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Feb 5, 1488
Bartolomeu Dias-Cape of Good Hope
Born in 1450, Bartolomeu Dias was sent by Portuguese King John II to explore the coast of Africa and find a way to the Indian Ocean. This is one positive example as to how searching for natural resources and land can have a good affect on people... -
Oct 12, 1493
Columbian Exchange begins
The Columbian Exchange refers to the exchange of plants, animals, and diseases caused by contact between the Old World (Europe, Asia, and Africa) and the New World (the Americas). This biological exchange began with Columbus's arrival in 1493...It was the first step to connecting the western and eastern hemispheres together through trade and culture exchange. -
Oct 12, 1493
Spanish settlements
The Spanish first started colonizing America after Columbus' arrival in 1493...Spain regarded the Indians as a usable labor force and did not treat them very well... -
Jan 26, 1500
Vicente Yåñez Pinzón
This Spanish navigator reached the Northern coast of Brazil, yet was forbidden to claim the land due to the treaty of Tordesillas, which stated that the lands to the East belonged to Portugal and the lands to the West belonged to Spain... This is a great example of an attempt to expand and even migrate in history. -
Jul 5, 1508
Sistine Chapel
Michelangelo's painting on the sistine chapel's ceiling depicted environmental beliefs and geographical studies at the time... for example, the middle section of the ceiling dipicts the creation of the world and it's people and the fall of it all, ending with the flood and Noah's drunkeness. These were beliefs that were prominent thrroughout his cultured environment. -
House of Burgess
This was the first self respresting government founded by Governor George Yeardley. House of Burgess was the first legislative assembly in the New World, legislation leading to laws. But only white men who owned a certain amount of property were allowed to vote, so this wasnt really fair. -
France colonizatoin
In 1634, Jean Nicolet founded La Baie des Puants (present-day Green Bay), which is one of the oldest permanent European settlements in America. He was sent to make peace with the Idians who were getting in the way with their fur trade and to find a shorter route for fur trading. France treated the Indians primarily as trading partners, causing differences to appear between the spanish, english, and the french. -
Bacon's Rebellion
This afected the New World both economically and geographically, due to the slaughtering of Native American's for their land. This rebellion began when William Berkley raised taxes making it hard for poor farmers to pay off their debts. When the farmers asked for help removing Natives from their land Berkley refuse to help, in which Bacon responded by slaughtering the NAtive Americans for their land. -
Treaty of Paris
This is the treaty that ended the Seven Years War aka French and Indian War. In the end Great Britain won and had to give up all territories in North America, this ended the foreing military threat to British Colonists. Although the Great Britain won the war it doubled Britains national debt. -
Proclamtion of 1763
A proclamation the wouldn't allow settlers to settle to the west of the Appalachain Mountains. This restricted the Pioneers from taking more land from the Native Americans, this restricted them from expanding more. Holding them back geographically . -
Boston Massscre
Although only five people were kiled the first being a black one. This was named Boston Massacre to be a scandal against the British, which made colonists rebell more. Making the British lose more money than they already had from the war that was just fought . The war had already damaged the ecnomoy now this was getting worse. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dumped 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty were responsible for this rebellion, they were tired of the British taxing them on everyday needs. After this many taxes were dissolved, but more harsh taxes were added. This was to show colonists what happens when they try to rebell against the law. -
American Revolution
Also known as Revolutionary War. This war caused aproximately 3,000 prisoners of war to die while abroad ships 9 in 10 die. This was a war fought between British soldiers and the colonist in the Americas. The cause of these wars were taxes the British were placing upon the colonists. It went from a civil war to a international war when the French got involved due to helping the colonists. -
Eli Witney Invented the Cotton Gin
A machine was created to quicken the pace of slaves seeding the cotton. This helped farmers increase economically cause the faster slaves produced cotton the more more they could seel, which means more money!! So this invention helped increase the demand for cotton helping the farmers earn more faster. -
Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo
At Waterloo in Belgium, Napoleon Bonaparte suffers defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history. This is a great example as to how the search for land and natural resources can effect us... Napoleon's fame fell just as it had started. With greed. -
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urbanization/industrialization
As immigration exploded, the urban population surged from 6 million in 1860 to 42 million in 1910. Big cities got bigger: Chicago tripled in size in the 1880s and 1890s. People spread tp city areas and created what we now know as industrial life. -
Thirteenth Amendment ratified in US
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction," (13th Amendment). African American history has built up to this moment! Even though there are still complications, this is a huge step environmentally! -And geographically, considering the South was not happy with this Amendment -
"Bicycle Craze"
1896 found the United States in the middle of a bicycle craze. Though different types of bicycles had been around in the United States and Europe for years, recent technological innovation brought about changes in material and design that made the late nineteenth century bicycle a lighter, smoother, and faster ride than ever before. -
Treaty of 1903
Signed away the Panama Canal on Guantánamo Bay, for the purpose of coaling and naval stations, for as long as necessary. The lease stipulates that the United States "shall exercise complete jurisdiction and control", while recognizing "the continuance of the ultimate sovereignty of the Republic of Cuba". Cuban vessels involved in trade will have free passage through the waters. The United States has the right to modify the waters as necessary. This allowed ships to go uphill without a struggle.. -
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Great Migration
The Great Migration was the mass movement of about five million southern blacks to the north and west between 1915 and 1960.The northern demand for workers was a result of the loss of 5 million men who left to serve in the armed forces, as well as the restriction of foreign immigration. -
Prohibition
An era where alcohol was illegal and crime rates spiked. People believed the cause of work related injuries, child abuse, crimes rates and so much mire were from drinking. When Prohibiton was passed the crime rates drastically jumped (more than during WWI and WWII). Alcohol was still being made and drank, even by those who enforced the law. Millers were shut down putting people out of jobs and the US lost more money than needed from not being able to collect taxes from alcohol. -
First Levittown
The GIs, getting home from World War II, discovered that housing was in short supply. Many veterans and their young families were forced to live with relatives, often in cramped city apartments. The suburbs were mostly for the rich and upper-middle class, so they had no choice but to reside in broken-down appartments. Until Levittowns! -
Disneyland Opens
Disneyland, located in Anaheim, California on what used to be a 160-acre orange orchard, cost $17 million to build. The original park included Main Street, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland, and Tomorrowland. People from all over flocked to enjoy this treasure.. Now, the happiest palce on Earth.
