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Jan 1, 1060
Reconquista
The reconquista is the event in which Muslums were driven out of Spain.It Started in 1060 and ended in 1492. Afrter the Muslum Moores were thrown out Christianity was placed into athourity. The Crusades became a group of people that tried to enforce these beliefs, however they never became sucessful, and the nation was never able to fully recover. All of the religous changes made powerful impacts on the people around them, thus new ruiling and ideas created the want for exploration,colonization. -
Jan 1, 1398
Johann Gutenberg
Gutenberg was a german piublisher who introduced publishing to Europe.He developed the printing press which played a cruical role in the enlightenemnt and spread the information of colonization in America to everyone around! -
Sep 8, 1450
Slave Trade
The Atlantic slave trade was the enslavement and transportation, African people to the New World that occurred around the Atlantic Ocean. DUring the establishment of new colonies much work force was needed. African people were in search of riches, and the new world people were in need of workers. Eventualy, the workers (slavs) begain to be stripped of their rights. This lead to Africans being taken from their homes and transported to the New World. This had become an epedimic and long lasting. -
Jan 1, 1493
Encomienda System
The encomienda system provided the economenderos (Inidians) with labor work in exchange for leagal and religous guidence. This system eventualy lead to this mstreatment of Indian and Native slaves. This system shows how ruthless the imperalist nation states were with the acts of exploitng cheap labor for the improvment of their colonies; which eventualy lead to the colonization of America. -
Jan 1, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the New World into different territories. Spain gained more land in the Americas, but Portugal gained more land in parts of Asia and Africa. The treaty allowed for each country to leagaly own the land by settling down on their territories and relieve European tensions. -
Sep 8, 1498
John Cabot and Sebastian Cabot
John Cabot was an Italian- explorer who dreamed to find a direct route to Asia, became the first early modern European to discover North America. Sebastian Cabot sailed to North America and explored its eastern coastline with his father. He also made a voyage to South America.This is significante in american colonization becuase he changed trade routes and exploration travel for forever. -
Sep 8, 1553
Richard Hakluyt
Richard Hakluyt was an Enlish writer who spread the word of English settlemt. He played an importatn role because the people of England were looking to be rich and start a new greater lifein the Americas. He recorded the voyages and travels to and from the new land. -
Roanoke
Roanoke was instilled by Queen Elizabeth as an attepmt to establish an English Settlement. Life wasnt easy. Crops would have be cultivated, animals hunted, fish caught, new homes built. Relationships with the natives werent great during the first two voyages and the English were not welcome.The colony became known as "the lost colony" due to its mistirous dissaperence. -
Jamestown (Virginia)
Jamestown was the 1st settelment in North America from New England. The colony settled in the Roanoke Islands. Using the Joint-Stock Company, they brought people. They faced many hardships with the Natives and a time called "the Straving TIme" during the winter when population went from 100-50 people. Luckly Captain John Smith (the leader) made peace with the Natives and saved the colony. Edwin Sayndes helped this settlement later by creating The House of Burgesses; sold land to other people. -
Qubec
Qubec is one of the oldest french settlements in America. At the time American Indians already had long been in Quebec. This land became a war zone between the french and the British. In the end the French presence in AMerica had ended do to the British fighting its way and and colonizing this area. -
Plymouth
The Pilgrims came to America on the Mayflower in 1620 in search of religous freedom. They were disbanned the Church of England. They created the Mayflower Compact to prevent total anarchy. William Bradford was their governor and the indian squanto saved the city. -
New York
Peter Stuyveasent, the Duke of New York, founded New York for commercial venture and to keep a close watch on the disloyal purtians. -
Massachusetts Bay
Founded by John Winthrop, the Puritains came to America in search of religous freedom. Anne Hutchison and Roger Williams challenged orthadoxy which upset the Puritians. -
The Carolinas
They were founded by Anthony Ashley Cooper in search of commercial venture. They depended mostly on slave labor and focused strictly on agriculture. -
Connecticut
Was founded by Thomas Hooker, the main minister, when massachusets spit into for colonies. They also had an idea for goverment called the Fundamental Orders; established in 1693. -
Bacons Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon (substantial farmer) envied the governent patronage and wanted to joing the fur trade but was declined. When Indians killed white men, Bacon offered to lead a volunteer army demanding miltary command and the right to attack the Indians. The governor refused and Bacon massacred Indians and burned Jamestown to the ground. This is significant because Bacon went against the governnor and did not have as much need as the slaves and serbants who were in need of substantial reforms -
Parliemntary Supremacy
Britian wanted complete and total conrol over the clonists. This is one of the leading causes for the fight for independence in the Revolution. -
English Bill of Rights
During the Glorious Revolution, King James was overthrown . Edmund Andros quickly took over, but got exiled. Later Queen Mary and King William wanted to write down the rights of Englishmen so they quicly accepted the English Bill of Rights. -
