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Aug 3, 1492
America discovered
Columbus led his three ships out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited.Columbus headed off disaster by promising his crew that if land was not sighted in two days, they would return home. The next day land was discovered.
Effects: Diseases were spreaded and the discovories of new items and food. -
Jan 1, 1497
The beginning of British exploration
Facts: England's forays into the New World began in 1497 (just a few years after Columbus's initial voyage) with John Cabot's journey to North America. Late tenth-century Norsemen (Vikings) sailing west from Scandinavia and Iceland colonized the west coast of Greenland, and then in about 1001 moved on to Baffin Island, southern Labrador, and finally the northern tip of Newfoundland. Effects: • Knowledge grows about other religions• European and Native Americans clash• Enslavement of Africa -
Roanoke established
The first English Colony of Roanoke, originally consisting of 100 householders. It was founded in 1585 by Sir Walter Raleigh. These colonists were ill-prepared & not particularly clever, because, although they depended upon the local Indians for food, they also antagonized the Indians by such tactics as kidnapping them & Unfortunately for the colonists, who were desperately in need of supplies,As a result, what Drake put in at Roanoke after destroying the Spanish colony of St. Augustine returned -
Jamestown
Facts: The world of America’s first permanent English colony, The first representative assembly in the New World convened in the Jamestown church on July 30, 1619.
Effects: There was a lot of disease, a lot of people had died from diseases. -
Plymouth/Massachusetts Bay Colony
Facts: The 1620s were a time of political and religious turmoil in England. The protracted struggle for supremacy between monarch and Parliament reached new heights in 1629, when Charles I disbanded the rival body and ruled alone for 11 years.
Effects: the colony was able to establish a treaty with Chief Massasoit which helped to ensure the colony's success. It played a central role in King Philip's War, one of the earliest of the Indian Wars. Ultimately, the colony was merged with the Mas. -
French and Indian War
Facts: This New World conflict was a long imperial struggle between Britain and France. Governor Shirley, fearing that the French settlers in Nova Scotia would side with France in any military confrontation, expelled hundreds of them to other British colonies.
Effects: At the peace conference, the British received Canada from France and Florida from Spain, but permitted France to keep its West Indian sugar islands and gave Louisiana to Spain.France was effectively expelled from new world. -
Treaty of Paris of 1763
Facts: Despite what seemed like a success, the Treaty of Paris ultimately encouraged dissension between Anglo-American colonists and the British Government because their interests in NA no longer conceited.
Effects:It ended the French and Indian War/ between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there. -
Proclamation of 1763
Facts:The proclamation also established or defined four new colonies, three of them on the continent proper.In 1763, at the end of the French and Indian War, the British issued a proclamation,mainly intended to conciliate the Indians by checking the encroachment of settlers on their lands.
Effects: The proclamation, in effect, closed off the frontier to colonial expansion. The King and his council presented the proclamation as a measure to calm the fears of the Indians. -
Revolutionary War
It was the revolt against Great Britain by the 13 colonies which founded the United States of America.Originally limited to the colonies, French and Spanish intervention would spread the fighting to Europe etc.The participation of France and Spain was decisive as they contributed crucial land & sea power to the American cause & diverted British resources away from North America. Effects: Gave the colonies their independence from Great Britain. They could now form their own government & make law -
Declaration of Independence
The United States Declaration of Independence is an act of the Second Continental Congress.The Declaration explained the justifications for separation from the British crown.
Effects:The United States Declaration of Independence declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America we “free and independent states. One of the more immediate effects felt by the Declaration of Independence was the Emancipation of black slaves. -
The Articles of Confederation
The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, on November 15, 1777. However, ratification of the Articles of Confederation by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781
Effects:Created a loose confederation of sovereign states and a weak central government, leaving most of the power with the state governments.Congress could not tax the states or the people, it could only request funds to run the government -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Facts:Was one of a series of treaties that established peace between Great Britain and the allied nations of France, Spain, and the Netherlands. Negotiated as a separate treaty between Great Britain and the United States, the primary provisions of the Treaty of Paris established the independence of the US and ended hostilities between the two nations.
Effects: Two effects ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence. -
Constitution Created
The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States of America. The Constitution, originally comprising seven articles, delineates the national frame of government.
Effects: It's effects have limited government, empowered state and local governments, and encouraged more citizen participation. (of course we see today, that too much deregulation, has negative effects, especially when it comes to greedy money market manipulation, and speculators.) -
John Adams elected president
Facts: He was the first president to live in the White House, he moved in before it was finished. During the Continental Congresses he served on more committees than any other congressman—ninety in all, of which he chaired twenty.
effects: He defended British soldiers that killed five Americans in the Boston Massacre. The soldiers were considered innocent. As a diplomat, he set the essential marks of American foreign policy for the next century. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Facts: were four bills that were passed by the Federalists in the 5th United States Congress and signed into law by President John Adams in 1798. It happened in the aftermath of the French Revolution and during an undeclared naval war with France, later known as the Quasi-War.
Effects: The effect of the Sedition Act was to drown out all political criticism of the party in power.The Sedition Act clearly infringed upon the right to free speech guaranteed in the First Amendment. -
XYZ affair
The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats.It resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War. U.S. and French negotiators restored peace with the Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of M.
Effects: The French demanded that the United States provide France with a low-interest loan, assume and pay American merchant claims against the French, In 1799, Congress also passed the Logan Act (criminalized unauthorized diplomatic negotations) -
Thomas Jefferson Elected President
Facts: Thomas Jefferson possessed impressive political credentials and was well-suited to the presidency. In addition to drafting the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson had served in two Continental Congresses. Effects: Jefferson sent naval squadrons and Marines to suppress Barbary piracy against American shipping. He reduced the national debt by one-third, acquired the Louisiana Territory, and his sponsorship of the Lewis and Clark expedition opened the west to exploration and settlement