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1021 BCE
Viking Settle in New Foundland
Viking settle in New Found land but don't stay permanently because it appears them and the Natives didn't get along. -
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First Railroad Open to Passengers
Locomotion no. 1 became the first steam locomotive to carry passengers on a public line. -
Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Discovers the Bahamas
Columbus was an Italian explorer on the search for a better route to India by making it around the ocean. Instead he landed in the Bahamas although he still thought he landed in India. -
Sep 25, 1513
Balboa Discovers the Pacific Ocean
Balboa on the search for gold found the pacific ocean. He claimed the ocean. -
1519
Cortes Conquers the Aztec Empire
He conquered the Aztecs simply because he wanted their gold. The way he defeated them was because he attacked them with diseases like chickenpox and measles. -
1531
Pizarro Conquers the Incan empire
Pizarro's men massacred the people and took the leader to try and convert him towards Christianity. -
Sep 8, 1565
St. Augustine Founded
Settlement founded by a Spanish admiral Pedro Menendez Aviles. Named the settlement in Florida after first ship. -
Roanoke Colony Established
The first English settlement in the New World. They were poorly supplied and hostile against natives, until they finally went missing. -
Jamestown Established
King James 1 established first permanent colony in Virginia -
Pilgrims Establish the Plymouth Colony
Pilgrims land in America in search of religious freedom. -
French and Indian War
7 year war where the Indians and french fought for the land. -
The Sugar Act
It made it so that there was an enforced tax on sugar, molasses, and other stuff. This affected the colonies greatly because it was used in many exports. -
Stamp Act
It was an act made by the British government making the colonists pay taxes. The taxes were placed on paper, documents, and playing cards. -
Boston Massacre
Riot between the British and the colonist leading to the death of 9 people. -
Boston Tea Party
342 chests of tea were thrown into the harbor. It was a way of protest against the taxation without representation. -
The Intolerable Acts
4 laws passed by the British parliament to punish the Massachusetts bay because of causing the Boston Tea party. This closed the Boston harbor. -
The fights of Lexington and Concord
Battle where the British retreated to Boston. It's where the British marched to stop the rebellion by taking away the weapons from the colonists. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Bloodiest battle of the revolution. This proved the colonist could go against the British army. -
Declaration of Independence
On this day all 13 colonies declared independence. -
Battle of Saratoga
America defeated the superior British army. This is where America finally got foreign support. -
The Surrender of Yorktown
Attack from Americans was not the only cause for surrender but because of disease, lack of supplies, and weather. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty in which the British recognized the U.S.A's independence. It also allowed for western expansion to begin. -
Adams-Onis Treaty
Where Spain ceded Florida to the united states renouncing all the claim. -
The Missouri Comprimise
James Monroe signed it. It made Missouri a slave state as well as unallowed an slave states to be placed after 36 degree 30 inches north. -
Monroe Doctrine Announced
President Monroe warned European power that they were not to interfere in the affairs of the western hemisphere. -
Erie Canal Completed
After it started being built in July 4, 1817 it took almost 8 years to complete the build of 4 feet deep, 40 feet wide, and 363 miles long -
Andrew Jackson Become President
Andrew Jackson won through electoral votes. He also won best over triple the amount of people that voted the first time voted the second time.