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Jan 1, 1000
Cavemen Invent Wheel
This is just a test to see how much you really review these timelines. It was a suggestion from my family that I really liked. -
Dec 10, 1001
Cavemen Crash In Wheel-Riding Accident
Still, just rolling with (no pun intended) my previous entry -
Jan 1, 1002
Cavemen Invent Brakes
Okay, I've had my fun. Now, on to the timeline. -
Jan 1, 1497
Cabot Sets Sail
John Cabot was an English explorer. In 1497, after news of Christopher Columbus's discovery, he gained the approval of the king to sail West. Experts say he landed near what is now Newfoundland, Canada. He found signs of life, but definitely no Indians, so he was sure he had reached Asia. Before heading home, he claimed the land for England. -
Jan 1, 1498
Cabot Sails West (Again!)
Just one year after his discovery, John Cabot sailed West from England. This time, he was hoping to reach Japan. However, he was never seen or heard from again. -
Jan 1, 1524
Verrazano Sails West
Despite the loss of Cabot, Europeans still desired a way to go through or around the Americas to reach Asia. One of the first to seek a "Northwest Passage" through the New World was Giovanni da Verrazano. He sailed along the Atlantic Coast, but he did not find a way through. -
Jan 1, 1547
Queen Elizabeth I
After the death of King Henry, Queen Elizabeth I became the leader of England. Under Queen Elizabeth's rule, England began to grow more powerful. She swore to keep to keep the country Protestant and free. -
Jan 1, 1564
Fort Caroline
In the mid 1500's, a group of French Protestants and Noblemen established Fort Caroline near present day Jacksonville, Florida. The Fort challenged the claims of the Spanish Empire. This greatly angered the king of Spain. -
Sep 1, 1565
Spain Fights Back
After Fort Caroline was established, the French began to run out of supplies. In September of 1565, much-needed supplies arrived from France. Then, a Spanish warship could be seen on the horizon. The task of the ship was to kill all protestants (such as the French). After a large storm scattered the French forces, the Spanish siezed the opportunity and killed all but 50 -
Jan 1, 1567
Drake's Ship Attacked
Francis Drake was the captain of a fast English ship in the mid 1500's. In 1567, his ship was attacked by Spanish sailors who lied to him and told him they were friendly. He swore revenge on the Spaniards by raiding many ships and towns of Spain. -
Roanoke
In 1585, the first colony of England was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh. The colony was located on an island that was off the coast of North Carolina. The English shared the island with Roanoke Indians. Sadly, the good relationship didn't last due to misunderstandings between the two groups. After two years, the remaining colonists pleaded for a trip back to England. -
John White Leaves Roanoke
An English artist named John White was able to convince Sir Walter Raleigh to give Roanoke a second chance. White was one of the settlers to take the trip and recieve 500 acres of land for his family. He realized that he needed to go back to England to get more supplies. He left in the summer of 1587. However, he was not able to return because every seaworth ship was needed to defend England from Spain. -
Spanish Armada
Angered by the constant attacks of Francis Drake, the king of Span assembled an armada (gian fleet of warships) to attack England. The fleet of 130 ships set sail for England in the summer of 1588. The fleet carried 19,000 soldiers. -
Roanoke Settlers Disappear
John White was finally able to return to Roanoke in 1591. However, he was amazed at what he found. There wasn't a single person that was in Roanoke. The only clues he was albe to find were the letters CRO carved into a tree and the word CROATOAN on a door. He assumed the settlers went to live with the Croatoan Indians, but he never found them. -
Jamestown
John Smith was an English soldier who was regarded as a hero to the English people for his experience. As a soldier, he was captured by the Turks and sold into slavery. He later killed his owner and escaped to Russia. After returning home, John Smith bought supplies to help finance England's plans for building a colony in the Americas. Towards the end of 1606, three ships set sail for the New World. They settled on the mouth of the James River, and they named their new colony Jamestown. -
Champlain Founds Quebec
In the early 17th century, there was a French Explorer named Samuel de Champlain. He explored the Atlantic Coast and found the St. Lawrence River. Along the banks of the river, he founded a fur-trading post named "Quebec" -
John Smith Injured
The colony of Jamestown did not look good from the start. It had to endure many hardships to survive. Things would have gone much worse had John Smith not taken control. He organized the colonists and built defenses for the town. However, he was not able to lead for long, and he had to be sent back to England after he was injured in a gunpowder explosion. -
