College History I

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/01/1492	Treaty of Tordesillas	Spain secured its claim by the Treaty of Tordesillas. It divided the New World with Portugal.
10/12/1492	Fouding of the New World	Christopher Columbus and his crew sighted an island in the Bahamas after 6 weeks at sea.
01/01/1493	Columbus returns to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola	Columbs returns to the island with 17 ships loaded with twelve hundred men along with cattle, swine, and horses.
01/01/1519	Hernan Cortes set sail from Cuba and landed in Vera Cruz	Hernan Cortes set sail with 11 ships filled with men and fresh horses. He landed in present day Vera Cruz.
06/30/1520	The Aztecs attacked the Spanish	The Aztecs attacked the Spanish on what was known the 'nochte trsite' or the sad night. They drove the Spanish down the causeways from Tenochtitlan.
08/13/1521	Hernan Cortes laid seige to the Aztec city	Hernan Cortes laid seige to the Aztec city after the Aztecs attacked the Spanish. The city was then surrendered.
01/01/1532	Francisco Pizarro crushed the Incas	Francisco fought the Incas of Peru. He added a hoard of 'booty' to Spanish coffers.
01/01/1585	Sir Walter Raleigh's expedition landed	Sir Walter Raleigh landed on North Carolina's Roanoke Island
01/01/1599	The Battle of Acoma	Don Juan de Onate led the Spaniards and abused the Pueblo peoples. In the Battle of Acoma, the Spaniards severed one foot from each survivor.
05/24/1607	English settlers named the land Jamestown	The Virginia Comany's ships landed. The location they chose to disembark was on the banks of the James River. Therefore, they named the land Jamestown.
12/01/1607	Captain John Smith was kidnapped	Smith was subjected to a mock execution by Powhatan. Pocahontas, Powhatan's daughter, saved Captain Smith by putting her head between Smith's and the war clubs.
01/01/1614	The First Angelo-Powhatan War was ended by a peace treaty	A peace treaty ended the First Angelo-Powhatan War. It was done by the marriage of Pocahontas and the colonist John Rolfe.
01/01/1619	A Dutch warship appeared off Jamestown	A Duth warship appeared off Jamestown. The warship sold about 20 Africans. This transaction planted the seeds of the North American slave system.
01/01/1634	Founding of Maryland	Lord Baltimore founded Maryland. It was the fourth English colony to be planted.
01/01/1646	Peace treaty of 1646	The peace treaty of 1646 refused to accept any hope of assimilating the native people into a Virginian scoiety. Also they were not allowed to coexist with them.
01/01/1670	English settlers arrive in Carolina	A group of English settlers from Barbados arrive in Carolina. They brough a few African slaves with them. They also brought the Barbados slave code with them.
01/01/1707	Savannah Indians migrate to Maryland and Pennsylvania	The Savannah Indians ended alliance with the Carolinians and mirgrated. The new colony under William Penn promised better relations between whites and Indians.
01/01/1712	North Carolina officially separated from South Carolina	North and South Carolina were officially separated. Each segement then became a royal colony.
02/12/1733	The Founding of Georgia	Georgia was formally founded in 1733. Georgia was the last of the thirteen colonies to be planted.
12/01/1734	The Great Awakening	The Great Awakening religious revival movement began in Massachusets. It lasted 10 years and eventually spread to all the American colonies.
09/29/1739	England declares war on Spain	England declares war on Spain. Hostilities break out between Florida Spaniards and Georgia and South Carolina colonists.
09/30/1739	The War of Jenkin's Ear	The War of Jenkin's Ear broke out between the British and the Spaniards. It took place around the Caribbean Sea and Georgia.
09/01/1740	The War of the Austrian Succession begins	The War of the Austrian Succession begins due to the death of Emperor Charles VI. It results in France and Spain allied against England. It is known as King George's War in the American colonies.
09/29/1740	Fifty black slaves were hanged in Charleston, South Carolina	Fifty black slaves were hanged in Charleston, South Carolina. This was because plans for another revolt were revealed.
09/29/1741	Peter the Great sponsors expedition by Vitus Bering	Peter the Great, a Russian Tsar, sponsors an expedition by Vitus Bering to explore the coast of Alaska.
09/29/1743	The American Philosophical Society is founded	The American Philosophical Society is founded. Ben Franklin and his associates were the founders.
09/29/1750	The Iron Act was passed by English Parliament	The Iron Act was passed and it limited the growth of the iron industry in America to protect Englands iron industry.
09/29/1751	The Currency Act was passed	The Currency Act was passed by the English Parliament. It banned the issuing of paper money by the New England colonies
09/29/1752	First general hospital	The first general hospital was founded in Philadelphia
09/29/1753	Benjamin Franklin and William Hunter are appointed as Postmasters general	Ben Franklin and William Hunter are appointed as Postmasters general in the American colonies.
