Tech Project 2 By DavidrWells06 May 14, 1607 Jamestown founded 1609 Starving Time 1610 Sante Fe established by Spain Jan 7, 1610 Galilei finds the 4 Galilein Moons 1617 Tobacco is introduced to England Jul 30, 1619 House of Burgesses Founded Aug 20, 1619 The first slave ship lands in the colonies Nov 11, 1620 Mayflower Compact 1630 Massachusetts Bay Colony Settled Sep 8, 1636 Harvard is Founded 1656 Quakers arrive in New England 1676 Bacon's Rebellion Apr 12, 1678 King Phillips War Ends 1681 William Penn founds Pennsylvania 1692 Salem Witch Trials 1754 French and Indian War Begins Feb 10, 1763 Treaty of Paris Apr 5, 1764 Sugar Act enacted Mar 22, 1765 Stamp Act enacted Mar 5, 1770 Boston Massacre Jun 9, 1772 The Gapsee Incident Apr 27, 1773 Tea Act enacted Dec 16, 1773 Boston Tea Party Sep 5, 1774 First Continental Congress Apr 19, 1775 American Revolution Starts Jul 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence Adopted Sep 3, 1783 American Revolutionary War ends 1789 George Washington is elected as 1st President Mar 9, 1789 Constitution is ratified 1800 Thomas Jefferson Elected as 3rd President Dec 20, 1803 Louisiana Purchase Mar 3, 1820 The Missouri Compromise Dec 2, 1823 Monroe Doctrine May 28, 1830 Indian Removal Act Feb 2, 1848 Mexican-American War Ends Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln Elected President Apr 12, 1861 Start of the Civil War Nov 19, 1863 Gettysburg Address Apr 9, 1865 End of the Civil War Apr 15, 1865 Lincoln's Assassination Nov 6, 1869 First American Football Game Jun 17, 1885 Statue of Liberty arrives