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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Colmbus
Seeking a westward route from Europe to Asia, Columbus reaches the Caribbean. Columbus voyage marks the start of the regular contact between Europe amd the Americans -
Apr 1, 1519
Hernando Cortez
Spanish Warrior Hernando Cortez begins conquest of the aztec empire -
Sep 8, 1565
St Augustine
Spain bluilds a fort at St. Agustine. Today St. Agustine, Florida is the oldest city in the Unites States -
Jamestown
English colonists arrive in Jamestown, Virginia. Jamestown is the first sucessful English settlement in North America -
Pilgrims
Seeking Freedom to practice their religion, Pilgrims found the colony of Plymouth on Massachusetts -
Bay Colony
Purtians from England set up the Massachusetts Bay Colony -
Missi River Exploration
French colonist Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet explore the Mississippi. -
Metacom Leads
Metacom leads fight against settlers in New England -
William Penn
William Penn found the colony of Pennsylvania -
Plantations
Plantations in the southern Colonies begin to rely heavily on slave labor -
Great Awakening
A religious movement, know as the Great Awakening, sweeps through the colonies -
Georgia
The colony becomes a refuge for people jailed for debt. -
FIrst Migration
The first migration of settlers across the Appalachian Mountians sets off conflicts with the Indians of the Ohio River Valley -
Albany Congress P
The Albany Congress proposes the unite the British colonies. However, the proposal is rejected by all the colonies -
British Forces
British forces climb to the plains of Abraham and capture Quebec, the Capital of New France -
Stamp act
Parliment passes the Stamp act, sparking protest in the American colonies -
Boston Massacre
British troops fire on demonstrator in the Boston Massacre, killing 5. Paul Revere's print of the attack provokes anti-British outrage in all the colonies -
Lexington & Concord
Fighting breaks out at Lexington and Concord between British soliders and colonial minutemen -
Bunker Hill
In the first major battle of the American Revolution, the colonist face the British at Bunker Hill -
Continental Congress
The Continetal Congress approves the Article of Confederation. The Articles create a loose association of states. -
American Victory
The American victory at the Battle of Saratoga is the turning point of the war. After this victory, the French decide to jion the Americans in the fight against the British -
Article of Confederation
The Article of Confederation takes affect -
British Surrender
The British surrender to the Americans at Yorktown -
Reconization
Great Britian recoginizes American Independence in the Treaty Of Paris -
Land Ordinance
Congress passes the Land Ordinanace of 1785. It sets up a system for surveying and settle the Northwest Territory between the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention meets in Philadelphia. The new Constitution creates a stronger central govermant