New Hampshire
It was founded by John Mason in search of commercial venture. It was off of Massachusetts Bay and was always economicly dependent on the colony. -
The first reatl Awakening
A series of Protestant rivivals allowed the colonies to be focused on religon. Georege Whitefeild preached and spread ideas of the Great Awakening. Jonathan Edwards had simliar ideas and initialy began the Great awakening. He was a Minister in Massachusetts so his word was easily followed and sread. -
French and Indian War
The 7 Years War was the colonies' attempt to drive the French out of Mississippi. In the end result was Britian got Florida, Canada, and everything east of the mississippi. Thus the Peace of Paris of 1763 was signed to end the war. -
Sugar Act
Revised duties on sugar, coffee, tea, wine, other imports, expanded jurasdiction of viceadmiralty courtgs. Several assemblies protest taxation for revenue. -
Stamp Act Congress
A general meeting of colony representatives to discuss problems within hte coloines. They all petitioned against unwanted taxes. -
Quartering Act
Colonists were forced to spply British troops with housing and other goods. If people protested than htey got punished. -
Declaritory Act
Parliment declares is soverginty over the colonies leaving them to feel powerless. This started motivation for the war. -
Stamp Act
Printed documentsissued only on special paper purchased from distributors. Riots in cities occured, and many collectors were forced to resign . -
Sugsr Act
Revised duties on sugar, coffee, tea, wine, other imports, expanded jurasdiction of viceadmiralty courtgs. Several assemblies protest taxation for revenue. -
Townshend Revenue Acts
New duties on glass, paper, pains, tea, etc were implemented. Colonists were very angry adnj threw many protest ad spurred more violence. -
Boston Massacre
Boston sent more troops and the colonists rebelled, in the confusion 5 colonists were killed and talk of war begins. -
Tea Act
Parliment gives the East and India Company the right to sell tea directly to AMericans and the Price of Teais reduced. But protests against favrotisim broke out angianst the company and tea in Boston was destroyed by the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
Due to the Tea Act, Patriots banned together and dumped British Tea into the Boston Harbor. This helped gain followers to fight against Britian, this Britian put the Intolerable Acts into place. -
Coercive/Intolerable Acts
these acts closed the port to Boston, restricts town meetings, and tighten control to where they placed British soilders on AMerican territory to watch the colonies. It was placedafter the Boston Tea Party andlead to creatin the Continental Congress. -
First Continental Congress
This meeting was held in Philidelphia where many leaders met to decide what should be done to avoid the British Acts. The COngress decided to stop all commernce with the British until the Intolerable Acts were removed. -
Lexington And Concord
The colonies stored gunpowder at Concord so the went to get it. THey Met the Americans at COncord and another Battle happend. This is when the first shots of the revolution were fired and when it officaialy began. THis was the straw that broke the camels back. -
Shot Heard Round the World
As British soilders were passing along Concord, there was much confusion. No body planned to fire, but a colonist fired a shot and hte redcoats discharged killing eight Americans. This made people angry and blood thirsty to go to was and for American Victory. -
Second Continental Congress
A meeting in Philadelphia in which the continental army was put underneath George Washingtons lead. -
Olive Branch Petition
One last try for peace (Petition) by the Continental Congress with Britian before they went to war. -
Prohibitory Act
The Prohibitory Act declared the British intention to coerce Americans into submission and put an embargo on American goods while seizing American ships. This made colonists issue the Letters to Marque and they planned a rebelion against the goverment. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense, which said nonsense to monarchs rule of force. THis inspired Americans to break away from Britians oppresed goverment. -
Declaratory Act
Parliment declares its sovereignty over the colonies. THis eroded the colonists respect for imperal free holders in AMerica. -
Trenton
Hessian army crushed in Washingtons raid across the Deleware River. 900 british soilders died. The coloists were now able to have some ground clear of the British army. -
Saratoga
This was the turning point of the war. This was the first Battle in which the British surrenderd and convinced the French to join America as an ally. -
Germantown/ Valley Forge
The British entered Philidelphia as a counter attack and ended in American retreat and large numbers of loss. The British seized Philidelphia after these victories. -
Kings Mountain
This battle was fought in the back country. It was thne first battle that the British lost and gave the American colonists hope to beat the Brish in the revolution. -
Yorktown
This was the deciding battle Between the British vs the French and America. This town in pennsylvanina was where Corwaillis's army got trapped which lead to an AMerican victory that decided who won the revolution. -
Pennsylvania
The Quakers came to America in search of religous freedom. Their founder was William Penn. He was an ontropenuear, thus Pennsylvania was righ in goods and agriculture. -
Georiga
Georgia was founded to be a nuteral land between the Spanish and Carolina. People who owed debt and convicts found this place to be a sanctuary. -
Rhode Island
Rode Island was founded by colonists for religous freedom. Criminals, religous outcasts, and exilded people found refuege here including Roger Willimas and Anne Hutchison.
