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Oct 12, 1492
Chirstopher Columbus
He dicoverd American -
English Founded Jamestown
Jamestown was a settlement in the Colony of Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. Established by the Virginia Company of London as "James Fort" on May 14, 1607 (O.S., May 24, 1607 N.S.), and considered permanent after brief abandonment in 1610, it followed several earlier failed attempts,... -
The Mayflower
1620 - November 9, the Mayflower ship lands at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, with 101 colonists. On November 11, the Mayflower Compact is signed by the 41 men, establishing a form of local government in which the colonists agree to abide by majority rule and to cooperate for the general good of the colony. The Compact sets the precedent for other colonies as they set up governments. -
John Lead the Puritan Migration
1630 - In March, John Winthrop leads a Puritan migration of 900 colonists to Massachusetts Bay, where he will serve as the first governor. In September, Boston is officially established and serves as the site of Winthrop's government. 1634 -
Hysteria Grips the Village of Salem
1692 - In May, hysteria grips the village of Salem, Massachusetts, as witchcraft suspects are arrested and imprisoned. A special court is then set up by the governor of Massachusetts. Between June and September, 150 persons are accused, with 20 persons, including 14 women, being executed. By October, the hysteria subsides, remaining prisoners are released and the special court is dissolved. -
The Collage of William and Mary
founded in Williamsburg Virgina -
The Royal African Trade Company
1696 - The Royal African Trade Company loses its slave trade monopoly, spurring colonists in New England to engage in slave trading for profit. In April, the Navigation Act of 1696 is passed by the English Parliament requiring colonial trade to be done exclusively via English built ships. The Act also expands the powers of colonial custom commissioners, including rights of forcible entry, and requires the posting of bonds on certain goods. -
The English Parliament
1699 - The English Parliament passes the Wool Act, protecting its own wool industry by limiting wool production in Ireland and forbidding the export of wool from the American colonies -
The Anglo Population
1700 - The Anglo population in the English colonies in America reaches 275,000, with Boston (pop. 7000) as the largest city, followed by New York (pop. 5000). -
massachusetts Passes
1700 - In June, Massachusetts passes a law ordering all Roman Catholic priests to leave the colony within three months, upon penalty of life imprisonment or execution. New York then passes a similar law. -
The Frech Establish
1701 - In July, The French establish a settlement at Detroit. In October, Yale College is founded in Connecticut. -
Queen Ann Ascends
1702 - In March, Queen Anne ascends the English throne. In May, England declares war on France after the death of the King of Spain, Charles II, to stop the union of France and Spain. This War of the Spanish Succession is called Queen Anne's War in the colonies, where the English and American colonists will battle the French, their Native American allies, and the Spanish for the next eleven years. -
benjamin Franklin
1706 - January 17, Benjamin Franklin is born in Boston. In November, South Carolina establishes the Anglican Church as its official church -
Hostilities Break
1711 - Hostilities break out between Native Americans and settlers in North Carolina after the massacre of settlers there. The conflict, known as the Tuscarora Indian War will last two years. -
The Carolina Colony
1712 - In May, the Carolina colony is officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina. In June, the Pennsylvania assembly bans the import of slaves into that colony. In Massachusetts, the first sperm whale is captured at sea by an American from Nantucket. -
Queen Ann
1713 - Queen Anne's War ends with the Treaty of Utrecht -
Tea
1714 - Tea is introduced for the first time into the American Colonies. In August, King George I ascends to the English throne, succeeding Queen Anne -
The First Group of black Salves
1716 - The first group of black slaves is brought to the Louisiana territory. -
New Orleans
founded by the french in North Americsn -
Massachustts Following
February 27, 1788 - In Massachusetts, following an incident in which free blacks were kidnapped and transported to the island of Martinique, the Massachusetts legislature declares the slavery trade illegal and provides for monetary damages to victims of kidnappings. -
Maryland
December 23, 1788 - Maryland proposes giving a 10 square-mile area along the Potomac River for the establishment of a federal town to be the new seat of the U.S. government. -
A Cenus Act
March 1, 1790 - A Census Act is passed by Congress. The first census, finished on Aug. 1, indicates a total population of nearly 4 million persons in the U.S. and western territories. African Americans make up 19 percent of the population, with 90 percent living in the South. Native Americans were not counted, although there were likely over 80 tribes with 150,000 persons. For white Americans, the average age is under 16. Most white families are large, with an average of eight children born. The -
Jefferson
