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8000 BCE
First Humans cross to Americas to Asia
This for me is an important detail because it an important to know how we came to be, and why our people look or act the way they do. Although is a debatable topic, it is something we should all consider. -
1492
Columbus Lands in the Bahamas
Columbus set sail from Palos, Spain, with three small ships, the Santa María, the Pinta, and the Niña. He sighted land, probably Watling Island in the Bahamas, and went ashore the same day, claiming it for Spain. He accidentally stumbled upon the Americas. He did not really “discover” the New World millions of people already lived there his journeys marked the beginning of centuries of conquest and colonization. Because of this it is important to understand why Columbus even has his own day. -
Pequot War
One of the first major interactions between colonists and Native Americans. Some of the causes that came out from the war was The lucrative fur trade attracted colonists to the area that the colonists encroached on the Pequot home lands; Inter-tribal warfare broke down alliances and weakened the Native Indians; lastly the Dutch and the English colonists and traders made alliances with different tribes to strengthen their forces and power in Connecticut. -
English Civil War
It was a series of wars. Religion was a major cause of the English Civil War. It was part of a Europe wide conflict between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. Charles I believed he ruled with the Divine Right of Kings. This meant he thought he was King by the will of God and therefore his decisions could not be challenged or questioned. -
Pope's Rebellion in New Mexico
This rebellion was also known as an uprising of the indigenous people againist ths Spanish colonizer. The Pueblo Revolt killed 400 Spanish and drove the remaining 2,000 settlers out of the province. Twelve years later the Spanish returned and were able to reoccupy New Mexico. -
William Penn founds Pennsylvania
Penn was issued a land grant by King Charles II largely because of a significant debt owed to his father, Admiral Penn. At the time, the grant was one of the largest in terms of area ever known. It was named Pennsylvania, which means Penn’s Woods.
