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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Discovered Amereica
Christopher Columbus set out on his expedition on August 3, 1492 & landed in American on October 12. -
Jan 1, 1519
Magallen circumnavigated the world.
He was only trying to find a secure way through which the Spanish ships could navigate to the Spice Islands. -
Start of theThe Jamestown Nightmare
140 people embarked on the journey to the new world. -
Virginia Company sends out 3 ships.
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Jamestown Settlement Established
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End of the Jamestown Nightmare.
By the end of the jorney only 100 out of 140 survived. -
First Settlers in NC
From West Indies. -
Jamestown shipwrecks.
The Jamestown shipwrecked off of the coast of Bermuda. Settlers died by the dozens. -
Begining of English Migration.
A larger number of Englishman began to move to areas such as New England, Chesapeake Bay area, and the West Indies. -
House of Burgesses
Established to function as a council, appointed by a royal governor. -
Begining of the Startving time.
the first winter in America. -
Mayflower Compact
To promise to write a constitution within five years ,establish freedom of religion, establish a new king, and to proclaim allegiance to the king. -
End of Starving time.
44 out of 102 people survived. -
First Thanksgiving.
First thanksgiving in the new world. although it wasnt like people imagine the first thanksgiving to be, -
Virgina Company
James I revokes charter of the bankrupt VA company. -
Roger Williams Exiled.
found guilty of new and dangerous opinion. exiled. and ran away to rhode island. -
The Pequot Wars
the pequots were a powerful tribe. the war was over land. -
West New Jersey sold.
Sold to quakers. -
Start of King Phillips War
Only hope for MA to resist was to unite. -
Bacon's Rebellion
led to 1000 virginian's in a rebellion against governor berkley. -
Delaware Assembly
Delaware granted it's own assembly. -
French and Indian Wars (start)
Ohio rvr Valley -
French & Indian Wars (End)
resulted in english debt -
Georgia Founded
last of the 13 colonies. -
Lord Dunmore's War
Sawnee were attacked. -
American Rev lutionary war
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Declaration of Independandce
Passed. -
Battle of Saratoga
brings abuot the french alliance. -
Philidelphia
captured by british under Howe's command -
End of Revolutionary war
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France declares war on England
We (USA) are neutral. -
Barbary Pirates
They messed with US trade ships.
US paid $1 million so the pirates would stop messing with our ships. -
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Mad Anthony Wayne beatsup on indians. -
Jay's Treaty
Implimented the Treaty of Paris, which had previously been ignored. -
Pinckney's Treaty
To secure the right of deposit to the port of New Orleans. -
Greenville
US paid 12 indian tribes $20k for ohio area. -
John Adams takes office.
"A government of laws, and not men." (Federalist.) -
Problems with France
Undeclared naval war begins.
300 US ships ceased by French. -
End of undeclared war with France.
led to US making the navy its own seperate army/ military. -
Convention of 1800
Decided to void French Alliance.
Established a commerical treaty with France. -
Thomas Jefferson takes office.
He was humble. He thought of himself as ust another man doing his job. -
Pirates Surrender
1st foreign military victory fo US. -
Continental System (France Trade)
It is illegal for anyone in the world to trade with Britian. -
Orders Of Council
Great Britains trade. All trading must go through Britian. -
James Madison takes office
"A well-instructed people alone can be permanantly a free people." Served two terms. Left office in 1817.