1791 - February 15. Jefferson sends President George Washington, his Opinion of the Constitutionality of the Bill for Establishing a National Bank. Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton argues that the Constitution provides implied powers to establish a Bank. Jefferson disagrees, and he sees Hamilton's plans for a national bank, the development of manufactures, and other related financial policies as creating conditions for the accumulation of the kind of power and corruption identified with the -
Cotten Gin
1793 - Cotton Gin invented November 16. Jefferson writes to Eli Whitney, telling him that he approves of his efforts to win a patent for his cotton gin. Jefferson to Eli Whitney, November 16, 1793. -
Johns Adams
1796 - December 7. John Adams is elected second president of the U.S. Jefferson is elected vice president, having received the second largest number of electoral votes. -
Capital
June. The U. S. capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C -
The U.S Capital
1800 - June. The U. S. capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C. -
Margaret Fuller
May 23, 1810: Margaret Fuller, editor, writer, and feminist icon, was born in Massachusetts. -
John Jacab
June 23, 1810: John Jacob Astor formed the Pacific Fur Company. -
Third national census
Third national census records 7,239,881 people
John Jacob Astor founds the Pacific Fur Company. In 1811, this company establishes a trading post at Astoria at the mouth of the Oregon River. Astor loses this post during the War of 1812. -
Missouri Compromise
820 - Missouri Compromise, admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. Maine immediately gives right to vote and education to all male citizens. The compromise also prohibited slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase north of 36°30'N lat. (southern boundary of Missouri). The 36°30' proviso held until 1854, when the Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise. See map. -
Underground Railroad
1830 - “Underground Railroad” established -
penny postage
January 10, 1840: Penny postage was introduced in Britain. -
Queen Victoria
February 10, 1840: Queen Victoria of England married Prince Albert of Saxe Coburg-Gotha. -
the first postage stamp
May 1, 1840: The first postage stamps, Britain’s “Penny Black,” were issued. -
Comprosime of 1850
1850 – Compromise of 1850 admits California as free state but Fugitive Slave Law enacted.
Millard Fillmore elected President -
Severs Drought
1860 Severe drought leads to an exodus of 30,000 settlers from Kansas. -
Pony Express
1860 Pony Express rider Frank E. WebnerThe Pony Express completes its inaugural delivery, bringing mail over the 1,966 miles from St. Louis to Sacramento in 11 days. Organized by William H. Russell and Alexander Majors, the service depends on a string of 119 stations, about 12 miles apart, where the young riders -- "skinny, expert . . . willing to risk death daily" -- exchange horses to keep advancing at top speed. -
Lincoln elected
1860 Lincoln is elected President, pledging to pass homestead legislation and to oppose the spread of slavery. His victory provokes South Carolina to secede. -
15th Amendment
1870 - 15th Amendment Ratified, giving Blacks but not women the right to vote. -
Charles Dickens
June 9, 1870: Charles Dickens, British novelist, died at the age of 58. -
Naturalization Act
July 14, 1870 - Naturalization Act of 1870 Extends Naturalization to Former Slaves.The first Naturalization Act of 1790 limited the right of becoming a naturalized citizen to 'free white persons. Subsequent enactments, legislated during the course of the nineteenth century, all included this racial condition. After the Civil War, the Naturalization Act of 1870 extended the right of naturalization to former slaves, making aliens of African birth and persons of African descent also eligible. -
Hubble Space Telescope
Hubble Space Telescope launched during Space Shuttle Discovery mission. -
Iraq Invades Kuwait
Iraq invades Kuwait leading to the Gulf War. -
Nelson mandela Freed
1990, when he walked out of prison after 27 years behind bars. ... The government did not release photos of Mandela during his many years in -
Austrial Becoms a common wealth
Australia Becomes a Commonwealth (1901): After ten years of planning, the six colonies of Australia (Southern Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, and Western Australia) joined together in a federation to create the Commonwealth of Australia on January 1, 1901. -
Firsy Nobel Peces Prizes
First Nobel Prizes Awarded (1901): A pacifist at heart and an inventor by nature, Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel was the inventor of dynamite. Not wanting to go down in history for creating such a deadly device, Nobel created a will that left the bulk of his fortune to the establishment of five prizes (physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace). On December 10, 1901, five years after Alfred Nobel's death, the first five Nobel Prizes were awarded. -
Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts Established in U.S. -
Halley's Comet
Halley's Comet Makes an Appearance -
The Tango
The Tango Catches On -
Bubonic
Bubonic Plague in India -
First Commerical
First Commercial Radio Broadcast Aired -
Harlem
Harlem Renaissance Begins -
Leagus of Nation
League of Nations Established
