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Oct 8, 1492
Columbus Lands in new world
Columbus lands in the bahams at this date. He travled from spain to the new world by ship. -
Nov 10, 1500
The Spanish Empire
During the late 1400's and the 1500's, many Spanish conquerers such as Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortes, Francisco Pizzaro all conquered some land in the americas by kiling enlsalving and slaughtering native americans. The spanish came to spread the word of god and get gold. They were horible to the natives. -
Nov 28, 1500
Slave Trade
In the 1500's the european slave traders went to africa and took africans by force to be slaves. Over 10mil africans died during this event from diesese and labor. -
Sep 10, 1514
Spanish Borderlands
In mexico and peru, The spanish found many riches. But to get to these riches they had to kill many inca warriors and then they rampaged to get the gold and riches that they desired -
Nov 8, 1534
New France
France wanted in on the spanish's weath. so they sent some explorers such as Cartier and traded guns and swords for fur from the natives called the hurons. -
James Town First Settlements
Jamestone was the first settlement that the english stayed at. People of a highstanderd of living and it didnt go as planned people had no idea how to farm and the natvies werents helping also the mosiqitos where killers. finally the english sent a captain and more people and it was ok from there because they had pokahantoss help. -
Trading Post Quebec
Champlain sailed the St. Lawrence River and builds a trading post he calls Quebec. For the next 150 years, Quebec is base for French explorers, fur traders, soldiers and missionaries. -
New Netherlands
In 1609 a man named Hary Hudson was paied by the dutch to sail to the Americas. He did and they landed in a spot and called in New netherlands. The Dutch were also fur traders but when the dutch were about ot fight the english the dutch leader said that they couldnt because of bad gun powder. The english then took over and called the place new york -
Starving Time
John smith leaves to europe because of a gunpoweder explosia. And pocahantas and the native americans wont trade to the english. So they couldn't eat anything becuase the native americans wouldnt trade. They had to eat rodents, and even human corpses because they had no way to hunt. -
Jacob Leisler Become Leader
n 1691 Jacob Leisler was elected leader of a democratic council. The same year New York finally got the right to elect an assembly that had the power to pass laws and set taxes for the colony. -
Georgia becomes the 13th and final English colony
Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe and George II to keep people out of the debtor's prison. It was also used to protect the other colonies from the Spanish colony of Florida. Oglethorpe wanted to make it into a perfect society that had no alcohol or slaves and everyone owned a small piece of land. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamtion of 1763 said that Colonists were not allowed to go west of the Appalachian Mountians. This was to provent any further wars with the Indians. The Proclamtion was too late people were already starting to move west because of the lack of space for farmland. The Colonists rebelled and protested against this new law. -
The Stamp Act
The Colonists had to buy a stamp for every single piece of paper they used. The British did this so they could get enough money to pay back the depths of the French Indian war, but the Colonists saw it as a violation of their rights. They shouted "No Taxation without Representation". Loyalist refused to buy stamps, but patriots took more violant actions like attacking taxcollectors. -
The Quartering Act
Colonists had to provide housing for the British soldiers. They also had to provide the soldiers with candles, fire, bedding, cooking utensils, salt, vinegar and beer or cider. The British said that the soldiers were there to protect the colonists so the colonists had to pay for the soldiers. The colonists protested, they said the soldiers only took up space and did nothing. The colonists also saw it as another way to tax them. -
The Townshend Acts
Colonists had to pay taxes on cretain goods such glass, paint, paper and tea. The British did this so they could pay for the army in America. The colonies didn't want to be taxed by the British so they decided to boycott British goods. John Adams wrote a letter protesting against the Townshend Acts. -
The Tea Act
The Tea Act was a attempt to rescue the British East India Company. All colonists were only allowed to buy British tea. Though the tea was cheaper than any other tea, the colonists refused to buy the tea because they saw it as another way to tax them. People through the tea over board the ships. Over 90,000 pounds of tea were thrown into the Boston Bay. -
The Intorable Acts
The Intolerable acts were 4 laws and a way to punish the Bostonians and to keep them in check. The Boston Harbor was blocked till the the Colonists payed back the tea. The Government was now under British controll. The third law said that British soldier accused of murder would be trialed in England and last more British troops went to the Colonies. -
Siege of Boston
When George Washington learned that the army only had 36 barrels of gunpowder he sent a deperate letter to the colonies for gunpowder. He got a lot of gunpowder, but still didn't dare to take back Boston without cannons. He sent some people to an old British fort named Ticonderoga to get some cannons. They surround Boston with cannons and the british were so shocked that they fled to Canada. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
2000 British Soldiers marched to Bunker Hill. Israel Putman told his soldiers to fire only when the British were close. The British marched 3 times to get Bunker Hill. After a while the colonists left because they didn’t have any gunpowder left. -
Lexington and Concord
The battle at Lexington and Concord was the first battle between the British and colonists of the seven year war to come. Till today, it is unknown who fired the first shot. -
The Olive Branch Petition
The colonists sent a letter to King George asking for peace and to stop the disagreements. But before the letter reached King George had already stated that ALL Americans were rebels and traitors. -
