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Oct 12, 1492
The New World Is Discovered By Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus landed in the New World after months at sea.He was an Italian who sailed for Spain. He thought that he had reached the Indies in Asia. -
Nov 21, 1497
John Cabot Plants Two Flags in the Name of Venice and English
John Cabot was a Venetian who travelled to England. He explored for England too.Like Columbus, Cabot reached
North America thinking he was in Asia. He planted 2 flags. One for Vennice and one for England. They later claimed America due to those flags planted back in 1497. -
Mar 20, 1519
Spanish Empire
The Spanish Empire was established in 1519 by Hernan Cortes and the other conquistadors. They were sent to conquer the lands from the Native Amercans; such as the Incas and Aztecs -
Jamestown: The First English Colony
Jamestown was the settkement of the english on the marshy, mosquito infested peninsula in the U.S. -
New France
In 1608 the French made their first settlement in the Americas called Quebec. This was the trading post. -
New Netherland: The Short-Lived Dutch Settlement
The Dutch succeeded in establishing a very open community. Unfortunately the were quickly overthrown by the English and were driven out of America. -
The Duke of York Conquers New Netherland
The Duke of York came to america to drive out the Dutch. At first they were very stubborn and wouldn't give it up, but they soon found out their weapons were down and their gun powder was damp. -
New York
In 1664 the duke of York overthrew the Dutch to claim it for themselves. Later they established a colony so strong and yet democratic which was very special back in the day -
Robert de la Salle Claims the Mississippi Basin for France
n 1682 Robert de la Salle claimed everything west of the mississippi river for France. He named this area Louisiana after the King Louis. Later, in 1803, France sold this land to the United States. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 stated that all colonists had to stay on the eastern side of the Appalachian mountains while the Natives could stay on the west. This helped to negate war with the Natives, which was usually pretty costly. -
The Stamp Act
The stamp act caused great rage in the colonies. It stated that all paper products would have a tax on them. The tax would be the price of the stamp on the paper product. -
The Quartering Act
The quartering act stated that colonists must house soldiers and give them beddding food and drinks. This act expired on March 24, 1767 -
The Townshend Act
The Townshend acts were spearheaded by Charles Townshend. He enforced laws that stated that all imported goods would have taxes on them. These imported goods weren't ade in North America. The women in North America started to boycott the imported goods and started to make them themselves. -
The Tea Act
The tea act was Lord North's attempt to save the British East India Company. This large trading company controlled all the trade between Britain and Asia. For years it had been a moneymaker for Britain -
The Intolerable Acts
Britain's anger over the result of the Boston tea party resulted in Britain enforcing harsh laws that to many were 'Intoloerable' or unacceptable. Throughout the colonies these became known as the Intolerable Acts. -
The Beginning of The Siege of Boston
The siege of boston was held by the continental army led by George Washington to force the Brtitish out of boston. He started a rumor that he had 1,800 barrels of gunpowder. He later got cannons from Fort Ticonderoga and aimed them at boston. General Howe abandoned the city and took 9,000 troops and 1,100 loyalists with him to Canada. -
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Siege of Boston
The siege of boston was held by the continental army led by George Washington to force the Brtitish out of boston. He started a rumor that he had 1,800 barrels of gunpowder. He later got cannons from Fort Ticonderoga and aimed them at boston. General Howe abandoned the city and took 9,000 troops and 1,100 loyalists with him to Canada. -
Lexington and Concord
King George III made many mistakes and they were all written down in the letter sent to him by the delegates. Another he made was the fact that he didnt reply but he jumped to the conclusion that the coloinsts were being rebellious. Gage immediatly went for the colonists' gunpowder and arms. There were spies at Boston and they saw the troops move and they alerted everyone. Quicky the ammunition was hidden. When the troops saw this they got really mad and heard a gunshot and started to fire. -
The Second Continental Congress
The second continental congress met after the beginning of the revolutionary war. They formed an army consisting of militia from all the colonies. This was called a continental army. The head of the army was unanimously chosen. He who was head was none other that the man from Virginia, George Washington. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle was misnamed because it was held on Breed's Hill. American militiamen were at the top of the hill in a crude fort dug by them. The british came and marched up the hill with fresh troops. The militiamen shot at the british and immediately this broke their lines and the british were everywhere. The second attempt failed again and the british were forced to retreat again. Only on the third did they succeed and this was only due to the lack of gunpowder in the american armory. -
The Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch Petition was the last resort by the congress to avoid a full fledged war. They sent King George III the petition but the King had already announced them as traitors and that they were in a rebellion. That changed te mind of Washingtons' generals who was quoted saying,“we must be independent or slaves.” -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was the document written primarily by Thomas Jefferson saying the american colonie were now the united states of america. The reason was “a decent respect to the opinions of mankind” requires that they explain their actions. -
Battle of New York
The americans and british met in Brooklyn to fight. The british lost 377 men while the americans lost 1,407 men. General Howe was waiting for Washington to surrender and was caught off guard. Washington didn't want to surrender so the army retreated. -
