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1492
Columbus " discover " america
land in north america and think he is in india -
1519
herrando cortez
claimed new colonies for spain -
1532
francisco pizzaro
carried the Inca empire in penu -
1539
heman desoto
assisted Pizarro with conquers of the Inca -
1565
Spain
conquered the native americans and established new spain -
England
sailed looking for a goo place to settle -
Jamestown, Virginia
first successful English settlement 1607-founded by the Virginia company primarily settled to make money -
France
only catholic allowed in the new territory except for France,new france along the St.lawrence river quebec,montreal canda detroit(mischigan),new orleans(louisiana) -
Dutch Republic
offering by brining 50 tenants to the colony few restrictions on who could settle in new amsterdam kept settlers from being attracted to the area -
Pequot War
pequot were virtually wiped out by the english -
King Philip's War
nvolved the wampanoag indians the plymouth colony they began to attack white settlements indians were defeated -
Proclamation
after french and Indian war king George issues proclamation to organize new territory,cut off any expansion to the west -
Proclamation of 1763
after french and Indian war king George issues proclamation to organize new territory,cut off any expansion to the west -
French and Indian War
as the British colonist moved west,they found
themselves fighting against two groups Native Americans and french
because they were looking for more land. -
sugar act
Britain taxed sugar and the colonies smuggled to avoid paying tax
effect:came at a time of economic depression in colonies made smuggling more dangerous Boston merchant protested with boycotts -
Stamp Act
printed materials must be printed on stamped paper -
Quartering Act
parliament required the colonists to provide living quarters(housing and supplies)to British soldiers in the colonies -
Quebec battle
between American Continental Army forces and the British defenders of Quebec City early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle was the first major defeat of the war for the Americans, and it came with heavy losses. -
jame monroe
5th president eara of good feeling -
McCulloch v. maryland
supreme court ruled the congress had the right to establish a national bank. -
missouri compromise
the extension of slavery into new territories divides north and south. -
monore doctrine
state American continents were no longer open to colonization. -
gibbons v ogden
supreme court ( john Marshall) ruled that only congress had the power to regulate interstate commerce and foreign trade. -
tariff of abominations
protective tariff designed to protect northern manufacturing from competition from cheaper British imports
