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Jan 1, 600
Olmecs
Early hunters started using tools to hunt. -
Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Sailed from Spain trying to find the West Insies, but found America by mistake. -
Nov 22, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to find South America. -
Puritans
Wealthy Puritans decided to travel to America. There were a thousand colonists. -
Rhode Island and Connecticut Were Settled
Roger Williams fled to avoid prison and found Rhode Island. Thomas Hooker was a pastor and started a settlement in Connecticut. -
The Ohio Company Gets Land
King George II granted Great Britain 200,000 acres of land. -
The British Win the French and Indian War
The British won the final battle against the French. -
Proclamation of 1763
The British was trying to control the colonies by making new laws. -
Boston Tea Party
The colonists didn't like being taxed and decided to fight back. They threw barrels of tea off of British ships. -
The Second Continental Congress
This began in Philadelphia. John Hancock was chosen to be its president. -
Declaration of Independence
The 13 colonies considers themselves as free states. -
The Great Compromise
The House of Representitives and the Senate are created. The G.C. was a bill that became a law. -
The Constitution
The constitution was like a petition. The delagates signed it and hoped that states would accept it. -
The Luisiana Purchase
This is when the U.S. became even bigger and gained 15 new states. It was thanks to Congress. -
The Embargo Act
This meant that the U.S. couldn't trade with foreign nations. Countries were forbidden to trade with their enemies. -
Toltecs
They ruled a strong civilization in the Mexican highlands.
