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Jan 1, 1001
Vikings Hit the Americas
Leif Ericsson and 35 of his explores leave scandinavia and sail for what is now known as newfoundland however when they arrive they cant prove there dominance and are kicked out of the new found land by the natives -
Nov 1, 1492
Columbus Later Voyage
Columbus came back to spain with all the necesaries to get the king and queen to allow him to go back and promised to give them all the gold and food they wanted! -
Jan 1, 1493
Line of Demarcation
Pope Alexander VI created the line of demarctaion to prevent war, the line splits down the middle of the atlantic portuguel controls the east and spain controls the west the the divide was accepted. -
May 1, 1497
Western Route to Asia
King Henry sent John Cabot to find the western route to asia. -
Jan 1, 1501
America Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci was looking for asia however, being smarter than columbus he realised it wasnt asia it was a new land. named after him, "america" -
Jan 1, 1513
Balboa discovers the pacific
Trying to escape his creditors Vasco de Balboa hopped in his ship and headind towards the americas. Balboa fought off the diseases and swamps of death until he reached the "south sea" now known as the pacific ocean. -
Jan 1, 1519
Conqest of Mexico
Cortes lands on mexican coast -
Jan 1, 1527
Marriage Annually
King Henry asked the pope to annual his marriage. However he was told it would be considered that wasnt good enough for him. -
Jan 1, 1560
War in the New World Colonies
The dutch became protestants and rebelled against the spanish empire and the english aided the dutch which led to battles apon battles. -
Jan 1, 1565
First European colony
St. Augustine Florida was established and is recognized as the oldest European colony. -
Disapperence of the English
In 1590 an english colony diappered from Roanoke and still remains a mystery. -
Fur Trapping
in the 1600 fur trapping became very big and beaver fur became very fashionable -
King Charles Was Beheaded
king charles was sentenced to death, the leader of the parliment oliver made the call. -
Founding New France
Samuel de Chaplain helped establish a french colony "Nova Scotia." -
Virgina Company
In 1606 England granted the Virgina company permission to establish colonies in virgina. -
Henry Hudson is sent to fing a route to asia
A dutch man named Henry Hudson was sent to find a route to asia -
Enslaved Arrive in New Netherland
In 1620 enslaved africans arrived in the new Netherlands -
Charles ll takes the throne
Parliment asked charles ll to be king to restore the royal bloodline -
oops wrong way to virginia
A group of puritans traveled to the americas to traveled they expected to end up in virginia thay actually landed in cape code. -
Pilgrams first thanks giving with the Natives
3 day harvest becomes thanksgiving between natives and pilgrims. -
FIRST SAWMILL
Evidence is shown that the first sawmill may have been built in new hampshire. -
Population Increase
BETWEEN 1640 AND 1700 THE POPULATIONS IN THE AMERICAN COLONIES INCREASED. -
William Penn Recieves Land.
william penn a friend of the king recieves land because the king owed his family money -
NAVIGATION ACTS
Charles the second and his advisers were determined to generate wealth for england by regulating trade and expanding the colonies in america. -
Staple Act
parliment passed another act requiring every import to come through england. -
King Charles takes New Netherland
king charles decided that it was finally necessary to seize New Netherland. -
New Frances Expansion
King Louis's plan to expand france on the new land was becoming efficient. he gave bonuses and gift tto those with big families and those who married young. -
King Charles the Second Appoints a Comittee
the comitte that the king put together was called the lords comissioners of trade and plantations were to oversee colonial trade and advise him about problems -
King Charles the second responds
king charles responds to the defiance of massachusetts. -
BLOODLESS REVOLUTION
King james fled for the throne when war was about to erupt between his army and his protestant daughter. -
Witchtrials
20 people were accused of witchury and where executed. -
No Rights for Married Women?
In the 1600's women that were married had no rights but in the 1700's that changed a bit. -
Wheat Boom
In 1720-1750 wheat prices more than doubled in the colonies. -
Small Pox's gets Big
THE AMOUNT OF DISEASE INCREASES -
Ben Franklin Steps into Philadelphia
When Ben Franklin was 16 he was on his own and he basically went from rags to riches! -
The Great Awakening Awakens
George Whitefield Arrives to Town and the great awakening is established. -
Gathering
75 africans Gathered near Stono River attacked their overseers -
Political Powers Established
Montesquieu seggestion lead to the 3 political powers Judicial, Legislative, and Executive. -
Trading network
A triangular trade was established between Europe, North America, and the Carribean -
Philadelphia Overpopulates
Philadelphia had over 23,000 people making it the largest colonial city. -
Townshend Act
NEW REGULATION OF TAXES PASSED TO THE COLONIES FROM BRITIAN! -
Circular Letter
Sam Adams helps John Otis write and send a draft of a Circular Letter. -
Nonimportation Agreement
Merchants in New York and Boston sigh a nonimportation agreement. -
Britian Gets CrayCray
Roughly 1,000 british troops were sent to America -
America gets Crafty
1 out of every 3 english ships had been built in america. -
Boston Massacre
British troops open fired at a group of people and 3 died imediately 2 died later and 6 were wouded. -
British East India Company
The new Prime Minsister decided to help the almost bankrupt company! -
Tea Act
Parliment passed Tea act in 1773 -
Secret Assembly
At night a group of men secretly met up along a boston dock to strike a blow against Britain. -
Pennsylvania Dutch
100,000 germans arrived in the american colonies! -
Baptist Congregation gets Popular
20 persents of virginias whites and the african slaves join the Baptist Movement. -
IMMAGRATION RATE RUNNING HIGH
VERY LARGE NUMBER OF IMMAGRANTS BEING BROUGHT OVER. -
Oliver Branch Petition
Petition sent to the king! -
Jews Settled in the Colonies
1,500 JEWS LIVED IN THE COLONIES. -
Declaration of Independance
The Continental Congress issued the DOI and declared us the united states of america. -
TREATY
America and French are now allies. -
British Regain Goergia
British troops capture Savannah, Goergia and return it to british power. -
British Invasion
In the spring, British invaded Virginia -
Surrounded
American and French troops surrounded yorktown. -
Peace
Parliment voted for a peace negotiation amongst the BRITTISH AND THE AMERICANS.