09/30/1754	British government summoned an intercolonial congress	British government summoned an intercolonial congress to Albany, New York. The purpose was for the scalping knives of the Iroquois tribes to keep loyal to the British in the spreading war.
09/29/1756	England declares war on France	England declares war on France. The French and Indian War starts to spread to Europe.
06/28/1757	William Pitt becomes Secretary of State	William Pitt becomes Secretary of State. He also established a policy of unlimited warfare and escalated the French and Indian War.
07/29/1758	Devastating defeat for English forces	A devastating defeat for English forces occurs in Lake George, New York. They were defeated by the French forces and nearly 2,000 of their men were lost.
09/29/1758	First Indian Reservation	The first Indian reservation in America was founded in New Jersey. There were 3,000 acres of land.
09/30/1759	The Battle of Quebec	The Battle of Quebec ranks as one of the most significant engagements in British and American history.
05/01/1763	The Ottawa Native Americans begin warfare	The Ottawa Native Americans begin warfare against the British. The leader of this was Chief Pontiac
09/29/1763	The French and Indian War ends	The French and Indian War ended with the Treaty of Paris. The was was also known as the Seven Year's War.
09/30/1763	The Proclamation of 1763	The Proclamation of 1763 was signed by King George III of England. It prohibits English settlements west of the Appalachian mountains and requires the ones already living there to move east.
03/22/1765	Stamp Act was passed	The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament to pay for British troops.
03/24/1765	The Quartering Act	The Quartering Act was passed and it required colonists to house and feed British troops.
07/19/1765	The Sons of Liberty	The Sons of Liberty were formed. They are a secret organization opposing the Stamp Act.
03/18/1766	Declaratory Act is passed	The Declaratory Act is passed. It asserted the British right to make laws binding on the colonies
06/19/1767	The Townshend Acts were passed	The Townshend Acts were passed and it imposed taxes on imports.
01/01/1769	Spanish missionaries founded the first of 21 missions	Spanish missionaries led by Father Junipero Serra founded the first 21 missions at San Diego. They then were devoted to Christianize the 300,000 native Californians.
03/19/1770	The Boston Massacre	The Boston Massacre occured. Four workers were shot by British troops in Boston
05/10/1773	The Tea Act	The Tea Act added a 3 cent tax to tea imports. This gave the British East India Company a virutal tea monopoly,
11/30/1773	Thomas Hutchinson orders to make sure taxes are paid on the tea	Thomas Hutchinson, the Royal Governor of Massachusettes, ordered habor officials not to let the ships sail out without paying the tea tax.
06/15/1775	George Washington	George Washington was appointed gerneral and commander-in-chief of the new Continental Army
11/15/1777	Articles of Confederation	The Articles of Confederation is signed. Congress has sole authority of the new national government.
11/15/1777	Articles of Confederation	Congress is made sole authority of the new national government.
02/06/1778	France signs a treaty of alliance with the U.S.	France signs a treaty of alliance with the U.S. and the American Revolution soon becomes a world war.
06/27/1778	Battle of Monmouth	In New Jersey, the Battle of Monmouth occurs. Washington's and Clinton's troops fight to a standoff.
08/14/1779	Peace plan is approved by Congress.	A Peace Plan is approved by Congress. It stipulates independence and the evacuation of Britain from America
09/27/1779	John Adams	John Adams is appointed to negotiate peace with with England
06/11/1780	Massachusetts constitution is endorsed.	A new Massachusetts constitution is endorsed. It says that "all men are born free and equal". This also includes black slaves.
09/06/1781	Benedict Arnold	Benedict Arnold leads troops that burn downt the port of New London, Connecticut
10/19/1781	British Army surrenders at Yorktown	The British Army surrenders at Yorktown and this is very devastating for the British.
08/27/1782	Battle at Combahee River	The Battle at Combahee River marks the last fighting between American and British forces.
11/10/1782	Final battle of the Revolutionary War	The final battle of the Revolutionary War happened when Americans retaliated. They attacked a Shawnee village in Ohio,
02/04/1783	End to hostilities in America	England declares and end to the hostilities in America officially.
07/08/1783	Massachusetts abolishes slavery	The Supreme Court of Massachusetts abolishes slavery in Massachusetts.
09/03/1783	Treaty of Paris	The Treaty of Paris is signed by Great Britain and the United States
01/14/1784	The Treaty of Paris	The Treaty of Paris is signed by U.S. and Great Britain
01/24/1786	Shays' Rebellion	Shays' Rebellion in Massachusetts forcibly closes court systems
07/13/1787	Northwest Ordinance	The Northwest Ordinance was adopted by Continental Congress
01/24/1789	George Washington	George Washington became the first president of the U.S.
