pitt
In 1757, Pitt became a leader in the London Governent. He later earnes the title "Organizer of Victory." -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris marked the end of the French and Indain War. The treaty gave Engalnd all the land to the east of the Mississippi River. -
End of French and Indian War
With the signing of the Treaty of Paris, the French and Indian War ended. 3 days later, the Seven Years war in Europe ended with the signing of Treaty of Hubertusburg. -
Sugar Act
This was the first act passed to raise taxes against the colonies. This was passed by Prime Minister George Grenville -
Committee of Correspondence
In 1764 was the first meeting og the committee of Correspondence. They meet in Boston to talk about the new Currency Act. -
Currency Act
This act was made to gain control of the colonial currency system.It prohibited the reissue of existing currency. -
John Adams gets married
John Adams marries Abigail Smith. -
The Declaration of Rights
This document was created by the Committees of Correspondence saying that the taxes imposed on British colonists were unconstitutional. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament on the American colonies. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was a declaration by the British which accompanied the repeals againts the Stamp Act. -
Rugters
In 1766, Rutgers Universitry was established to train those who wanted to become ministers within the church -
British government disbands on tea
In 1767, the British government disbands Americans import duty on tea. -
Dartmouth College
In 1769, Dartmouth College was founded by Eleazar Wheelock. -
Boston Massacre
A incident where British troops were being harassed by coloniest and the British troops opened open fired on the coloniest, killing 5 and injuring 6. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to protest against the king. -
Boston Tea Party
This was an act, by the colonist, against the British government and the East India Company. They went onto to british ships and threw the teat off the boat into the habor. -
American Revolutionary War
Britatin declares war on the colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
On July 4, the members of congress sign the Declaration of Independence -
Yorkstown
On 1781, Cornwallis's army surrenders at Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
In 1783, The Treaty of Paris was created to declare America a free country. -
The Revolutionary War ended
In 1783, the war with Great Britian ends. -
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Land Ordinace of 1785
The Land Ordinace of 1785 laid the foundations of American land policy. It allowed for sales of land in the Northwest Territory. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion was a Armed insurrection by farmers in Massachusetts against the state government. This was caused by the harsh economic conditions faced by Massachusetts farmers -
The Northwest Ordinance 1787
The Northwest Ordinance 1787 created the Northwest Territory. It also established a government for the Northwest Territory and outlined the process for admitting a new state to the Union. -
Three Fifths Compromise
The Three Fifths was a compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 in which three-fifths of the enumerated population of slaves would be counted for representation -
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia the meeting in which the constitution of the United States was framed -
Judicary Act of 1789
Judiciary Act of 1789 set the number of lower district courts to 13, set the number of members of the Supreme Court to 6 and the Supreme Court would settle disputes between states. -
French Revolutions begins
The results were the abolition and replacement of the French king and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte -
Bill of Rights adopted
in 1789, the Bill of Rights is the name given to the first ten amendments of the United States Constitution. It protect the natural rights of liberty and property -
Washington's Reign
in 1792, George Washington ran for a second term and won to stay as our president -
Eli Whitney invents cotton gin
In 1793, Eli Whitney created the cotten gin to quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Salve Act made any official who did not arrest an alleged runaway slave liable to a fine of $1,000 -
Pinckney's Treaty
in 1795, Spian and the United states signed this treaty recognizing borders on the Mississippi. It also gratned the USA trading through New Orleans -
John Adams becomes the 2nd president
in 1797, John Adams becomes the second president of the U.S.A -
Alien and Sedition Act
The Alien and Sedition Act bprecipitated with XYZ Affair, restricted aliens and curtailed press criticism of the government -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
These resolutions stated that the individual states had the right to "nullify" anything they saw as unconstitutional. -
Napoleon becomes Consul
in 1799, Napoleon becomes the First Consul of the French First Republicof France. -
Volta invents electric battery
in 1800, Volta creates the electric battery which convers stored chemical energy into electrical energy -
Burr and Hamilton Duel
Burr–Hamilton duel was a duel between two prominent American politicians. Alexander Hamilton and sitting Aaron Burr -
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase was a deal giving america 828,000 square miles for 15,000 dollars from the French -
Macon's Bill No. 2
This bill tried lift the embargo act and make trading we france and britian. Britian said no and france said yes -
Battle of Tippecanoe
This battle was Between United States forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Native American. -
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Willard Establishes Female Seminary
Emma Willard School is an independent university-preparatory day and boarding school for young women, located in Troy, New York on Mount Ida, offering grades 9-12 and postgraduate coursework. -
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American Colonization Society formed
he American Colonization Society (ACS) was formed in 1817 to send free African-Americans to Africa as an alternative to emancipation in the United States. In 1822, the society established on the west coast of Africa a colony that in 1847 became the independent nation of Liberia. By 1867, the society had sent more than 13,000 emigrants. -
Jefferson founds University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson left the Presidency but continued to be active and wanted to establish an institute of higher learning and have it be free of church influences. Jefferson thought the education of people would lead to an organized society. His dream was realized in 1819 with the founding of the University of Virginia. Upon its opening in 1825, it was then the first university to offer a full slate of elective courses to its students. -
Missouri Compromise
In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Furthermore, with the exception of Missouri, this law prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36° 30´ latitude line. In 1854, the Missouri Compromise was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Three years later the Missouri Compromise was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court i -
