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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus' departure to the New World
Christopher Columbus set out to the new world and found indians and some gold.HE also established a trading post called Navi Dad in the new world -
Period: Aug 3, 1492 to
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Oct 12, 1492
Landfall of Comlumbus
He landed hit land on October 12 1492 and stayed for a while.There was a 2nd,3rd,and 4th trip to the new world after he landed. -
Jun 7, 1494
Creation of the Treaty of Tordesillas
This treaty drew a line through South America. The eastern part belongs to Portuguese and the western part belongs to spain. -
May 2, 1497
Cabot
He was an Italian navigator who set out looking for the new world,but found and claimed Newfoundland. -
Mar 4, 1513
Ponce De Leon
Ponce De Leon set out to find the fountain of youth,but ended up exploring Florida. -
Land fall at mouth of Chesepeake
The Virginia Company set out ships to the South. When they landed at the mouth of Chesepeake they were attacked by indians. -
First Representative Government
This government was set up by the Virginia Company. They also set up Democracy, the House of Burgesses, and the Bicameral system. -
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The Great Migration
The Great Migration of the 1630s was made up of puritans who migrated from England to Massachusetts and the West Indies. -
Creation of the May Flower Compact
This compact was an agreement for government. It proposed that everyone gets together to meet. -
Founding of New York
Peter Minuit purchased the land from Native Americans and set up trading posts. -
Founding of Maryland
Maryland was a royal charter and a haven for catholics. -
Toleration Act of 1649
This act was passed to create religious tolereation to all Chriatian denominations. -
Founding of Pennsylvanis
William Penn was an englishman who knew the king and the king owed him a favor so he gave William land to pay off his debt.The land he gave him was Pennsylvania. -
Founding of Georgia
Georgia is named in the honor of KIng George the 2nd. It was founded by James Oglethorp. -
Proclamation Act of 1763
This act prohibited settlement west of the Appalachain Mountains. -
Sugar Act Of 1764
This act was made to raise money to pay off debt -
Stamp Act of 1765
This made any document/paper product be stamped and teaxed.This act was set up by the British Government and the colinists did not like it one bit. The Loyal Nine lead mmobs and protested the act. -
Quartering Act of 1765
People could be quartered anywhere at anytime. The colonists also had to be taxed more in order to pay for the quartering. -
Townsend Acts of 1767
Put taxes on tea,glass,lead,paper,paint,etc. They set up this act to get money and to put governors and judges on the British payroll. -
Townsend Acts Repealed
All of the Townsend acts were abloished and no more taxes on goods except for tea. -
Boston Massacre
Five people were shoat and killed in Boston by British troops. -
Tea Act of 1773
It's purpose was to give money to the British East Indie Company. It actually resulted in tea costing less than it did before the act. -
Boston tea PArty
The colonists dressed like inidans and went to dump the tea on ships into the Boston Harbor.(10,000lbs of tea) The purpose of this was to get the British to stop taxing them. -
Boston Port Act
The British closed to port in Boston and put British war ships in the harbor to keep other ships out. -
Quebec Act
This act extended the jurisdiction of the Ohio River Valley to the British. -
First Continental Congress Meeting
The Committees of Correspondence called for the Continental Congress to meet and discuss the colonies and the government. -
Suffolk Resolves
A declaration of war against Britain. This also urged people to arm themselves. -
Burr kills Hamilton
William Burr shot Hamilton ina duel that was caused by Burr losing the election and nnot getting New York. -
Non Intercourse Act
This agreement banned trade with England and France. It set up an embargo. -
The First Non-Intercourse Act
He set up this act and put a ban on trade with England and France. -
Erskin Agreement
This agreement was signed with England and it states that they will revoke their oders of council and the US will drop the embargo against them. -
Madison's propositon
Madison announced that Britain had six months to drop their order of coucil and British does not. -
Imposing a new act
Madison imposes a new Non Intrercourse Act with Britain. -
Declaration of war
On this date Madison called for war on England. The U.S was not well prpared for war with their lacking army and navy.The U.S also needed moneyto fight this war,but they didnt have any. -
Battle of lake Erie
Oliver Hazard Perry led his men to battle and lost about eighty percent of the soldiers, but they won the battle. -
Batle of Lake Thames
In this battle Timcumseh is killed and the Native American aliance is broken and the U.S gains control in the Northwest. -
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The U.S took on the Creek Indians in Alabama and the U.S was led by Andrew Jackson.The U.S wins the battle. -
Battle of Plattsburg
The army is led by Thomas McDonough and it results in a victory for the Americans. -
The Hartford Convention
They discussed sucession from the union and congress' power to declare war.They also thouhg that presidents should only be allowed on term and can not be from the same state for two consecutive election years. -
The Treaty of Ghent
Ended the War of 1812. The British were willing to stop fighting because they were tired of fighting with the United States and they wanted to get trade going again. -
Rush-Baggot Treaty
This treaty took military outposts off the Great Lakes and created the longests unarmed border in the world. -
Fisheries Convention
This treaty gave permission to fish in the Grand Banks.