American History By Foghunter Period: Aug 3, 1492 to Mar 15, 1493 First Voyage of Christopher Columbus Period: Sep 25, 1493 to Sep 29, 1494 Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus Period: May 30, 1498 to Dec 12, 1500 Third Voyage of Christopher Columbus Period: Mar 14, 1502 to Nov 7, 1504 Fourth Voyage of Christopher Columbus May 14, 1607 Jamestown is Established 1636 Roger Williams Establishes Providence in Rhode Island Dec 1, 1660 The Navigation Acts are Issued Period: Jun 20, 1675 to Apr 12, 1678 King Philip's War Period: 1688 to 1697 King William's War Period: 1692 to 1693 Salem Witch Trials 1699 The Wool Act is Issued Oct 9, 1701 The Collegiate School (Yale University) is Established Period: 1702 to 1713 Queen Anne's War Period: 1730 to 1749 First Great Awakening May 17, 1733 The Molasses Act is Issued Nov 14, 1740 College of Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania) is Established Jan 18, 1746 The College of New Jersey (Princeton University) is Established Jun 24, 1750 The Iron Act is Issued May 10, 1752 Benjamin Franklin's Kite Experiment May 25, 1754 King's College (Columbia University) is Established Jun 10, 1754 Benjamin Franklin Suggests the Albany Plan Sep 15, 1764 Rhode Island College (Brown University) is Established Nov 10, 1766 Queen's College (Rutgers University) is Established Dec 13, 1769 Dartmouth College is Established Period: Apr 30, 1789 to Mar 4, 1797 George Washington's Presidency Period: Mar 4, 1797 to Mar 4, 1801 John Adams' Presidency Period: Mar 4, 1801 to Mar 4, 1809 Thomas Jefferson's Presidency Period: Mar 4, 1809 to Mar 4, 1817 James Madison's Presidency Period: Mar 4, 1817 to Mar 4, 1825 James Monroe's Presidency Period: Mar 4, 1825 to Mar 4, 1829 John Quincy Adams' Presidency Period: Mar 4, 1829 to Mar 4, 1837 Andrew Jackson's Presidency Period: Mar 4, 1837 to Mar 4, 1841 Martin Van Buren's Presidency Period: Mar 4, 1841 to Apr 4, 1841 William Henry Harrison's Presidency Period: Apr 4, 1841 to Mar 4, 1845 John Tyler's Presidency Period: Mar 4, 1845 to Mar 4, 1849 James K Polk's Presidency Period: Mar 4, 1849 to Jul 9, 1850 Zachary Taylor's Presidency Period: Jul 9, 1850 to Mar 4, 1853 Millard Fillmore's Presidency