The Frontier

By cbranch.3
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Start of Frontier

  • Jan 1, 1517

    Protestan Reformation in Europe

    Martin Luther launches the Protestant Reformation in Europe, bringing an end to the sole authority of the Catholic Church, resulting in the growth of numerous Protestant religious sects
  • Jan 1, 1541

    Mississippie River discovered & tobacco is introduced

    Hernando de Soto of Spain discovers the Mississippi River and tobacco introduced in Europe (native’s revenge)
  • Jan 1, 1565

    St. Augustine, Flordia is found

    Spanish found St. Augustine, Florida.

  • found Jamestown, Virginia

    English found Jamestown, Virginia

  • First printing press

    The first colonial printing press is set up in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  • Navigation Act

    Navigation Act of 1663 requires that most imports to the colonies must be transported via England on English ships.

  • "Inidians of Virginia"

    James Wooldridge painted "Indians of Virginia".

  • Pennsylvania Founded

    Pennsylvania is founded as William Penn, a Quaker, receives a Royal charter with a large land grant from King Charles II.

  • Queen Anne's War ends

    Queen Anne's War ends with the Treaty of Utrecht.

  • Stamp Act

    The Stamp Act was passed; first British tax on colonists.

  • Boston Massacre

    Four workers were shot by British troops in Boston.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians protest against the British Tea Act by dumping crates of tea into Boston Harbor.

  • American Revolution Begins

    The American Revolution, the American War of Independence, led by George Washington was fought between Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence-US gains independence from Britain

  • the capital is moved

    The U. S. capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C.

  • The War of 1812

    The War of 1812 started.

  • Mexico becomes republic

    Mexico becomes a republic – outlaws slavery

  • War with Mexico

    War with Mexico

  • "Indians Fishing"

    Albert Bierstadt painted "Indians Fishing".

  • "The Indian and the Lily"

    George de Forest Brush painted "The Indian and the Lily"

  • End of Frontier

  • Essay about Frontier Era

    Fredrick Jackson Turner wrote " The Significance of the Frontier in American History", which is one of the most influential essays written in America.