-
Dutch Deliver First Slaves to Virgina
-
The Province of Carolina was an English and later British colony of North America. Sir Robert Heath, attorney-general of King Charles I of England, was granted the Cape Fear region of America, incorporated as the Province of Carolina, in Heath wanted the land for French Huguenots, but when Charles restricted use of the land to members of the Church of England, Heath assigned his grant to George, Lord Berkeley.[2]The division between the northern and southern governments became complete.
-
King Charles II established the colony of Carolina and grant the territory to eight loyal supports
-
The Royal Africa Company is given a monopoly in the English slave trade.
-
King James II begins consolidating the colonies of New England into a single Dominion depriving colonists of their local political rights and independence. Legislatures are dissolved and the King's representatives assume all of the judicial and legislative power
-
In December, King James II of England flees to France after being deposed by influential English leaders.
-
The worlds largest earthquake occured along the west coast of North America
-
The Province of East Jersey, along with the Province of West Jersey, was one of two distinct political divisions that made up what is now the U.S. state of New Jersey between 1674 and 1702. The two provinces were amalgamated in 1702. East Jersey's capital was located at Perth Amboy. Determination of an exact location for a border between West Jersey and East Jersey was often a matter of dispute.
-
The Yamasee War was a conflict between British settlers of colonial South Carolina and various Native American Indian tribes, including the Yamasee, Muscogee, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Catawba, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Yuchi, Savannah River Shawnee, Congaree, Waxhaw, Pee Dee, Cape Fear, Cheraw, and others. Some of the Native American Indian groups played a minor role while others launched attacks throughout South Carolina in an attempt to destroy the colony.
-
In May, the Carolina colony is officially divided into North Carolina and South Carolina.
-
Queen Anne's War ends with the Treaty of Utrecht
-
Geoge Whitefield
-
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 Province of Carolina was an English and later British colony of North America. Sir Robert Heath, attorney-general of King Charles I of England, was granted the Cape Fear region of America, incorporated as the Province of Carolina, in 1629.[1] Heath wanted the land for French Huguenots, but when Charles restricted use of the land to members of the Church of England, Heath assigned his grant to George, Lord Berkeley.[2]The division between the northern and southern governments became complete.
-
George Washington Is Born.
-
The American Philosophy Society is founded in Philadelphia by Ben Franklyn and his associates.
-
1755 - In February, English General Edward Braddock arrives in Virginia with two regiments of English troops. Gen. Braddock assumes the post of commander in chief of all English forces in America. In April, Gen. Braddock and Lt. Col. George Washington set out with nearly 2000 men to battle the French in the Ohio territory. In July, a force of about 900 French and Indians defeat those English forces. Braddock is mortally wounded. Massachusetts Governor William Shirley then becomes the new command
-
England declares war on France as the French and Indian war in the colonies now spread to Europe.
-
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.
-
Abraham Lincoln elected 16th president of the U.S
-
Civil War begins when Confederates fire on Fort Sumter
-
The Czar persecuts jews in Russia
-
William LeBaron jenney designed the home insurance company buliding in Chicago
-
Jane Addams founds Hull House in Chicago to help immigrant
-
First canandian transcontineal railroad is completed
-
Rural to urban migrants moved to ccities
-
Russia last Czar Nicholas II begins his region
-
John Shippen became the first black professional golfer when he participated in a tournament in England.
-
Boer War breaks out in southern africa
-
The first foolproof vacuum cleaner is invented in englands
-
Republican He was McKinley's Vice President who got elected after he finished McKinley's term.
-
Republican who was assassinated shortly after election
-
fought for an improvement in working conditions
-
a black civil rights organization that was founded by W.E.B DuBois
-
to regulate the sale of drugs
-
to regulate the meat industry
-
Take me out to the ball game was invented
-
Republican
-
The Mexican revolution begins
-
has 5 points
-
Case which involved a case that violated the terms of order, restraining labor unions from boycotts
-
The federal government created to deal with air pollution and to make health standards for cities.
-
Democrat
-
World War I Begins
-
German invades Belgium
-
a major victory against Grandfather clauses because they found literacy tests to be unconstitutional
-
African Americans move north and west
-
Upheld the Espionage Act of 1917 and concluded that the defendant did not have freedom of speech against the draft of WWI.
-
Case resolved and implemented the Migratory Bird Act of 1918.
-
Emergency Quota Act of 1921
-
Adkins v. Children’s Hospital Teapot Dome Scandal Harding dies; Coolidge assumes presidency