the Second Continental Congress
John Adams proposed to create a continental army. An amry made out of soldiers from all colonies and to lead this army. John Adams suggested George Washington to lead this army. All the delegates agreed to this. -
Delaration of Idependance
The youngest man of the Congress, Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, stating that all Americans would give their lives for independence. The Declaration was signed by all the colonies and the war began. -
Trenton
Months after the defeat of the Americans in New York, the British was about to win the war, Thomas Paine spoken his feelings about the war and how the Americans should keep being strong against the British through his magnificent pamphlet, The Crisis. Early morning after Christmas, George Washington and his men took on a surprise attack on the British. -
The Battle of New York
The British and the Americans fought in Brooklyn, New York. Due to the lack of knowledge and experienced that the Americans had, they had to retreat from the battle and give this battle over to the British. The Americans lost a lot of men, and the British only lost a few compared to the loss of the Americans. -
Saratoga
General Burgoyne made a huge mistake of fighting against the Americans in Saratoga Springs. The British were outnumbered completely, and the Americans kept strong. Burgoyne accepted defeat. This battle, after the victory in Trenton, spoke to the Americans, and gave them hope that they might win the war. -
Yorktown
The Battle in Yorktown was a victory for the Americans. 29 Warships arrived with 8000 French. George Washington combined his army with the French to make 16,000 Soldiers. Warships blocked off the bay by surrounding the British. The British finally surrendered after a long time of fighting. -
Treaty of Paris
Representatives from both America and Britain both signed the peace treaty in Paris. Britain recognized this as independent and that the war would finally be over among them. -
The Louisiana Purchase
President Thomas Jefferson bought a lot of land from the French for $15 million. Napolean only sold it because he was afraid of losing it to Britain in war. So, he would rather gain money for it instead of losing everything. -
Spain gives Florida to the U.S
Spain rules Florida at this time. President James Monroe sent Andrew Jackson to Georgia with instructions to end raids. Even with the orders he invaded Florida with 1700 troops. Spain wanted Jackson to be called out for illegal invasion. Spain was so fearful of war so they just handed over Florida to the United States. In the trade the US paid off $5 million in settlers and agreed to honor their claim to Texas. -
The Indian Removal Act
President Jackson and Congress and forced all Native Americans to move across the Mississippi river. Some tribes moved if they wanted too but the others resisted. So it ended with tragic results. This happened to many tribes during this time because most of the natives didn’t want to move. -
The "Trail of Tears"
17000 Cherokee were dragged from their homes in Georgia and were herded west by federal troops. 4000 Cherokee died on their long walk to the Indian Territory, which where they took the Indians. A soldier who took part in the removal called it "the cruelest work I ever knew." -
Issue one that upstet the Southerners
The Southerners were very angered about the Northerners supporting the slaves to escape to the north. This was like people robbing the southerner’s bank. Slaveholders demanded a fugitive law to prevent the slaves from escaping and recapture the runaway slaves in the north. -
Issue one that upset the Northerners
Congress declined to consider anti-slavery petitions in Washington D.C. The Congress didn’t have a choice because, they had no power to interfere slavery in the U.S which is one of the issues that upset the Northerners. -
Texas is Annexed
A large number of Texans wanted Texas to become a part of the United States. Despite this, Texas remained independent for another 10 years. Southerners were impatient to add another slave state and Northerners opposed it completely. Others feared that this would lead to war with Mexico. But James K. Polk was eager to acquire Texas, and so after he was elected, and Congress voted to annex Texas. -
War with Mexico
After Texas was annexed, Mexicans got angry at the Americans. After many battles and casualties, American and Mexico finally signed the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Texas was given up, and a large region known as the Mexican Cession. -
Oregon Treaty
Pioneers were moving into Oregon since its land was fertile and good for farming. The president wanted to annex all of Oregon but decided not to since part of Oregon was owned by the British. Because there was a risk of another war the president made a treaty with the British to divide Oregon in 2 pieces. Oregon was split by a line aslso known as the 49th parallel. -
Issue two that upset the Northerners
The Kansas-Nebraska act stated that the issue of slavery in territories would be decided by popular power. Missouri was a slave state and Kansas was right next to it so the Northerners thought that if they did not act and stop it from becoming a slave state, the rest of the territory would also become a slave state too, which wouldn’t be fair to the northerners. -
Issue two that upset the Southerners
The book, Uncle Tom's Cabin became the most sold book after the bible in America. Written by Harriet Stowe, it’s a book about a slave called Uncle Tom and the booked moved people and raised awareness for slavery in the north. The Southerners didn’t like the book because it switched people’s vision towards slavery, and they were afraid that it would end slavery. -
Civil War
The Civil War was started because 11 southern states seceded from the Union. Slavery was the main reason for the southern states to secede. Fort sumter was taken over, which was the first attack. Soldiers passed away, and the south decided to surrender because they couldn't afford any more of their men to be killed in the Battle of Gettysburg. After hard battles the south decided to surrender in 1865. After that the south became apart of the union again.
