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Nov 9, 1492
columbus lands in the new world
in 1492 christoffer columbus lands in the new world he thinks he has landed in the indies and comes in search of the roumered gold and spises of the idies. -
Nov 10, 1492
spainsh empior
the spainish empior started in 1492 when christoffer columbus planted the spainish flag on an island outside south america after this the spainsh spred through out the new world. -
Nov 22, 1492
start of the columbian exchange
in 1492 columbus landed in the new world and as a result of this many thing were brought to europe witch improve eurpeans diet and there was also alot brought from europe to the new world -
Nov 14, 1534
new france
jacques cartier was sent to the new world in 1534 to find gold and claim land. but he could not find gold but he did find beavers. which was good because beaver skin hat were popular in europe -
james town
james town was established in 1607 by john cabot how was sent for england to claim land in the new world. this setlement was started in an area which the engish thought was perfect but it was serounded by a powerful native tribe and in a swamp. -
new netherlands
new netherlands was started by peter stuyversant peter hudson. he discovered the hudson river and claimed it for the netherlands. but new amsterdam was taken by the english because the dutch gun powder was damp. the engish renamed it new york -
Massachusetts
Massachusetts is one of the new england colonies and has wounderful beaches and bueatiful pastureas. the weather is great to with sworm summers and cold winters. -
proclamation of 1763
the king passed a law that said the the colonist were not aloud to travel beond the applations (a mountain range). the aera where the colonist were now was getting very crowded -
The Stamp Act
the king made a law were the colonist had to buy stamps for every peice of paper that they bought. this incuded playing cards news papers and all other paper products. -
Quartering Act
this act forced the colonists to house the british solders. they also had to fead them and brovide them with any other needs. -
Townshend Act
the townshend act was were had to pay tax on all goods imported from britain. so the colonists boycoted all british goods -
the Tea Act
the king made a law so that the colonists could only buy british te. the colonists were not very happy about this, this led to the boston tea party -
slavery
slavery upset the northerners because they saw aficans as people not proberty but congress could not get rid of slavery because the number slave and free states and the same -
uncle toms cabin
(upset the southerners) because it turn many people against slavery there for its was seen as a evil book in the south. -
fugutive slaves
upset the southerners because many of there slaves were runing away and the northerners werent doing enough to return them -
fugitive slavers
this also upset the northerner who were against returning them and did not like the law that said they had to return run away slaves, most northerners did not folow this law and helped slave escape
