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1200
Marco Polo
The significance of Marco Polo's trips was large, mostly in part due to the fact he told stories of ports with boats, towns with buildings, a modern life, where travelers would be comfortable. "They unearthed new products for trade and new ideas for the people to ponder"-(Ignitia.com/editors). -
1300
Changes In Middle-Age Europe
The middle age had 3 classes of people in their towns, The noblemen, proud men with titles such as Duke, then there was the Serfs, an agricultural laborer to whoever his master is, and the Clergy, men ordained for religious duty, especially in church, but this system quickly failed when all the serfs moved away to work in factories and middle-class merchants became rich from the spike in trade, the reason why we are being told about this middle age, is to show early America was similiar -
1300
The Renaissance
The Renaissance was an extremely important part of history, it was a revival of intelligence, religious beliefs, invention and literature, this is how the printing press was made -
1565
Early Colonization Of America
The only reason why England even became interested in colonization was thanks to one man named Richard Hakluyt, who convinced the English majority that Gold, silver, trade, and crops were to be made -
Virginia's Dissapearance
"The first colony in Virginia was on Roanoke Island. The mystery surrounding the disappearance of that colony has fascinated historians through the ages. Although Sir Walter Raleigh organized the voyage to Roanoke, he never visited the settlement. The real mystery was determining what happened to the original inhabitants. When English supply ships returned to the island in 1591, the island was deserted and no trace of the settlers was ever found"-(Ignitia.com/editors). -
The French-Indian War
The French Indian War is then war which determined which country should control the North American Continent, England, or France. In the end, England won, keeping control of their colonies -
The Intolerable Acts
The Declaration of Rights and Grievances drawn up by the First Continental Congress denounced these Intolerable acts, this marked the beginning of the rebellion against England -
The Declaration of Independence
The bold new idea expressed in the Declaration of Independence was the people had rights not necessarily granted by their government, the colonists were forced to write The Declaration of Independence, The British gave them no choice, and this was their way of putting their foot down. -
The Battle Of Trenton and Princeton
"The battles of Trenton and Princeton were also important. In December 1776, as both the British and the Patriots were preparing to cease fighting for the winter, Washington saw his opportunity to be victorious through a surprise attack. On Christmas night, Washington crossed the Delaware River to find the Hessians (hired German soldiers) celebrating the holidays"-(Ignitia.com/editors). -
America Wins The War, Begins Building
Once America had won the war against the British, officially being dependent, they still had work to do, creating the Articles of Confederation, and eventually revising them into the Constitution of The United States Of America.
