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Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus' First Visit to the America's
This was the date that Christopher Columbus first landed in the America's. -
Jan 1, 1500
Indian Population decreases
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Jan 1, 1565
First European Settlement
The first European settlement in St. Augustine. -
First Indian Uprising
First Indian uprising in an English colony (Virginia). -
First Reservation
First Reservations, established by Puritans near New Haven, CT. -
French and English war.
French and English war, english defeated the French and took possession of entire Northeast by 1763. -
First Treaty
Continental Congress made first treaty with Indians (Delawares). -
US Constitution confirmed.
United States Constitution approved by the states; Indian rights reaffirmed. -
Indian Removal Act
Indian Removal Act passed by Congress; legalized removal of all Indians east of Mississippi to lands west of the river. -
Indians US citizens
All Indians declared citizens of U.S. -
Period: to
1942