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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus discovers the New World
Christopher ColumbusChristopher Colombus first came in contact with the Native Americans. Columbus stated thats they walk around nude, and they were easily commanded to do whatever you said. -
Aug 13, 1519
Hernan Cortes conquers the Aztecs
Hernan CortesIn 1519 Hernan Cortes invaded Mexico and conqured the Aztec Empire. He was one of the most well known Spanish Conquistadors. -
Aug 10, 1552
Bartolome de Las Casas Criticizes the Spanish
He was a 16th century Spanish Historian. He was also one of the first European settlers in America. -
Founding of Jamestown
JamestownJamestown is America's first English Colony, it was founed 13 years before the piligrams landed at Plymouth. By the end of 1607 more than half the population had be killed by starvation and disease. -
King Philip’s War
King Philip's WarDuring this war 300 English colonials were killed, and 3,000 Native Americans. King Philip was killed on August 12, 1676.On July 30, 1676 Bacon's Rebellion began. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathan Bacon and a group of tobacco planters get denied permisson to attack the Susquehannock Indians and they get mad at Governor Berkleys decison so they burn jamestown and kill loads of Indians. -
French and Indian War
French and Indian WarOn April 9th 1754 a Indian slave sent a letter to the South Carolina Governor asking permissions to use groups of Indians to fight each other. On April 8th Governor Robert Morris Declared on the Deleware and Shawnee Indians. On August first the first Indian reserve in North America was established. The proclimation of 1763 happened. -
Pontiac’s War
A Native American tribe that was dissatified with British Postwar policies in the great lakes region. -
Proclamation of 1763
Was issued by King George the third on October 7th, 1763. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of ParisThe Treaty of Paris was negoiated between the United States and great Britian. Five people negoiated the treaty, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Laurens. It ended the American Revolution and recognized the United States as a independent nation. -
Treaty of Greenville
Treaty of GreenvilleIt was a treaty of peace between the United States and groups of native americans. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was when the United States purchased 828,00 miles of land of the Louisiana area from the french. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and ClarkLewis and Clark explored the western territory with the help of a Indian girl named Sacagawea.Their goal was to find a water route across North America. -
Tecumseh and The Prophet
Tecumseh and The ProphetTecumsh was an Indian chief and his brother was known as the prophet. The created Prophetstowns for others Indians that also beleived that siginign treaties with the United States Government would result in a Indian loss. -
Creek War
The Creek War was also known as the Red Stick War. It was between the European Emipres and the United States, taking place mostly in Alabama and along the gulf coast. -
Worcester v. Georgia
Worcester V GeorgiaA missionary was working on Cherokee territory sued the state of Georgia because he said that they had no jurdistiction over the Indian Territory. The supreme court ruled in Worcesters favor. This ruling clarified that Indian tribes were under the protection of the federal government. -
Trail of Tears
Trail of TearsUnder the act of President Andrew Jackson the Cherokee Nations were forced to give up there land east of the mississippi river, and to migrate to Oklahoma. It was called the Trail of Tears because this journey had led to many devestations. -
Oregon Trail
Oregon TrailThe ORegon Trail was 2,170 miles long, it ranged from the Mississippi river to the valleys of Oregon. -
Gold discovered in California
Gold DiscoveredOn Januray 24, 1849 a man named James Marshall discoverd gold in Sutter Creek. He discovered the gold unexpectly while overseeing a construction sight. -
Passage of the Homestead Act
Homestead ActThe Homestead Act opened up settlement in the Western states, that allowed any American and free slaves to be put up for a claim for 160 free acres of federal and. At the time before the Civil War all southern states had voted against the Homestead Act. The Homestead Act was in effect for over 100 years. -
Diminished Buffalo Herds
Buffalo HerdsBuffalo herds are diminished to a crisis point for Plains Indians. On Januray 20th Buffalo soldiers killed 10 Mescalero Apaches and took 25 of their ponies. -
Gold in the Black Hills, and the Ft. Laramie Treaty
TreatyGeorfe Custer found gold in the black hills of Dakota, this sent a herd of fortune-hunters running to the sacred part of Lakota territory. Although the 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty required the government to protect Lakota lands from white intruders, federal authorities worked instead to protect the miners already crowding along the path Custer blazed for them, which they called "Freedom's Trail" and the Lakota called "Thieves' Road." -
Battle of Little Bighorn
Little Big Horn It was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes, against the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army -
Nez Perce War
Nex Peace War"was an armed conflict between several bands of the Nez Perce tribe of Native Americans and their allies, a small band of the Palouse tribe led by Red Echo (Hahtalekin) and Bald Head (Husishusis Kute), against the United States Army. The conflict, fought between June–October 1877, stemmed from the refusal of several bands of the Nez Perce, dubbed "non-treaty Indians", to give up their ancestral lands in the Pacific Northwest and move to an Indian reservation in Idaho." -
Sand Creek Massacre
Sand Creek Massacre700 Colorado Territory militia set of on a journey to attack the Cheyenne and Arapaho Indian villages. After a long night of drinking U.S. Army Col. John Chivington ordered his group to kill the indians over two-third of the Indians that were killed were women and children. -
Indian Removal Act
Indian Removal ActDuring the time of the Indian Removal Act Andrew Jackson was president. The law said that President Jackson had to negoiate with the Indians for their removal west of the mississippi reiver on federal territory in exchange for their homelands.