Cooper publshes The Spy
Cooper's second try, The Spy (1821), a fascinating tale of the not-so-long-ago War of Independence, was based on the adventures of an agent during the British occupation of New York. Various scholars aver that in The Spy, American fiction is said to have come of age, with love of country as its theme, and its hero, a spy who had served John Jay against the British. -
Erie Canal
The Eire canal was completed on this day and it promoted trade along it with other states -
American Temperence Society founded
The American Temperance Society (ATS), first known as the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance, was established in Boston, Massachusetts on February 13, 1826. The organization was co-founded by two Presbyterian ministers, Dr. Justin Edwards and the better-known Lyman Beecher. The latter was strongly anti-Catholic and also a racist who refused to permit African-American students in his classes at Lane Theological Seminary -
Andrew Jackson
in 1828, Andrew Jackson would be elected president. His Vice Presidnet would be John C, Calhoun -
Noah Webster publishes dictionary
While Noah Webster, just a few years after producing his famous Dictionary of the English Language, would produce his own modern translation of the English Bible in 1833; the public remained too loyal to the King James Version for Webster’s version to have much impact. -
First railroad in United States
On July 4, 1828 Charles Carroll, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, ceremoniously broke ground for the start of the first railroad in the United States, the Baltimore & Ohio. The railroad, which at first utilized horses to pull its trains, introduced the first commercially successful steam locomotives to America. The railroad was considered important enough to the internal improvement of the United States that the government provided West Point engineers to oversee its -
Indian Removal Act
The Removal Act was strongly supported in the South, where states were eager to gain access to lands inhabited by the Five Civilized Tribes. The act would later remove these tribes and would create the trail of tears -
Joseph Smith founds Mormon Church
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traces its current dispensation beginnings to Joseph Smith, Jr. on April 6, 1830 in Western New York.[10] Initial converts were drawn to the church in part because of the newly published Book of Mormon, a self-described chronicle of indigenous American prophets that Smith said he had translated from golden plates.[11] -
Second Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening was a Christian revival movement during the early 19th century in the United States. It enrolled millions of new members, and led to the formation of new denominations. -
Nat Turner
Nat Turner was an American slave who led a slave rebellion in Virginia on August 21, 1831 that resulted in 60 white deaths and at least 100 black deaths -
Compromise Tariff
proposed by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun as a resolution to the Nullification Crisis. -
Anti-Catholic riot in Boston
The Ursuline Convent Riots were riots that occurred on August 11 and August 12, 1834 in Charlestown, Massachusetts, near Boston in what is now Somerville, Massachusetts. During the riot, a convent of Roman Catholic Ursuline nuns was burned down by a Protestant mob. The event was triggered by reported abuse of a member of the order, and was fueled by the rebirth of extreme anti-Catholic sentiment in antebellum New England. -
John Deere develops steel plow
1837 John Deere develops the steel walking plow. Plows had evolved for thousands of years and worked well in soil previously farmed. Plowing the Illinois prairie for the first time was hampered by soil that stuck to the plow. John Deere curved a broken steel sawmill blade that let the soil slide off the plow. Animal-drawn plows were the heart of John Deere business for the next eight decades. -
Mob kllls abolitionist Lovejoy in Alton, Illinois
Elijah Parish Lovejoy (November 9, 1802 – November 7, 1837) was an American Presbyterian minister, journalist and newspaper editor who was murdered by a mob in Alton, Illinois for his abolitionist views. He had a deep religious upbringing, as his father was a Congregational minister and his mother a devout Christian. He attended Waterville College in his home state of Maine, and graduated at the top of his class, with first class honors. Afterwards, he traveled to Illinois, and after realizing t -
Weld publishes American Slavery As It Is
"American Slavery As It Is" (1839) - Inspired by Charles Grandison Finney, Theodore Weld publishes a pamphlet, "American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses" which is considered by many to be the greatest abolitionist pamphlet ever written. This pamphlet published by the American Anti-slavery Society was designed to portray the horrors of slavery by using personal narratives and first-hand testimonials from freedmen and whites. It describes in detail the daily life of a slave; th -
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Liberty party organized
The Liberty Party was a minor political party in the United States in the 1840s (with some offshoots surviving into the 1850s and 1860s). The party was an early advocate of the abolitionist cause. It broke away from the American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) to advocate the view that the Constitution was an anti-slavery document; William Lloyd Garrison, leader of the AASS, held the contrary view that the Constitution should be condemned as an evil pro-slavery document. The party included abolition -
Liberty party emerges
The start of the Liberty party. -
Dorthea Dix petitions Massachusetts
Dorthea Dix wants to improve the care of the mentally ill patient. -
Mexican War
Mexico and United States enter into war. -
California Gold Rush
Gold is found in the state of California. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Meixcan War is ended by this treaty. -
Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman was well known for her work with the underground railroad. -
Fillmore assumes presidency
Taylor dies after only four weeks in office. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published. -
Doom of the Whig Party
The Whig party met its end -
Douglas's Kansas-Nebraska Scheme
Senator Stephen Douglas attempted an offer to offset the southern western expansion. -
Financial Crash
Following the Dred Scott decision, hard times followed and bad economic times came. -
Lincoln-Douglas debates
Lincoln challenges Douglas to a series of seven debates. -
Brown raids Hapers Ferry
Brown leads the way to raid Harper's Ferry but is killed. -
Lincoln wins Presidency
Lincoln won a four-way race for President -
Seven states secede
South Carolina leads the succession and the Confederate States of America is formed. -
First Battle of Bull Run
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Battle of Gettysburg
Fought in Gettysbrug, Pa. It was the major turning point in the war and favored the North
