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Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
He landed in America -
Mayflower Compact Signed
The compact was drafted to prevent dissent amongst Puritans and non-separatist Pilgrims who had landed at Plymouth -
Province of Maryland founded
Religious freedom for catholics -
1649 - Maryland Toleration Act
was a law mandating religious tolerance for trinitarian Christians. Passed on April 21, 1649 by the assembly of the Maryland colony, it was the second law requiring religious tolerance in the British North American colonies and created the first legal limitations on hate speech in the world. -
1697 - The War of the Grand Alliance,
known as King William's War in North America, ends with the Treaty of Ryswick -
The Iron Act
The Iron Act is passed by the English Parliament, limiting the growth of the iron industry in the American colonies to protect the English Iron industry. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act lowers the tax on molasses, but increases penalyies for smuggling, denying a jury trial to accused smugglers. -
The Sons of Liberty
In July, the Sons of Liberty, an underground organization opposed to the Stamp Act, is formed in a number of colonial towns. Its members use violence and intimidation to eventually force all of the British stamp agents to resign and also stop many American merchants from ordering British trade goods. -
Stamp Act
Passage of the Stamp Act results in riots and the formation of the Sons of Liberty. -
Passage of Townshend Act
Passage of Townshend acts leads to colonial nonimportantion agreements. -
THE BOSTON MASSACRE
THE BOSTON MASSACRE RESULTS IN GREATER SUPPORT FOR THE PATRIOTS, WHO USE NEWSPAPERS TO ADVANCE THEIR CAUSE -
PARLIAMENT
PARLIAMENT PASSES THE TEA ACT, LEADING TO THE BOSTON TEA PARTY IN DECEMBER. -
Coercive Acts
In March, an angry English Parliament passes the first of a series of Coercive Acts (called Intolerable Acts by Americans) in response to the rebellion in Massachusetts. The Boston Port Bill effectively shuts down all commercial shipping in Boston harbor until Massachusetts pays the taxes owed on the tea dumped in the harbor and also reimburses the East India Company for the loss of the tea. -
PORT
PARLIAMENT CLOSES THE PORT OF BOSTON; VIRGINIA CALLS FOR EVERY COLONY TO CREATE COMMITTEES OF CORRESPONDENCE -
Supreme court
The Supreme Court of Massachusetts abolishes slavery in that state. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris is signed by the United States and Great Britain. Congress will ratify the treaty on January 14, 1784. -
Americans
Americans suffer from post-war economic depression including a shortage of currency, high taxes, nagging creditors, farm foreclosures and bankruptcies -
Articles of Confedration
Rather than revise the Articles of Confederation, delegates at the constitutional convention vote to create an entirely new form of national government separated into three branches - the legislative, executive and judicial - thus dispersing power with checks and balances, and competing factions, as a measure of protection against tyranny by a controlling majority. -
Constitution
Delaware is the first of the nine states needed to ratify the Constitution. -
The Census Act
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 -
Thomas Jefferson
Principal author of the Declaration of Independence and the third President of the United States -
Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
Emperor of France who conquered most of Europe -
War of 1812
War of 1812: U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion -
Britian
British capture Washington, DC, and set fire to White House and Capitol -
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Ghent is signed, officially ending the war -
Missouri Compromise
In an effort to maintain the balance between free and slave states, Maine (formerly part of Massachusetts) is admitted as a free state so that Missouri can be admitted as a slave state; except for Missouri, slavery is prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase lands north of latitude 36°30' (March 3) -
Denmark Vessey
Denmark Vesey, an enslaved African American carpenter who had purchased his freedom, plans a slave revolt with the intent to lay siege on Charleston, South Carolina. The plot is discovered, and Vesey and 34 coconspirators are hanged. -
Public Railroad
Construction is begun on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, the first public railroad in the U.S. -
President Jackson
President Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, which authorizes the forced removal of Native Americans living in the eastern part of the country to lands west of the Mississippi River -
Nat Turner
Nat Turner, an enslaved African American preacher, leads the most significant slave uprising in American history. He and his band of about 80 followers launch a bloody, day-long rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia. -
Samuel F.B Morsse
Samuel F. B. Morse
Inventor and painter who built the first American telegraph around 1835 -
Trail of Tears
More than 15,000 Cherokee Indians are forced to march from Georgia to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. Approximately 4,000 die from starvation and disease along the “Trail of Tears.” -
Mexican war
Mexican War: U.S. declares war on Mexico in effort to gain California and other territory in Southwest -
James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield is inaugurated as the 20th president (March 4). He is shot (July 2) by Charles Guiteau in Washington, DC, and later dies from complications of his wounds in Elberon, N.J. (Sept. 19). -
Garfield's
Garfield's vice president, Chester Alan Arthur, succeeds him in office. -
Statue of Libety
Statue of Liberty is dedicated (Oct. 28). American Federation of Labor is organized (D -
Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison is inaugurated as the 23rd president (March 4). -
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is opened to settlers (April 22 -
NAWSA
National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) is founded, with Elizabeth Cady Stanton as president. -
ELLIS ISLAND
Ellis Island becomes chief immigration station of the U.S. -
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
Spanish-American War: USS Maine is blown up in Havana harbor (Feb. 15), prompting U.S. to declare war on Spain -
TREATY OF PARIS
Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War (Dec. 10); Spain gives up control of Cuba, which becomes an independent republic, and cedes Puerto Rico, Guam, and (for $20 million) the Philippines to the U.S. -
HAWAII
U.S. annexes Hawaii by an act of Congress -
"Bloody Sunday"
"Bloody Sunday" - Russian Revolution of 1905 -
NACCP
NACCP IS FOUNDED -
Chinese Revolution
Chinese revolution Starts -
Archduke Ferdinand
Archduke Ferdinand Assassinated -
Germans
Germans Use Poison Gas as a Weapon -
Russian Czar Nicholas II
Russian Czar Nicholas II and His Family are Killed -
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Versailles ends World War 1 -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman escapes from slavery and becomes one of the most effective and celebrated members of the Underground Railroad.
