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Jan 1, 1552
A History of the Indies by Bartolome de las Casas
Bartolome de las Casas' book released just 14 years before his death. -
Uprising of Guale Indians
The first Guale rebellion, often labeled Juanillo's Revolt, began on October 4, 1597. -
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Pueblos' fortunes declined
Since the arrival of Europeans, the Native Peoples' (Pueblos) fortunes declined significantly. -
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Pope oganized 2,000 warriors who killed 400 Spanish colonists
The Pope organized this during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. -
Only 65,000 French colonists
As a result of the Greak Awakening, a decrease in French colonists came about. Most of the colonists were in the St. Lawrence River Valley. -
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Seven Years War
The Seven Years War was between France, Austria, and Russia on one side, and Great Britian and Prussia on the other side. -
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French control over Nova Scotia
An eight year control over a foreign nation. -
Fort Duquesne attack
The French and Indian War was fought at the Fort Duquensne base. -
Treaty of Paris Signed
The Treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War -
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Shooting starting at the Battle of Fort Sumter
April 1861, shooting started at the Battle of Fort Sumter, South Carolina. South won. -
Battle of Rich Mountain
North won the battle. -
Wilson's Creek
South won the battle in SpringfieLD, Missouri -
Homestead Act
Congress passed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862 which encouraged settlement of the west by giving away land to anyone who had $18 and was willing to live on it and farm it for 5 years. -
McLellan ended Lee's invasion of the North
Location: Antietam, MD.
Bloodiest single day of the war with 22,717 dead, wounded, or missing. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free. -
Southern Plantations Slow Down
Southern Plantations start to become less and less popular - due to the Emancipation Proclamation. An end to slavery was in the works. -
British Abolished Slavery
Slavery in British colonies and GB was abolished.
