Timeline for Chapters 1-4

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  • Sep 25, 1295

    Marco Polo

    • Marco Polo returns to Europe
  • Sep 25, 1400

    Spain

    Spain becomes united
  • Sep 25, 1488

    Diaz

    Diaz rounds southern tip of Africa
  • Sep 25, 1492

    Christopher Colombus

    Columbus lands in the Bahamas
  • Sep 25, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal
  • Sep 25, 1498

    Da Goma

    Da Gama reaches India. Cabot explores northeastern coast of North America for England
  • Sep 25, 1500

    Iroquois Confederacy

    Iroquois Confederacy founded, according to Iroquois legend.
  • Sep 25, 1513

    Balboa

    Balboa claims all lands touched by the Pacific Ocean for Spain
  • Period: Sep 25, 1513 to Sep 25, 1521

    Ponce De Leon

    Ponce de Leon explores Florida.
  • Sep 25, 1517

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther begins Protestant Reformation
  • Period: Sep 25, 1519 to Sep 25, 1521

    Cotes

    Cortes conquers Mexico for Spain
  • Sep 25, 1522

    Magellan

    Magellan's vessel completes circumnavigation of the world
  • Sep 25, 1524

    Verrazano

    Verrazano explores eastern seaboard of North America for France.
  • Sep 25, 1532

    Pizarro

    Pizarro crushes Incas.
  • Sep 25, 1534

    Cartier

    Cartier journeys up the St. Lawrence River.
  • Sep 25, 1536

    John Calvin

    John Calvin of Geneva publishes Institutes of the Christian Religion
  • Period: Sep 25, 1539 to Sep 25, 1542

    De Soto

    De Soto explores the Southeast and discovers the Mississippi River
  • Period: Sep 25, 1540 to Sep 25, 1542

    Cabrillo

    Cabrillo explores present-day Southwest.
  • Sep 25, 1542

    Cabrillo

    Cabrillo explores California coast for Spain
  • Sep 25, 1558

    Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
  • Sep 25, 1565

    Spanish

    Spanish build fortress at St. Augustine
  • Period: Sep 25, 1565 to

    English

    English crush Irish uprising
  • Sep 25, 1577

    Drake

    Drake circumnavigates the globe

  • Raleigh

    Raleigh founds Roanoke colony

  • England

    England defeats Spanish Armada
  • Period: to

    Spanish

    Spanish under Onate conquer pueblo peoples of Rio Grande valley

  • James I

    james I becomes king of England

  • Spain & England

    Spain and England sign peace treaty

  • Virginia Colony

    Virginia colony founded at Jamestown

  • Spanish

    Spanish found New Mexico

  • Rolfe

    Rolfe perfects tobacco culture in Virginia

  • Anglo-Powhatan War

    First Anglo-Powhatan War ends

  • Africans

    First Africans arrive in Jamestown. Virginia House of Burgesses established.

  • First Africans

    First Africans arrive in Virginia

  • Pilgrims

    Pilgrims sail on the Mayflower to Plymouth Bay

  • Viginia

    Virginia becomes a royal colony

  • Dutch

    Dutch found New Netherland

  • Charles I

    Charles I dismisses Parliament and persecutes Puritans

  • Puritans

    Puritans found Massachusetts Bay Colony

  • Maryland Colony

    Maryland colony founded
  • Period: to

    Roger Williams

    Roger Williams convicted of heresy and founds Rhode Island colony
  • Period: to

    Conneticut & New Haven

    Connecticut and New Haven colonies founded

  • Harvard

    Harvard College founded

  • Pequot War

    Pequot War

  • Anne Hutchinson

    Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts colony

  • Conneticut

    Connecticut's Fundamental Orders drafted

  • Slave-Labor

    Large-scale slave-labor system established in English West Indies
  • Period: to

    English Civil War

    English Civil War

  • New England Confederation

    New England Confederation formed

  • Anglo-Powhattan War

    Second Anglo-Powhatan War

  • Act of Toleration

    Act of Toleration in Maryland. Charles I beheaded; Cromwell rules England

  • New Netherlands

    New Netherland conquers New Sweden

  • Charles II

    Charles II restored to English throne

  • Barbados

    Barbados slave code adopted

  • Half-way Covenant

    Half-Way Covenant for Congregational Church membership established

  • England

    England seizes New Netherland from Dutch, East and West Jersey colonies founded

  • Carolina Colony

    Carolina colony created

  • Virginia Assembly

    Virginia assembly disfranchises landless freeman
  • Period: to

    King Philip's War

    King Philip's War

  • Bacon's Rebellion

    Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia

  • French

    French exploration down Mississippi River under La Salle

  • Slavery

    Mass expansion of slavery in colonies

  • William Penn

    William Penn founds Pennsylvania colony

  • Royal Authorities

    Royal authority creates Dominion of New England
  • Period: to

    Glorious Revolution

    Glorious Revolution overthrows Stuarts and Dominion of New England
  • Period: to

    Laisler's Rebellion

    Leisler's Rebellion in New York

  • Salem Witch Trials

    Salem witch trials in Massachusetts

  • College of William & Mary

    College of William and Mary founded

  • Royal African Company

    Royal African Company slave trade monopoly ended
  • Period: to

    Tuscara War

    Tuscarora War in North Carolina

  • North & South Carolina

    North Carolina formally separates from South Carolina

  • NYC Slave Revolt

    New York City slave revolt
  • Period: to

    Yamasee War

    Yamasee War in South Carolina

  • Georgia Colony

    Georgia colony founded

  • South Carolina

    South Carolina slave revolt

  • Serra

    Serra founds first California mission, at San Diego.