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Aug 3, 1492
Sailing the Ocean
Columbus set sail for the ocean blue
On this date Columbus sailed the ocean trying to find new land that on one really knew of, he died never knowing what great accomplishments he did make, He had discovered for Europe the New World, whose riches over the next century would help make Spain the wealthiest and most powerful nation on earth. -
Oct 2, 1492
Columbia Exchange
The Colombian Exchange
Around this time of Columbus sailing the ocean is when this happened, the Columbian exchange is when they would trade food for food or animals for food or trade something for something. It was like a big triangle trading. -
Jamestown Colony
A group of roughly 100 members of a joint venture called the Virginia Company founded the first permanent English settlement in North America on the banks of the James River. Tobacco was the first profitable export that they had. -
Plymouth Colony
Around 100 English men and women,many of them members of the English Separatist Church,set sail for the New World aboard the Mayflower, a three-masted merchant ship. The ship landed on the shores of Cape Cod, in present-day Massachusetts, two months later, and in late December anchored at Plymouth Rock, where they would form the first permanent settlement of Europeans in New England. -
Salem witch trials
The Salem Witch Trials went from spring of 1692-1693 and during this time several girls in the town accused a west Indian slave women named Tituba of witchcraft. At least 20 people were executed during this time. If they drowned you were not a witch and if you survived them trying to drowned you then you weren't a witch. -
King George's War
The warm-up to the French and Indian War between France and England, also fought for domination over North America. Ends with the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle and no clear victor. -
The first battle
Washington defeats the French in a surprise attack. His troops retreat to Great Meadows and build Fort Necessity.Historians say the battle is the start of the French and Indian War, which lasted until 1763. During this war only one of Washington's men were killed. -
Declarations of War
Great Britain declares war on France. France declares war on Great Britain. This made a huge impact for the world because -
Quebec
The British win the decisive Battle of Quebec. a worldwide conflict known in the United States as the French and Indian War, the British under General James Wolfe achieved a dramatic victory when they scaled the cliffs over the city of Quebec, defeating the French.French expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought France into armed conflict with the British colonies. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris not only recognized that the thirteen colonies were free, sovereign, and independent, it also established the boundaries between the United States and Britains remaining North American colony in what is now Canada, granted important fishing rights to U.S. -
Smallpox
The smallpox's was a very ferocious disease. it killed a lot of people during this time, it took them a while to get a cure for the sickness. it impacted the world during this time because it killed off so many people and killed off the soldiers. and there was nothing they could do about it. -
Sugar Act
Act that put a three-cent tax on foreign refined sugar and increased taxes on coffee, indigo, and certain kinds of wine. It banned importation of rum and French wines. These taxes affected only a certain part of the population, but the affected merchants were very vocal. Besides, the taxes were raised without the consent of the colonists. This was one of the first instances in which colonists wanted a say in how much they were taxed -
Stamp Act
First direct British tax on American colonists. Instituted in November, 1765. Every newspaper, pamphlet, and other public and legal document had to have a Stamp, or British seal, on it. The Stamp, of course, cost money. The colonists didn't think they should have to pay for something they had been doing for free for many years, and they responded in force. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest that happened in 1773. A group of Massachusetts colonist disguised as Mohawk Indians and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor. Patriot leader Samuel Adams organized the "tea Party" -
The First wave of Immigration
Groups of immigrants came for a variety of religious, political, and economic reasons.Starvation, disease, and shipwreck killed 1 in 10 of those immigrants who set sail for America before they even set foot on land.English settlers comprised 60 percent of the U.S. citizenry in 1790. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey rebellion was a tax protest in the United states in the beginning of 1791, during the presidency of George Washington. the so called Whiskey tax was the first tax imposed in a domestic product by the newly federal government. -
Slavery in American
Slavery in American began in the the early 17th centenary and continued to go on for the next 250 years by the colonies and states. They mostly worked with tobacco crops and later the cotton gin when it was invented. They used slaves to do the "dirty work" or the work that the owners of the slaves didn't want to do. The slaves did get paid, but very little did they. no matter how hard they would work they all got paid the same amount. -
XYZ affair
Was a political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the administration of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France that led to an undeclared war called the Quasi-War.In 1793, France went to war with Great Britain while America remained neutral. Late the following year, the United States and Britain signed the Jay Treaty, which resolved several longstanding issues between those two nations. -
