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Period: 100 to
mayan empire
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455
Hu Shen
Chinese monk Hu Shen may have discovered America. -
530
St Brendan
Irish monk St Brendan the navigator may have discovered America -
Dec 1, 1000
The Norse
Lief Erickson did land in New Finland -
Dec 1, 1000
Polynesians
Polynesians may have landed in South America. -
Dec 16, 1009
The Norse leave America
In 1003, Leif Ericcson's brother Thorvald attacks the Native Americans; and is victorious but dies in the battle. For 6 more years the Vikings try to survive the Native American attacks. Finally in 1009 the Vikings are badly defeated and they leave -
Dec 15, 1100
Aztec Empire
Aztec Empire founded -
Period: Dec 16, 1100 to Dec 16, 1521
aztec empire
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Dec 15, 1150
Prince Madoc
Price Madoc of Wales may have landed in America -
Dec 15, 1421
Zheng He
Zheng He may have landed in america -
Period: Oct 12, 1492 to
age of european colonization
from the time colombus set eyes on america in 1492 europe tried to grab parts of america in 1823 president james monroe signed the monroe doctrine forbidding european nation to colonize america thus the age of coloni zation ended. -
Dec 15, 1492
Columbus
Columbus lands near Cuba. -
Dec 15, 1521
Aztecs
Aztec Empire ends since it is destroyed by Cortez. -
Dec 15, 1537
Incas
Inca Empire ends since it is destroyed by Pizzaro. -
Dec 16, 1545
St.Augustine
In 1545 the Spanish build the first permanent settlement in the Americas. -
Roanoke
Colony of Roanoke disappears. -
Jamestown
Jamestown was founded. -
First boatload of Africans arrive in Jamestown
First boatload of Africans arrive in Jamestown -
First elected lawmakers
House of Burgesses founded. -
Pilgrims
Pilgrims land in Plymouth -
New Hampshire founded
Founded by John Mason -
Puritans
Puritans land in New England -
Connecticut
Founded by Thomas Hooker. -
Maryland
Founded by Cecilius Calvert -
Rhode Island
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island. -
Harvard College
Puritans founded Harvard. -
Delaware
Founded by Peter Minuit -
School Law passes
Everyone in town had to pay for the education of all kids. -
Charles I beheaded
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bacons rebellion
nathaniel bacon hated indians he wanted to drive all of them OUT of virginia. -
Pennsylvania
Founded by William Penn -
Blackbeard
Blackbeard dies in a duel with Lt. Robert Maynard -
Braddock is defeated at Fort Duquesne
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Fall of Louisbourg
Genl Jeffrey Amherst captures Louisbourg -
English win Battle of Quebec
Genl Wolfe and Genl Montcalm killed -
Treaty of Paris
End of French and Indian War -
Proclamation Line passed in England
No settlers allowed past west of the Appalachian mountains. -
Stamp Act
All paper materials (playing cards, envelopes, stamps etc.) were taxed -
Boston Massacre
Five people including Crispus Atticks killed by the British troops. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
British attempt to steal American ammunition and arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams. British win the battle. -
Battle of Bunker/Breeds Hill
British win the battle but suffer double the American losses -
Declaration of Independence signed
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Battle of Trenton
British begin to hire german mercenaries called "hessians". in chrismas 1776 commander in chief Washington surprises the hessians in Trenton, New Jersey. -
Battle of Saratoga
British General John Burgoyne planned to cut off the colonies by marching through new york american general horatio gates defeated him near saratoga therefore ending the campain -
Battle of Monmouth
General Washington fights the british general sir henry clinton near monmouth new jersey. -
defeat at charleston
in 1780 american general benjamin lincoln surrenders at charleston. The americans worst defeat in the war -
Yorktown
British General Lord Cornwallis surrenders in 1781 last major battle of the war -
Mayans
Mayan Empire falls.