Mayflower Arrives in Cape Cod
In England, a group of people broke away from the Church of England. These people fled to the Americas to escape persecution because of their religious beliefs. In November of 1620, the Pilgrims arrived in Cape Cod along the Massachussets Coast. -
Virginia Population Triples
In 1621, the Virginia Company began to offer 50 acres of land to any man, woman, or child who could pay to get into the Americas. This attracted many people because they could grow tobacco and make alot of money when they sold their product. The population jumped from 600 to 2,000. -
First Thanksgiving
In celebration of such a bountiful harvest, the Pilgrims held a three-day celebration. This celebration was the first thanksgiving. Life for the Pilgrims was still difficult, but I'm sure that their spirits were lifted after a celebration like this. -
Massachusets Bay Company Given Royal Charter
In the 1620's, so many English citizens were fleeing their problems in England by going to the Americas. The king of England gave the Massachusets Bay Company a royal charter to settle land for England. A royal charter is a formal document that is given to a person or company that gives them permission to do something. -
Virginia's Population (And Economy) Soars
Just 25 years after its founding, the population of Virginia reached 2,500 people. Being helped by the number of people, the tobacco sales in the region sky-rocketed. -
Harvard College
The Puritan religion was important to the Colonists. To make sure there would always be a supply of ministers, they founded Harvard College in 1636. -
Rhode Island
In the Massachusets Bay Colony, the Puritans did not believe in having freedom of religion. One man named Roger Williams was outraged at what they were doing and objected to the rule about freedom of religion. Before he could be taken back to England, Williams snuck away with a goup of followers and founded a new colony. This colony is what has now become Rhode Island. -
Hutchinson Leaves for Rhode Island
Another rebel to the Puritan religion was a woman named Anne Hutchinson. She continually expressed that one could find inner truth without the help of a ministry. The court banished her from the colony, so she left and went to Rhode Island. -
All Beaver Trapped in Hudson Valley
By 1640, all of the beaver in the Hudson Valley area were trapped. Because of this, the Iroquois began attacking their northen neighbors to try and gain control of the fur trade in the area. -
Puritan Civil War
In 1642, a group of Puritans started a Civil War in rebellion of King Charles I. Seven years later, they captured and beheaded him. -
Berkely and Other Cavaliers
In 1642, William Berkely was elected the governor of Virginia. Berkely was a Cavalier. A Cavalier in those times was someone who lived in large estates that were worked by laborers. He encouraged other Cavaliers to move to Virginia by giving them land and power. -
Navigation Acts
England encouraged the activities that supply food and raw materials. However, they did draft Navigaiton Acts. This meant: All shipping was to be done in English Ships, Products could oonly be sold to England or to other colonies, All European imports had to pass through England first, tax officials were to collect taxes on any goods not being shipped to England -
Jewish Settlers Arrive
The new governor, like most Christians at the time, was naturally suspicious of anyone who wasn't Christian. So he wasn't sure what to do when 23 Jewish Settlers approached the colonies. He did not allow them to land, then wrote a letter asking what to do. The response: Let the Jews remain. -
Duke of York Captures New Netherland
Following the Civil War, Charles II decided that his brother, the Duke of York, could drive out the Dutch in the area. When his ships approached, the colony of New Netherland surrendered without a fight. In his pride, the Duke renamed New Netherland to "New York" -
Charleston
When Charles II became king, 8 people asked him to grant them land between Virginia and Florida. He granted their request in 1663, and seven years later, they founded the town of Charleston in his honor. -
Marquette and Joliet Explore the Mississippi
In 1673, Jacques Marquette, a priest, and Louis Joliet, a fur trader set out with five other men to explore the Mississippi River Region. They went from Lake Michigan to the Fox River. From there, they went to the Wisconsin River, and then on to the Mississippi River. -
Puritan Colonies Go to War
After Indians in the New England area began to cause trouble for the already struggling Puritan Colonies, the citizens decide to go to war against the Indians. After the war, 1/6th of the male population in New England was killed. -
Trouble in Virginia
