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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus Sets Sail
Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain fund Chris Columbus's expedition to find a quicker route to Asia.
This results with Columbus's accidental discovery of the Americas. -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to
Exploration and Colonization
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May 20, 1493
New World's Revenge
Syphilis spreads to Europe from Americas -
Nov 19, 1493
Christopher Columbus Sights Land
Christopher Columbus lands in Puerto Rico -
May 22, 1536
John Calvin Forms His Own Religion
Calvinism is BORN -
May 22, 1577
Uncharted IV: Sir Francis Drake's Real Story
Sir Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe -
Defeat at Sea
The English destroy the Spanish Armada, securing themselves as the world's dominant power. -
England Gets it Right
Jamestown becomes the first permanent English settlement -
The Beginnning of Tobacco
John Rolfe perfects his way of cultivating tobacco -
New York Joins the Party
The Dutch found New York as a colony in the New World -
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Anglo-Powhatan War
The first Native American and settler war begins and is ended in a truce conducted by John Rolfe with the marriage of Pocahontas -
Mayflower Gets Compacted
The Mayflower Compact is signed, 101 colonists agree to abide by majority rule in New World -
New Hampshire Joins the Party
New Hampshire becomes a colony, and is founded by John Mason and others -
Maine Joins the Party
F. Gorges founds Maine -
James I and His Anti-Virginia Act
James I revokes charter for Virginia, and Virginia becomes a royal colony -
Virginia Gets Invited to the Royal Party
Virginia becomes a royal colony -
Massachusetts Joins the Party
Puritans colonize and become a colony in 1628 -
Maryland Joins the Party
Lord Baltimore founds Maryland -
Connecticut Joins the Party
Massachussetts immigrants emigrate to Connecticut after religious persecution -
Rhode Island Joins the Party
R. Williams founds Rhode Island -
Delaware Joins the Party
The Swedes found Delaware -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses is formed in Virginia, the first instance of self-government in the Americas -
North Carolina Joins the Party
Virginians flee Virginnia and found North Carolina after it splits off from Carolina -
Claiming an Island is 'Jamaican' England Happy
England lays claim to Jamaica and acquires it. -
Navigation Act
The Navigation Act is signed by King Charles II, giving England the exclusive right to all of the English Colonies' tobacco and sugar -
New Jersey Joins the Party
Berkeley and Carteret found New Jersey -
Carolina Joins the Party
Carolina is founded by the Eight Nobles -
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King Phillip's War
Colonist expansionism causes a war between Native Americans and colonists -
New Hampshire Gets Invited to the Royal Party
New Hampshire becomes a royal colony -
Pennsylvania Joins the Party
William Penn founds Pennsylvania -
Where'd the Powhatans Go?
Powhatans have been thoroughly wiped out by Europeans and decided extinct -
New York Gets Invited to the Royal Party
New York becomes a royal colony -
Massachusetts Gets Invited to the Royal Party
Massachusetts becomes a royal colony -
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WITCHCRAFT
Salem Witchcraft trials erupt, 150 men and women accused of witchcraft, 20 of which are executed -
New Jersey Gets Invited to the Royal Party
New Jersey becomes a royal colony -
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Queen Anne's War (The War of Spanish Succession)
Spanish Florida and English Carolina attack one another -
Carolina Gets a Divorce From Itself
North and South Carolina split into two colonies -
French Found New Orleans
New Orleans is set up by the French, hence my title. -
North Carolina Gets Invited to the Royal Party
North Carolina becomes a royal colony -
Carolina Gets Invited to the Royal Party
Carolina becomes a royal colony -
Georgia Joins the Party
James Oglethorpe founds Georgia -
Jonathan Edwards is an Alarm Clock
Jonathan Edwards begins Great Awakening, and a new religious zeal begins -
Cites
"Columbus, Christopher." UXL Multicultural: A Comprehensive Resource on African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Native North Americans. Detroit: U*X*L, 2010. Student Resources in Context. Web. 22 May 2013.
"John Calvin." World Religions Reference Library. Ed. Julie L. Carnagie, et al. Vol. 3: Biographies. Detroit: UXL, 2007. Student Resources in Context. Web. 22 May 2013.
"Drake, Francis." UXL Biographies. Detroit: U*X*L, 2010. Student Resources in Context. Web. 22 May 2013. -
Cites
"Map of Virginia." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States. Gale, 2010. Student Resources in Context. Web. 23 May 2013.
"Map of Massachusetts." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States. Gale, 2010. Student Resources in Context. Web. 23 May 2013.
"Map of Maryland." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States. Gale, 2010. Student Resources in Context. Web. 23 May 2013.
"Map of Connecticut." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States. Gale, 2010. Student Resources in Context. Web. 23 May 2013. -
Fact Cites
"America Sends Syphilis to Europe, 1493." eyewitnesstohistory.com. N.p.. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com
"Choicest Pieces of Her Cargo Were Sold at Auction." The African-American Experience. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 2010. American Journey. Student Resources in Context. Web. 23 May 2013.
"Pilgrim leader William Bradford reading the Mayflower Compact onboard the Mayflower in 1620." UXL Encyclopedia of U.S. History. Sonia Benson, Daniel E. Brannen, Jr., and Rebecc -
Picture Cites Part II
"Landing Negroes at Jamestown from Dutch Man-of-War, 1619." The African-American Experience. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Media, 2010. American Journey. Student Resources in Context. Web. 22 May 2013.
Queensland State Archives 4234 Tobacco plant midway between harvesting 1933. 1933. Photograph. commons.wikimedia.org, Queensland. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://commons.wikimedia
School, English. Invincible Armada. N.d. Photograph. commons.wikimedia.orgWeb. 23 May 2013. <http://commons.wikimedia.org/w