Cotton Gin
In 1794 inventor Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin, a machine that revolutionized the production of cotton by greatly speeding up the process of removing seeds from cotton fiber. By the mid-19th century, cotton had become America’s leading export. Despite its success, the gin made little money for Whitney. -
Washington farewell address
it was a 32 page hand written document. which urged Americans to avoid excessive political party spirit and geographical distinctions. In foreign affairs, he warned against long-term alliances with other nations. The address was printed in Philadelphia's American Daily Advertiser -
Louisianan purchase
The United States purchased approximately 828,000,000 square mile of land from France. This land stretched from the Mississippi River in east to the Rocky Mountains. in 1763 the French would use the river to transport goods and supplies during the French and Indian war. The Louisianan Purchase was on of Thomas Jefferson greatest achievements. -
Lewis and Clark expedition
Also called the Corps of Discovery expedition, which was the first American expedition to what is now known as western portion of the United States. Lewis and Clark leaves St. Louis, Missouri on a mission to explore the Northwest.After passing through the dangerous rapids of the Clear water and Snake rivers in canoes, the explorers reached the calm of the Columbia River, which led them to the sea. on November 8th in 1805 the expedition reached the Pacific ocean. -
War of 1812
The United States took on the greatest naval power in the world.The war of 1812 was a big impact on the younger country's future.United States suffered many costly defeats at the hands of British, Canadian and Native American troops over the course of time during the War of 1812. Including the capture and burning of the Nation capital in august 1812. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe doctrine is best known the United States policy toward the western Hemisphere. Was first set out in a speech by President James Monroe on December 2, 1823. The ideas are grounded in much earlier thinking, such as the "Farewell Address" of George Washington, also was a U.S. foreign policy. It stated that further efforts by European nations to colonize land or interfere with states in North or South America would be viewed as acts of aggression, requiring U.S. intervention. -
Underground Railroad
The underground railroad got its name because its activities had to be carried out in secret. the 'Underground railroad" extended through 14 northern states and the promise land of Canada beyond the reach of fugitive slave hunters. that would just use them for no good. Harriet Tubman was a major lady in this, she was a former slave. The South lost at least 100,000 slaves between 1810 and 1850. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny is a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. This attitude helped fuel western settlement, Native American removal and war with Mexico. -
Mexican War
The Mexican-American War marked the first U.S. armed conflict chiefly fought on foreign soil. It pitted a politically divided and militarily unprepared Mexico against the expansionist-minded administration of U.S. believed the United States had a “manifest destiny” to spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean. When the dust cleared, Mexico had lost about one-third of its territory, including nearly all of present-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. -
The Gold Rush of 1849
As news spread of the discovery, thousands of prospective gold miners traveled by sea or over land to San Francisco and the surrounding area. A total of $2 billion worth of precious metal was extracted from the area during the Gold Rush, which peaked in 1852. This gold rush was a big thing because it made a lot of money for America. -
Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854
passed by the U.S. Congress. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north. -
Abraham elected Preseident
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th elected president of the United States, he had over 40 percent of the votes. Lincoln argued against the spread of slavery. While Douglas one of Lincolns maintained that each territory should have the right to decide its self if it wanted to be a free or slave state. Lincoln lost the Senate Race. but on the good part, Lincolns campaign did bring attention to the young Republican party and in 1860 he won the presidential nomination -
Battle of Fort Sumter
General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. At 2:30pm on April 13 Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander, surrendered the fort and was evacuated the next day. -
Battle of big Bethel
This was the first land battle of the civil war. The Confederate came out and had the victory of this war, this wasn't a huge war, it wasn't in the newspapers as much as you would have thought. Lots of brave young men, were going to die in this war. And the campaign leading up to the fight also saw a small but significant development regarding the way Union troops handled runaway slaves. -
First battle of Bull run
This was the first major land battle of the armies in Virginia. the untried Union army under Irvin McDowell marched from Washington against the Confederate army.Fighting raged throughout the day as Confederate forces were driven back to Henry Hill. Late in the afternoon, Confederate reinforcements extended and broke the Union right flank. -
Ku Klux Klan
Founded in 1866, the ku klux Klan didn't like anyone that was any other color then there own. The Ku Klux Klan dedicated itself to an underground campaign of violence against Republican leaders and voters (both black and white) in an effort to reverse the policies of Radical Reconstruction and restore white supremacy in the South.