In 1676, the Virginia Colony was getting itself into trouble. There hadn't been an election held in 14 years, and as more and more settlers came to the land, they seized more and more Indian land to grow tobacco. Many small fights errupted. -
La Salle Sets Out
Late in the year of 1681, French explorer La Salle sets out to explore the mouth of the Mississippi. On his trip, he took 23 French colonists and 31 Indians. -
Pennsylvania
Years before his capture of New Netherland, the Duke of York had borrowed money from the father of William Penn. When Penn reminded the Duke of his debt, he gave some of New York to Penn. Using the land, Penn founded the colony of Pennsylvania. -
La Salle Killed
On another expedition to explore the mouth of the Mississippi, La Salle took a much bigger crew of 300 colonists on four ships. However, La Salle did not realize at the time that he had overshot his mark and nearly ran out of food. With only one ship left, they landed ashore. Then, the Indians in the area wrecked their last ship. Fuming with anger, a group of his followers killed him. -
King James Flees to France
In 1688, the king wanted to return England from being a Protestant country to a Catholic country. However, none of the English citizens support his decision. Afraid of what they might do, he hides in France. -
Colonists' Rights Changed
After another religious rebellion, the king of England needs to force a new Royal Charter on the colony. The governor was to be chosen by the king, and the right to vote was tied to ownership of land and not to membership in the church. -
Haverhill Attacked
In March of 1697, a woman named Hannah Durston had her town of Haverhill attacked by a party of Indians. She, her week-old baby, and a nurse were all forced to join a group of captives. Before the group left, the Indians killed the baby. One day, while they woke themselves before the rest of the tribe. They stole hatchets and killed 10 people in their escape. -
Colonial Governments Adopt English Bill of Rights
By 1700, all of the Colonial Governments began to follow the English Bill of Rights. The bill told how there could be no imprisonment without a trial, no cruel treatment, no taxes without the Parliment knowing about it, free speech in Parliment, the right to bear arms, and the right to trial by jury. -
African Population Rises
By 1700, almost 20 percent of all Southerners was black. The drastic increase was due to rising demand in slavery. -
United Kingdom
In 1707, after Scots and the English began to have families together because they lived on the borderlands of their countries, Scotland and England merged together to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain. -
Hussey Finds Whales
Colonists of New England "Harvested the Sea" by builiding whale-watching towers. The colonists would kill whales and drag their carcasses back to shore. In 1712, Christopher Hussey was caught in a storm and driven out to sea. After the storm, he found his ship was surrounded by sperm whales. He killed one and dragged its carcass back to shore. He found that the heads of sperm whales are filled with a fine oil that makes good candles. -
Mather Leads Smallpox Campaign
Cotton Mather, a leading minister in New England, led a campaign to innoculate people for smallpox. His idea proposed giving people a mild case of the disease to allow the body to build a resistance. There was, however, only one doctor willing to go along with Mather's plan. -
Tuscarora Joins League of the Iroquois
In a rivalry over Eastern America, France recruited the Algonquin and Huron Indians. However, the English were aided by the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, and Seneca Indians. This group was called the Leage of the Iroquois. Then, in 1722, the Tuscarora Indians joined the league. -
Zenger Arrested
After the governor's supporters are defeated in an election, the editor of the "New-York Weekly Journal", John Peter Zenger, printed mild insults to the government, but a law said that if something made the government look bad, it couldn't be printed. Because of the comments, Zenger was arrested and thrown in jail. -
Religious Movement
In 1740, a large religious movement "roared through New England like a sheet of flame" Ministers would go from town to town holding meetings and asking people to returen to their faith. -
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Seven Year's War
Beginning with an attack on an English fort, the French and their Indian allies started a war with England that lasted for seven years before being resolved when the Treaty of Paris was made in 1763. This treaty stated that Britain would take France's claims to all land east of the Mississippi. It also stated that France's ally, Spain, had to give Britain its claim to Florida. (There wasn't a spot for a picture) -
Wheatley's Poems Published
In 1773, a slave of a tailor in Boston published a book of her poems. There were more free blacks in New England than any other region of the Americas.
