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Aug 22, 1485
Henry VII rules England
King of England from 1509 to 1547. He established the Church of England. Important because it included both Roman Catholic and Protestant ideas. -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus arrives in the Western Hemisphere
Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain in search of a western route to India and landed on San Salvador in the Bahamas. He is credited with the discovery of the New World. His discovery prompted the Columbian Exchange. It lead to the creation of America -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to
Time Periods
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Jan 1, 1517
Protestant Reformation begins in England
A movement based of the idea that the Catholic Church needed to be revived. It is important because many leaders in future times got ideas based from it -
Sep 7, 1533
Reign of Queen Elizabeth I
She made Protestism dominant in England, which intensified the Rivalry England had with Catholic Spain. Ultimately lead to the overtaking of Irish powers. Important because it lead up to the founding of the first colony and later immigration. -
James I
He believed he ruled by divine right, and favored Catholics. This caused many to move from England to colonies. Helping to start what would be America. -
Founding of Jamestown
Jamestown was founded in Virginia by the joint-stock company the London Company. The colonists endured a harsh winter and many died. It was the first successful colony in America. -
First Pilgrims in Plymouth
A form of Puritans (separatists) who wanted to break away from the Church of England. They migrated to America on the Mayflower after negotiating for rights with the Virginia Company. -
Harvard Founded
Established by vote of the Mass. Bay Colony. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the US. First created to train Puritan ministers. -
Bacon's Rebellion
A revolt that took place within the colony of Virginia and was the first revolt in the American colonies. It was made up of friontiersmen and protested against Native American raids. The farmers lost. -
The Great Awakening
The Great Awakening revamped American religion. It placed an importance on direct spirituality, which undermined the older clergy. It started new denominations, and the amount of American churches increased. -
French and Indian War
Britain and France fought for control over the Ohio Valley and Canada. The Algonquins sided with the French, while the Iroquois allied with the British. Britain eventually won and gained control of all the remaining French possessions in Canada. Important because it was an imeperial war between powers. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
During the French and Indian War Chief Pontiac called up Native American groups and gained control of British posts. They used biological warfare and weaked the Indian alliance, which lead to the British winning. Important because it can be connected to the Proclamation of 1763. -
Sugar Act of 1764
First law passed by Parliament that raised tax revenues in the colonies for the crown. Increased duty on foreign sugar imported from the West Indies. It lead to rebellions and the wanting of colonists to break away from British rule. -
Declaratory Act
Parliament repealed the Stamp Act and passed the Declaratory Act, which confirmed Parliament's right to control the colonies. Made the colonists hate England. -
Townshend Act
Persuaded Parliament to pass regulations with an import duty on glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. Lead to rebellion. -
Romanticism
Ideas leaders got from Europe in topics such as literature, philosophy, art, politics, and economics, American intellections committed themselves to this idea of liberating the human spirit. Lead to many different ideas and philosophers. -
Jefferson elected
The third president and chief drafter of the Declaration of Indpendence. -
Louisiana Purchase
Originally, was a meeting to discuss the purchase of the city of New Orleans as means of a port. Napolean was on the verge of war with European powers, and had to give up plans of a vast colony in North America (as well as needing money). He sold the Louisiana territory for $15 million. It doubled the size of the United States at the time, and was a win for Jefferson. -
Missouri Compromise
The issue was that Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state, therefore causing unbalancing within the Union so there would be more slave states then free states. The compromise was set up so that Maine could join as a free state and Missouri would join as a slave state. Congress also made a line across the southern border of Missouri saying except for the state of Missouri, all states north of that line must be free states or states without slavery. -
Monroe Doctrine
A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere. Lead to the development of other doctrines being based off of it. -
Compromise of 1850
North:
• California admitted as a free state
• Texas gave up its claims to lands disputed with New Mexico
• Slave trade in D.C. was banned, but slavery was allowed
South:
• Popular sovereignty in Mexican Cession lands
• Texas was paid $10 million for land lost
• A new Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
Lead to peace between slave and free states. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Set up Kansas and Nebraska as states. Each state would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery. People who were pro-slavery and antislavery moved to Kansas, but some antislavery settlers were against the Act. This began guerrilla warfare. -
John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
Abolitionist John Brown seized the U.S. arsenal at Harper's Ferry. He planned to end slavery by massacring slave owners and freeing their slaves. He was captured and executed.Lead to other rebellions. -
Civil War Begins
South Carolina had seceded from the Union, and had demanded that all federal property in the state be surrendered to state authorities. Major Robert Anderson concentrated his units at Fort Sumter, and, when Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861, Sumter was one of only two forts in the South still under Union control.On April 12, 1861, the Confederate Army began bombarding the fort, which surrendered on April 14, 1861. Congress declared war on the Confederacy the next day. -
Emancipation Proclamation Issued
Lincoln announced on the first of 1863 all slaves in the rebelling states would be free. -
Lincoln Assassinated
In Ford's Theater John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Lead to Andrew Johnson becoming president. -
Fourteenth Admendment
Defined national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons. -
Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibited the restriction of voting rights "on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." Allowed black males to vote. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Banned any formations that would restrict trade, not distinguishing between bad and good trusts. The act was weight on worker unions, but it showed that the government was slowly moving away from laissez faire ideals. -
Massacre at Wounded Knee
Started when Sioux left the reservation in protest because of the death of Sitting Bull. The US army killed a lot of Sioux at Wounded Knee. It was the last major incident in the great plains. -
Hawaii Annexed
The United States wanted Hawaii for business so that Hawaiian sugar could be sold in the U.S. duty free. However Queen Liliuokalani opposed so Sanford B. Dole overthrew her, and William McKinley convinced Congress to annex Hawaii in 1898. Hawaii was now apart of the US. -
Gold Standard Act of 1900
Stated that all paper money would be backed only by gold. This meant that the government had to hold gold in reserve in case people decided they wanted to trade in their money. It eliminated silver coins. -
Theodore Roosevelt becomes President
The 26th President of the United States. He was the hero of the Spanish-American War, and the Panama Canal was built during his administration. -
The Jungle
Upton Sinclair's novel that inspired pro-consumer federal laws regulating meat, food, and drugs. Caused for laws to be enacted addressing the problems that were shown within the book. -
Election of Woodrow Wilson
The 28th president of the United States. He was known for his World War I leadership, creation of the Federal Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, and Clayton Antitrust Act, He also won a Nobel Peace Prize. -
Joseph McCarthy
He fueled the Red Scare within America by accusing basically evryone of communism. Everybody in the US was ultimately scared of it spreadng to America and believed him, however he was stopped when he started accusing the military. -
John F. Kennedy elected as President
He was the first,youngest Catholic president ever elected. He won the 1960 election against Nixon and helped develop the Peace Corps. He was assassinated on November 22, 1963. -
Freedom Rides
Organized mixed-race groups who rode interstate buses deep into the South to draw attention to and protest racial segregation. This effort by northern young people to challenge racism proved a political and public relations success for the Civil Rights Movement. -
Reagan Elected
Fourtieth president who defeated Carter. He increased military spending and cut taxes. During his time as president he had a thing called Reaganomics. -
George W. Bush elected President
The fourty-third president and was the son of former president George Bush. He enacted the War against Iraq and Afghanistan.
