1600-1876

  • Port- Royal Founded

    Samuel de champian founded Port-Royal in Acadia in 1605
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown was established and was the first settlement
  • Quebec Founded

    Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
  • First African slaves

    20 African Slaves were brought into Jamestown
  • Jesuits in new france

    settlement in new France was restricted to french catholics
  • King phillips war

    The last attempt by the Indians to drive out English settlers
  • Bacons Rebellion

    Rebellion of Virginia farmers over land
  • Pueblo Revolt

    The only successful native uprising against a colonizing power in North America
  • King Williams war

    Conflict between England and France
  • Salem Witch Trials

    People were accused of being witches and had no way to prove they weren't
  • First Great Awakening

    A period in time where spiritually and religious devotion were derived
  • Stono Rebellion

    Large slave uprising near the Stono River
  • French and Indian War

    War between Great Britain and France over land
  • The American Revolution

    13 of Great Britain's colonies in north America colonies threw off British rule to create the USA
  • Treaty of Paris

    Document that settled land problems
  • Proclamation of 1763

    British established the Appalachian mountains as the Eastern Continental Divide
  • Sugar Act

    A tax placed on sugar
  • Stamp Act

    Tax put on Paper products
  • Quartering Act

    Civilians had to let soldiers stay in there homes
  • George Washington

    George Washington was voted in as the first president
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    1800-1876

  • Marbury vs. Madison

    Establishment of Judicial Review
  • Louisiana Purchase

    The Louisiana Purchase was 15 million dollars worth of land, west of the Mississippi River, that France sold to America.
  • Jefferson

    Jefferson voted to be president for a second term
  • The Chesapeake Incident

    The British warship HMS Leopard boarded the American USS Chesapeake, which surrendered after firing only one shot.
  • End of Transatlantic Slave Trade

    Jefferson outlawed the importation of enslaved Africans to the U.S
  • War of 1812

    War between the United States and Great Britain
  • Star Spangled Banner

    Francis Scott Key wrote a song that eventually became the United States national anthem
  • The Treaty of Ghent

    Great Britain agreed to relinquish claims to the northwest territory. Both of the countries pledged to work towards ending the slave trade
  • The Battle of New Orleans

    Battle led by British troops and American troops led by General Andrew Jackson
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    The battle was fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This battle had the most casualties out of any battle