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1492
Christopher columbus "found" New World
Christopher Columbus "discovers" America for the first time -
Period: 1492 to
European Exploration Era
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1500
Spanish casta system begins
classification of various Americas races -
Period: 1500 to
Triangular Trade
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1520
small pox begins spreading to native americans
the Europeans spread small pox towards the natives -
1534
england splits from the catholic church
England breaks away from catholic church by the Act of Supremacy -
Jamestown, Virginia Colony Founded
English men arrive and settle at Jamestown named after their king -
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Colonial Era
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Tobacco introduced to Virginia Colony by John Rolfe
John Rolfe giving tobacco to Virginia seeing as it is an outstanding site for growing the crop -
First African Slaves Arrive in Jamestown, Virginia Colony
the slaves first arrival into the Virginia colony -
Mayflower Compact
a set of rules for self-governance made from English settlers -
Dutch New Amsterdam Becomes Capital of New Netherland
the Dutch surrender New Amsterdam to an English naval squadron -
The Great Migration to Massachusetts Bay Colony
English migration to Massachusetts by a few hundred pilgrims -
Thomas Hooker Founds Connecticut
Thomas hooker was a prominent puritan leader who founded the colony -
Roger Williams Founds Rhode Island
Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island and haven for religious minorities -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
a government set up by Connecticut River Towns for access to open ocean trading -
Maryland Toleration Act
the act that was to ensure the freedom of religion -
North Carolina Founded
North Carolina founded by the Virginia colonists -
Navigation Acts and Mercantilism
a series of laws passed down by British Parliament (Negation Acts), the British used American colonies to bolster British state power (Mercantilism) -
King Phillips War
also known as the First Indian War, was the natives last-ditch effort to stop English settlements -
Bacon’s Rebellion
an armed rebellion that took place in 1676 by Virginia settlers, and a plate of.. bacon? -
Quaker William Penn Founds Pennsylvania
was the founder of Pennsylvania and was an inspiration for U.S. constitution -
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Enlightenment Era
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English Bill of Rights
this bill outlined specific constitutional and civil rights and eventually gave power over to monarchy -
Salem Witch Trials
a series of people being accused of using witchcraft -
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Salutary Neglect Policy
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The Great Awakening
religious revival that impacted the English colony -
Georgia Founded as a Debtors Colony
the founder started the colony as a debtor's refuge -
Stono Rebellion
the largest slave uprising in British mainland colonies -
French and Indian War Begins
the war that pitted the colonies of British America against the people of New France -
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The Industrial Revolution
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French and Indian War Ends
the end of a 9 year war -
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Revolutionary Era
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Stamp Act
the Parliament which imposed direct tax on the British colonies in America -
Townshend Acts
a series of British acts passed during 1767 and 1768 -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by Sons of Liberty -
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Published
the common sense advocates the independence from Great Britain to the Thirteen colonies -
Declaration of Independence
the pronouncement adopted by the Second Continental Congress -
Adam Smith Publishes “The Wealth of Nations
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Battle of Saratoga
the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British -
Articles of Confederation
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Federalist Papers
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Battle of Yorktown
the last major battle of the American Revolution -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
the treaty ending the war of the American Revolution -
Shay's Rebellion
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Constitutional Convention/ Philadelphia Convention
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U.S. Constitution
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The Great Compromise
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The 3/5ths Compromise
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Bill of Rights Added to U.S. Constitution
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The French Revolution Begins
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Washington Elected 1st President
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Washington Creates Presidential Cabinet
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Washington D.C. Becomes New US Capital
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The Second Great Awakening
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Alexander Hamilton Gets Congress to Approve National Bank
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Whiskey Rebellion
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Cotton Gin and Interchangeable Parts Invented by Eli Whitne
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Washington’s Farewell Address
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First Two-Party System Created (Dem-Rep vs Federalist)
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John Adams (Federalist) Elected 2nd President
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XYZ Affair
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
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Election of 1800 and the Start of the Jeffersonian Era
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The Market Revolution Begins
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Cult of Domesticity Begins
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Thomas Jefferson (Democratic Republican) Elected 3rd President
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Steam Locomotive Invented in Great Britain
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Louisiana Purchase
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Marbury v. Madison
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James Madison (Democratic Republican) Elected 4th President
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British Impressment of US Sailors
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War Hawks in Congress Support War Against British
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War of 1812 Begins
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Francis Scott Key Writes the Star Spangled Banner
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Treaty of Ghent
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Federalist Party Collapses
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Era of Good Feelings
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Tariff of 1816
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James Monroe (Democratic Republican) Elected 5th President
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Adam- Onis Treaty/ Spain Ceded Florida to U.S
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Compromise of 1820
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Universal Male Suffrage Begins to Rise
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Monroe Doctrine
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Henry Clay’s “American System"
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Erie Canal Built
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John Quincy Adams (Democratic Republican) Elected 6th President
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Lowell, Massachusetts Textile Mill Employs Women
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Andrew Jackson (Democrat) Elected 7th President
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Second Two-Party System Created (Democrats vs Whigs)
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Indian Removal Act
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Abolition Movement Begins
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Trail of Tears Begins
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William Lloyd Garrison Publishes Abolitionist Newspaper “The Liberator”
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Andrew Jackson Vetos National Bank
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Nullification Crisis
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Horace Mann Advocates for Public Schools
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Federal Support Given to Samuel Morse to Construct Telegraph Lines
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Dorothea Dix Advocates for Mentally Ill and Prison Reform
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Irish Potato Famine Begins
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Frederick Douglass writes autobiography “Narrative of the Life of an American Slave”
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Seneca Falls Convention
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