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Oct 12, 1492
Columbian Exchange
When Christopher Columbus discoverd America it opened a huge trade network with the old world which traded animals and plants but there was also a deasese that came to the new world which killed 9/10 Indians. -
Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
History of Our Past
history -
Apr 1, 1519
Invasion of Mexico
Hernan Cortes invaded Mexico with 600 men to bring down the Aztec Empire and succeded. -
Nov 16, 1532
Francis Pizzaro
Francis Pizzaro defeated the Incan Empire in Peru for many rich metals such as gold. -
Jamestown established
The Virginia Company of England sailed to Virginia in honor of Queen Elizabeth I and became the first permanent British settlement in North America. -
Tobacco the "cash crop"
Tobacco became a very important part of our economy when settelers from England planted the crop and became a huge succes causing slavery because of the profit that coulb be achieved. -
Royal African Company
England Created the Royal African Company which transported slaves to the colonies. -
Continental Congress
It consisted of fifty-six delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies and projected us the three-fifths compromise which counted slaves a three-fifthes of a person, this made the smaller states and bigger states come a a agreement over population count which determined representitives and the amount of delegates each state. -
Decloration of Independence
The decloration of Independence is the founding document of our political tradition, it posses the fundamental ideas that all men are created equal and have the same inherent rights and it was a unanimous decision of the 13 states to seperate ourselvers from Great Britian. -
Treaty of Paris
Jhon Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Jhon Jay negotiated the Treaty of Paris which gave us peace, more land, and acknowledgement of being a free nation from Great Britian. -
The U.S. Constitution is ratified
The constitution was ratified to add the Bill of Rights and to revise the constitiution for further improvements by the states. -
George Washington
George Washington was elected as the first United States president in New York on April 30 of 1789. -
Hamilton
Hamilton convined Congress to establish a twenty-five percent tax on whisky which caused the angry farmers of western Pennsylvania to destroy the whisky stills of those who paid the tax in protest. -
Jhon Adams
Jhon Adams was elected as the seond president of the United States on March 4 of 1797. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was elected as the third president of the United States on March 4 of 1801 -
Louisiana Purchase
The Lousiana Purchase was sighned by Robert Livingston,James Monroe, and Barbe Marbois and gave us more territory which was used for agriculture. -
Tecumesh
The Shawnee chief denied and rejected the sale of Indian land to the U.S. government. -
James Madison
James madison became the fourth president of the United States on March 4 of 1809. -
War of 1812
The Indians saw a great opportunity to attack the United States along the southern frontier which was ended after two years of fighting by General Andrew Jackson, defeating the 2,000 militant's of the Red Sticks. -
James Monroe
James Monroe was elected as the fifth president of the United States on March 4 of 1817. -
Jhon Quincy Adams
Jhon Quincy Adams was elected as the sixth president of the United States on MArch 4 of 1825. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was elected as the seventh president of the United States on March 4 of 1829 -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act was sighned by prsident Andrew Jackson and it's purpose was to relocate the Indians west and take control of their current land. -
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was elected as the eighth president of the United States on March 4 of 1837. -
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison became elected as the ninth president of the United States on March 4 of 1841 -
The Gold Rush
The first piece of gold was found in California also a piece of gold (depending on weight) was two monhs worth of payments and sparked the gold rush which lasted for only five years