01/24/1789	Bill of Rights	The Bill of Rights was ratified
01/24/1789	The Judiciary Act	The Judiciary Act specifies the number of Federal Courts and judges
01/24/1793	The cotton gin	The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney
01/24/1795	Vermont and Kentucky	Vermont and Kentucky were admitted to the U.S.
01/24/1795	Pinckney's Treaty	Pinckney's Treaty with Spain opens navagation on the Mississippi River.
01/24/1796	Washington's Farewell Address	Washington retires and he gives his Farewell Address to the nation
01/25/1799	French Revolution Ends	The French Revolution ends and Napolean becomes ruler of France.
01/24/1801	John Marshall	John Marshall was appointed Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
01/25/1801	Tripolitan War	The Tripolitan War begins, and ended in 1805.
01/24/1804	Lewis and Clark	Meriwether Lewis and Willaim Clark explored the Louisiana territory
12/22/1807	Embargo Act	The Embargo Act forbids American ships to leave American waters
03/01/1809	Non-Intercourse Act	The Non-Intercourse Act repeals the Embargo Act , but it didn't work
12/24/1814	Treaty of Ghent	The Treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812
01/08/1815	Andrew Jackson defeats British	Andrew Jackson defeats British at New Orleans, after the war ends
04/10/1816	Second Bank of the U.S.	Second Band of the United States was chartered on April 10, 1818.
03/12/1817	The Erie Canal	Construction begins on the Erie Canal in New York
03/12/1818	Anglo-American Convention	The Anglo-American Convention fixed the 49th parallel as the border with Canada.
03/12/1819	Treaty of Saginaw	Indians give up one sixth of Michigan
03/12/1820	The Missouri Compromise	The Missouri Compromise forbids slavery above 36 degrees 30 minutes latitude
03/12/1821	Michael Faraday	Michael Faraday discovered the electromagnetic rotation.
03/12/1822	Stephen Austin	Stephen Austin founded the colony in Texas.
03/12/1824	John Quincy Adams elected as president	The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as president.
04/14/1828	The "American Dictionary of English Language"	Noah Webster publishes the "American Dictionary of English Language".
03/12/1830	The Indian Removal Act	The Indian Removal Act moved eastern Indians west of the Mississippi.
03/12/1830	Joseph Smith	Joseph Smith founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
03/12/1831	Nat Turner	Nat Turner leads slave revolt at Southhampton
03/12/1832	Jackson vetoes the rechartering of the Second Bank	Jackson vetoes the rechartering of the Second Bank, causing the birth of the Whig Party.
03/12/1832	Lincoln enlists in the Illinois militia	Abe Lincoln enlists in the Illinois militia to help fight the Sauk and Fox Indians
03/06/1836	The Alamo	6000 Mexicans defeat 190 Americans in 12 days
05/21/1837	Panic of 1837	Depression starts to begin with the Panic of 1837
03/12/1838	The Trail of Tears	The Trail of Tears is when thousands of Indians were forced from their homes and died.
03/12/1838	Osceola dies in prison	Osceola dies in prison after being tricked by a false white flag.
03/12/1839	The Railway Express Company	The Railway Express Company was founded in Boston
03/12/1839	Samuel F.B. Morse	Samuel F.B. Morse designs improved electromagnetic telegraph.
03/04/1841	William Henry Harrison	William Henry Harrison takes oath on March 4th as 9th president.
05/21/1841	Fort Ross	Russia sells Fort Ross in California to John Sutter
08/09/1842	Webster-Ashburton Treaty	The Webster-Ashburton Treaty defines the Candian-U.S. frontier.
05/21/1844	Samuel Morse	Samuel Morse sends first telegraph message from Washington to Baltimore.
03/04/1845	James Polk	James Polk takes oath on March 4th and becomes the 11th president.
05/21/1845	The U.S. Naval Academy	The U.S. Naval Academy opens at Annapolis, Maryland
05/21/1845	Texas is annexed	Texas is annexed and the war with Mexico is followed
05/21/1845	Santa Anna	Santa Anna's presidency is overthrown in Mexico
05/21/1846	The Liberty Bell	The large crack in the liberty bell gets too bad to permit ringing anymore
05/21/1848	Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo	The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was created
05/21/1850	Compromise of 1850	The Compromise of 1850 admits California as a free state
05/21/1852	Uncle Tom's Cabin	Uncle Tom's Cabin was published
05/21/1853	President Fillmore dies	President Fillmore dies and is succeeded by Franklin Pierce
05/21/1853	Gadsden Treaty	America and Mexico sign the Gadsden Treaty.
05/21/1857	Dred-Scott Decision	The Dred-Scott slavery case took place.
05/21/1859	John Brown	John Brown raids Harper's Ferry in Virginia
03/04/1861	President Lincoln	Lincoln was inaugurated
04/12/1861	Fort Sumter	Fort Sumter was fired on
07/21/1861	First Battle of Bull Run	The Union loses the First Battle of Bull Run