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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Lands in the Bahamas
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Jan 1, 1517
Preist Martin Luther Charged Church
Martin declared that the church was over powered. -
King James I Grants request for new Settlement
Request to settle in Virginia granted -
Colonist arrive in America
105 colonist arrive in Virginia Jamestown. -
Pilgrims move to Netherlands
1608 immigrants came to Netherlands -
Dutch finds new Netherlands
Dutch finds New Netherlands as a trading post with Iroqouis. -
Mayflower Leaves England
Mayflower leaves England with over 100 men,women, and children. -
Mayflower Compact Signed
41 men signed a legal law. -
Mayflower lands in Plymouth Rock
Mayflower lands in Plymouth Rock known as Massechucets today. -
John Harvard Found Harvard College
John Harvard and other General Court members found Harvard College. -
General Court Issues New Order
General Court Issues an order thats says that a school has to be founded for every town with over 50 families. -
Lord Baltimore Presents Tolorant Act of 1649
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King CharlesII Grants Land to Supporters
King Charles II grants land between Florida and Virginia to 8 supporters -
English Fleet Captures New Amsterdam
English fleet captures New Amsterdam which is renamed New York. -
King Philips War
Tensions arose and war began -
King Charles II Grants Penn Charter
King Charles II Grants Penn Charter to begin a colony west of New Jersey. -
English Bill of Rights Established
Reduced power of monarch -
Enlightment
Spread ideas that reason and logic could improve society -
Magna Carta Signed
This law made the king subject to law. -
Great Awakening
A religious movement that went through the colonies -
Colony Seperates Carolina
Carolina seperates to two new states; North Carolina, South Carolina -
King George II grants Charter that found Georgia
King grants trustees to found Georgia. -
Oglethorpe Found City of Savannah
Oglethorpe and 120 colonist found city of Savannah in Georgia. -
Benjamin Franklin Shows that Electricity Exsist
Benjamin Franklin Shows that Electricity Exsist with a kite. -
Start of French & Indian War
George Washington surrenders to french and leads to war. -
First Colonial Boycott against British
Colonist refused to buy goods from british -
Stamp Act Established
Stamp act of 1765 this act required colonist to pay for official stamp seals. -
Tea Act
Act allowed British to sell tea to colonist directly. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonist disguised as indians dump tea in Boston Harbour. -
First Continental Congress
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New Philosophy of Goverment
Continental Congress Approved Declaration of Indipendance. -
Continental Congress Plans Declaration of Indipendance
Thomas Jeffreson Main Author writes Declaration of Indipendance -
New Jersey
Washingopn retreats to New Jersey -
Washington Crosses Delaware River
Ice clogged. -
Battle of Yorktown
Cornwalls sends a drummer with a white flag in sign of surrender, -
Treaty of Paris Signed
Great Britan Recognizes U.S. indipendance. -
NorthWest Ordinance of 1787
This established the NorthWest Territory. -
George Wasington Sworn in
Became firt president -
Andrew Johnson 1st President to be Impeachded
Andrew Johnson 1st President to be Impeachded