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First Colony established
About 100 colonists arrived in Jamestown, Virgina on May 13th 1607. They had been aboard the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery vessles that had traveled across the Atlantic. These settlers were just creating a colony when two weeks after arrival were attacked by the Algonquian Native American confederacy ("Jamestown Settlers Arrive"). -
Galileo sees moons of Jupiter
Galileo was considered the pioneer of astronomy. He was the first person to study astronomical objects through a telescope. Without his findings, modern day people would not see the universe as we do today ("Galileo: Discovering Jupiter's Moons"). -
House of Burgesses
The London Company summoned Virginia Governor Sir George Yeardley to hold a meeting of the citizens. He then held an election for the members of this House with every free white man voting. After thte 11 others were elected, they passed a series of laws including how much tobacco had to be sold for and also laws on drinking and gambling ("First Legislative Assembly In America"). -
Great plague in London
London had been effected by plagues and diseases for hundreds of years and the Great Plague was taking toll on the rapidly growing population. By September of the same year, almost 8,000 people were dying per week. Overall, 75,000 and 100,000 of London’s population were killed in this plague ("The Great Plague of London, 1665"). -
Start of Industrial Revolution
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French and Indian War
An exact start date of this war isn't known but it began in the ealry 1750's. The cause of this war was France's expansion into the Ohio River Valley. This war ended when the Treaty of Paris and the Treaty of Hubertsburg were signed. The political issues created between the French and the hold they had over the Native Americans could be recognized as the main reason behind North America's cause of the war (Oakes et al. 165). -
Mozart tours Europe
As a young boy at just 6 years old, the art of traveling was a huge learning experience for him. He took three short tours during the year across Europe. During Mozart's tour, he and Nannerl were both asked to return and play for Elector Maximilian Joseph who was Duke of Bavaria ("Mozart's biography: his first concert and European tour"). -
Catherine II becomes Empress of Russia
Also known as Catherine the Great, she was bornwith the name of Sophie Friederike Auguste. This influencial leader was 33 years old when she took the throne. She led Russia to expand and modernize throughout her reign ("Catherine II Biography"). -
Proclamation Line
King George III told the colonists that no one could settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. This, in turn, made everyone want to do it even more. The settlement of the western lands was inevitable as well as the conflict with the indigenous peoples. This proclamation by King George III was extremely ineffective and only made the settlers and people who invested in western expansion even more angry. -
Sugar Act
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Stamp Act
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Quartering Act
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Declaratory Act
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Townshend Acts
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John Quincy Adams was born
John Quicy Adams was the second child of John and Abigail Adams. The first being a girl name Abigail but was called "Nubby" so she was not confused with her mother. John Quincy was born two years later. He was given his name because of his father and maternal grandfather (Unger 10). -
Boston Massacre
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Tea Act
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Boston Tea Party
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Intolerable Acts
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Second Quartering Act
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First Continental Congress
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Lexington and Concord
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Second Continental Congress
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Bunker Hill
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Olive Branch Petition
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Common Sense is published
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Declaration of Independence is signed
The King and Parliment were against independence but the popular opinion of it increased in early 1776. The British was outraged and decided to free any slaves who would stand by them in war. After delegation, a committee of five including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams was set. These people were appointed to draft the Declaration of Independence and took votes. July 2nd the committee unanimously declared independence and the document was signed the 4th (Oakes et al. 197). -
Surrender at Yorktown, VA
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Treaty of Paris
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JQA started at Harvard
Although there were great opportunities in England for John Quincy Adams, his mother sought out higher goals. She wanted him to go to Harvard because she thought it would better prepare him to lead his country (Unger 57). -
Shays' rebellion
With the effects of war taking a toll on American citizens, they started to question wether or not democratic government would be able to survive. The high taxes from the war and other forms of economic distress caused Americans to rebel (Oakes et al. 212). -
First President of the United States
When George Washington became president, he made comments that he was worried and had anxiety over his new job. Washington had good reason to feel this way. His job was basically a social experiement to see if democracy would work in America (Oakes et al. 230). -
JQA Earned Masters Degree from Harvard
John Quincy Adams earned his Masters degree from harvard in 1790. His degree was in Art and not Law so he was thought to go back to school again. On page 67, Ungar states that "Harvard students did not impress John Quincy, however. One afternoon, he watched a group of sophomores turn wild from drink, then smash their tutors' windows." -
JQA admitted to the bar
When John Quincy Adams passed the bar exam, he was not studying at Harvard any longer. He read everything he could get his hands on and took the bar exam in Massachussetts and passed ("Life Before the Presidency"). -
JQA Appointed to senate
After a trip away from the states and meeting a wife, John Quincy Adams came back to America with his family. He jumped into politics and soon won the election to the state senate. Soon after, the Massachussetts government legislature appointed him to the U.S senate ("John Quincy Adams: Life Before the Presidency"). -
JQA elected president
"Although President James Monroe believed John Quincy Adams was the most qualified candidate for the precidency, he remained silent" (Ungar 229). After a long and tiring campaign against persistent oppontents, John Quincy won the election (Ungar 239). -
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JQA serves 9 consecutive terms as Massachusets Representative
With the most influential and active post-presidency, John Quincy Adams spent 9 terms as a Massachusets Representative for the United States. He even earned the nickname, "Old Man Eloquent" because he was there so long ("John Quincy Adams: Life in Brief"). -
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Opium War
The British government declared war against China in the first Chartist movement. The main reason this war begun was to halt opium trades that put their merchants in imediate danger taking the opium from India (Guan,1987). -
JQA dies
When John Quincy Adams had become too weak to write in the journal that he had kept for 68 years, it was clear he was dying. An example of how bad of shape John Quincy was in was on page 308, "He tried to stand, his right hand gripping his desk as he rose. Then he slumped to his left-fortunately, into the arms of a fellow congressman who had been watching him" (Ungar 309). -
Civil War Begins
During the late 1850's, the conflict over slavery vs anti-slavery was not able to be looked past. Edmund Ruffin had the Southerners agreeing with him that there should be no more compromising with the North. On April, 12th 1861 Ruffin began shooting at 4:30 on Fort Sumter. He fired for 33 hours and the Confederated took the fort, thus setting off the Civil War (Oakes et al. 444).