Victories at Trenton
On christmas morning Washington's army crossed the deleware river and caught the british and hessian sleeping. Caught by surprise, 900 hessiens were taken by washington's army. -
Battle of Saratoga
Burgoynes army reached saratoga springs and found that there were a whole bunch of militia. Seeing that he was outnumbered he surrenderred. -
Siege of Yorktown
Washington had set a trap for Cornwallis in Virginia. Since washingtons army was moved down south and the french army helped them the british could not be assisted by their navy. The french had blocked up the harbour. -
Ratification of the Articles of Confederation
The articles of confederation were ratified by eight out of the thirteen states by 1778. Maryland on the other hand delayed the ratification because they feared the peoples rights would be abused yet agin. By 1779 12 out of the thirteen ratified the AoC. In 1781 maryland ratified the AoC. -
Treaty of Paris
In paris representatives of both the United states and britain signed a peace treaty. There were three important facts the british had to acknowledge about america.Many loyalists didnt trust the treaty because the patriots treated them badly before. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays rebellion was the rebellion of all the farmers. Farmers would get thrown in jail because they couldnt repay their debts. They were forced to take a loan so they could feed the hungry soldiers. The farmers would then attack courthouses so the loan records would be destroyed. -
Constitutional Convention
The constitutional convention was the meeting of all the delegates from all the states except for Rhode Island to revise and improve the articles of confederation. -
Ratification of the U.S. Constitution
The us constitution was a success and was ratified by every state almost immediately. The constitution has been amended 27 times and the first ten ones being the bill of rights. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the buying of the whole territory owned by France on the american continent. Napolean held onto Louisiana until they realised they didnt need it anymore. Napoleon then very 'genorously" sold Louisiana to the americans for a gracious 15 million dollars. -
Describe one issue that upset Southerners-The Tallmadge Amendement
The Tallmadge amendment proposed that Missouri should be admitted as a free state. The Southeners opposed this because the balance of power wouldnt be in their favor and the balance would be in the Northeners favor. -
Spain gives Florida to the U.S.
In the year 1819 Spain ceded Florida to the United states in return for $5 million and for the claim on Texas. Florida became a state on March 3, 1845. -
The Indian Removal Act
The indian removal act was passed because the president wanted to trade the natives' land for land in the great plains. the president acted as if the president was the father of the natives, calling them his children. Some went voluntarily but some fought back and always lost. -
The "Trail of Tears"
When i say 1831 is the date of the The "Trail of Tears" i mean that was the first year where the first natives were relocated. This tribe was the Chocktaw Nation. The tribes were relocated from their home lands to reservations. They were forced to live there. The journey was long and hard. Many dies along the way. -
Describe a second issue that upset Northerners- Congress refused to consider anti-slavery petitions
In 1836 congress decided to table all anti slavery petitions. This angered the Northeners greatly because their voice was not being heard in congress and slavery could keep on spreading. -
Texas is annexed
In 1845 there was much dispute over whether texas should have been annexed or not. The final decision was to annex texas with the broder being rio grande. The succeeded in 1845. -
War with Mexico
In 1846 the War with Mexico began. It started in the wake of the 1845 annexation of texas. Rio grande was accepted as the border. In exchange for texas the U.S gave mexico $18 million. When texas joined the U.S as a state the mexican govern,ent cut off communication with the U.S government. -
Oregon Treaty
In 1846 the Oregon Treaty was signed. It stated that the british would own all of oregon above the 49th parallel and the US everything below it. The US part was called oregon territory while the british part was called the colony of british columbia. -
Describe a second issue that upset Southerners- Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
Harriet Beecher Stowe published an antislavery book called Uncle Tom's cabin. It was the best selling novel of the time and was the most popular book second only to the bible. The book was about slaves and how they were treated by their masters. The book was propoganda against slavery and it worked very well which angered the Southerners. -
Describe one issue that upset Northerners- The first shots were fired
On April the 12th 1861 some hotheaded southeners shot at fort sumter in an attempt to conquer a Union fort. They eventually succede and claimed it. The shootings at fort sumter were bloodless. -
Civil War- 12 April, 1861 - 9 April 1865
The civil war in the United States started due to the big disagreements between the union and confederacy. The biggest problem was the discussio nof slavery. The confederate states were pro slavery and the union states were against slavery. When Abraham Lincoln was elected president that was the proverbial last straw for the southern states. They immedeately seceded and created their own country. The south had better leaders but the north was more populous and had the president on their side. -
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Civil War
The civil war in the United States started due to the big disagreements between the union and confederacy. The biggest problem was the discussio nof slavery. The confederate states were pro slavery and the union states were against slavery. When Abraham Lincoln was elected president that was the proverbial last straw for the southern states. They immedeately seceded and created their own country. The south had better leaders but the north was more populous and had the president on their side
