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1600-1700
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Jamestown Founded
104 English men traveled across the ocean to North America and founded Jamestown. They named it after their king, James 1. It was the first settlement in North America. They chose this site because it was easily defensible against possible Spanish attacks. -
First African Slaves
They came from West Central Africa. The Portuguese kidnapped Angolans and forced them into slavery. -
Powhatan War
It was an endless struggle Between the Indian confederacy and early English settlers in Virginia. It ended in the destruction of the Indian power. -
Massachusetts Bay Founded
1000 puritan refugees settled here from England under Governor John Winthrop. The Massachusetts Bay Company had obtained from King Charles 1. -
The Fall of China's Ming Dynasty
Li Zicheng's troops attacked the Forbidden City. The last Ming emperor hanged himself on a tree, and the Ming Dynasty fell. -
First Navigation Act Passed
The British Parliament declared only English ships would be allowed to bring goods into England. North America colonies exported tobacco and sugar to England. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers that took place in 1676. It was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Colonial Governor William Berkeley, after Berkeley refused Bacon's request to drive Native Americans out of Virginia. -
The Glorious Revolution
Also known as The Revolution of 1688 and the Bloodless Revolution. They overthrew the Catholic king James ll. -
King William's War
It was also known as the Second Indian War and the French and Indian War. It was a conflict between England and France in North America during the 17th century. -
Salem Witch Trials
They were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people that were being accused of being a witch. Executed 20 people, 14 women hanging, 5 others died in prison (including two infants) -
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1700-1800
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The War of the Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714. Philip V remained King of Spain but was removed from the French line of succession. -
Seven's Year War
Britain and Prussia defeat France, Spain, Austria, and Russia. France loses North American colonies, Spain gives Florida to Britain in exchange for Cuba -
The Beginning of the Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Great Britain, continental Europe, and the United States. -
James Watt invents the Steam Engine
James Watt was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved the steam engine with his Watt steam engine in 1776. This made a huge impact to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both Great Britain and the rest of the world. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which a group of nine British soldiers shot five people out of a crowd of three or four hundred who were abusing them verbally and throwing various missiles -
Boston Tea Party
It was a protest that happened at Griffin's Wharf in Boston Massachusetts. American colonists dumped 342 chests of tea. -
The Declaration of Independence was approved
The Congress formally adopted the Declaration of Independence. It was written by Jefferson in Philadelphia on July 4, a date now celebrated as the birth of American independence. -
French Revolution begins
The French Revolution began in 1789 and lasted until 1794. King Louis XVI needed more money, but had failed to raise more taxes. -
George Washington presidency
He was commander in chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. He served two terms as the first U.S. president, from 1789 to 1797. -
John Adams Presidency
Adams signed the controversial Alien and Sedition Acts, and built up the Army and Navy in the undeclared naval war with France. During his term, he became the first president to reside in the executive mansion now known as the White House. -
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1800-1876
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Thomas Jefferson is Elected President
Thomas Jefferson was the author of the declaration of independence and the third U.S. president. Jefferson ran against John Adams in 1796 and came in second place, making him vice president by law. -
Congress Declares War on England
On June 17, 1812, the Senate approved a House-passed resolution declaring war with Great Britain, with three amendments, by a vote of 19-13. President James Madison signed it into law the following day. -
English Forces Burn the White House
On August 24, 1814, as the War of 1812 raged on, invading British troops marched into Washington and set fire to the U.S. Capitol, the President's Mansion, and other local landmarks. -
Florida is Purchase from Spain
Spanish minister Do Luis de Onis and U.S. Secretary of State John Quincy Adams came together to sign the document that would transfer control of Florida to the U.S. The Florida Peace Treaty was created to hand over the last Spanish American colony to the U.S. because of numerous boundary disputes. -
Monroe Doctorine
The Monroe Doctrine is the best known U.S. policy toward the Western Hemisphere. Buried in a routine annual message delivered to Congress by President James Monroe in December 1823, the doctrine warns European nations that the United States would not tolerate further colonization or puppet monarchs. -
U.S.-Mexican War
The U.S.-Mexican War lasted from 1846-1848 and was the first U.S. conflict fought on foreign soil. It was a war that was disputing the independence of Texas and the border of the Rio Grande. -
Abraham Lincoln is Elected President
Lincoln won the Electoral College with less than 40 percent of the popular vote nationwide by carrying states north of the Ohio River. Unlike every preceding president-elect, Lincoln did not carry even one slave state. -
Civil War Begins
The tension between the Northern and Southern states over states' rights and slavery finally got to the point where war broke out. The election of Abraham Lincoln caused 7 southern states to leave the Union and create the Confederate States of America. -
Gettysburg Address
President Abraham Lincoln wrote and delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863, to commemorate a new national cemetery at Gettysburg during the American Civil War. The Gettysburg Address's significance is that it sought to give meaning to the sacrifice of soldiers who died during the war. -
First Transcontinental Railroad is Completed
On the day of completion, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah. The last spike of the railroad was ceremoniously placed to connect the two railroad lines together.