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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus Landed
Columbus landed in the Bahamas -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty Of Tordesillas
Treaty Of Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal -
Jan 1, 1513
Balboa claims land for Spain
Balboa claims all lands touched by the Pacific Ocean for Spain. -
Sep 6, 1513
Ponce de Leon
Ponce de Leon explores Flordia -
Sep 6, 1522
Magellan
Magellans fleet circumnavigates the world -
Sep 6, 1524
Verrazano
Verrazano explores eastern seaboard of north america -
Sep 6, 1532
Pizarro
Pizarro crushes the incas -
Jan 1, 1542
De Soto
De Soto explores the Southeast and discovers the Mississippi River. -
Sep 7, 1558
Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England -
Sep 7, 1565
St. Augustine
the Spanish build a fort at St. Augustine -
Sep 7, 1577
Drake
Drake Circumnavigates the world -
England defeats Spain
England defeats the spanish armada -
James I
James I becomes the king of england -
Spain and England
Spain and England sign peace treaty -
New Mexico
the Spanish form New Mexico -
John Rolfe
Rolfe perfects tobacco culture in Virginia -
Anglo-Powhatan
Second Anglo-Powhatan War -
Charles II
Charles II restores the throne -
North Carolina
North Carolina formally separates from South Carolina -
Slave Revolt
New York slave revolt -
Georgia
Georgia colony founded by James Edward Oglethorpe -
Johnathon Edwards
Johnathon Edwards begins the Great Awakening -
Free-Press
Zenger free-press trail in New York -
George Whitefield
George Whitefield spreads the Great Awakening -
Jenkin's Ear
The war of Jenkin's Ear was started -
KIng George's War Started
King George's war (War of Austrian Succession) started -
Princeton
Princeton College was founded -
King George's War
King George's war (War of Austrian Succession) ended -
Washington battles French
Washington battles French on the frontier -
Seven Years War started
The French and Indian War was started -
Braddock
General Braddock's defeat to the French -
Pitt
Pitt emerges as the leader of the British government -
Quebec
The battle of Quebec was fought between the English and the French -
Anti-Slave
Britain vetoes South Carolina anti-slave trade measures -
Seven Years war ended
The French and Indian War was ended -
Peace of Paris
Peace of Paris ending the French and Indian War -
Poniac's Uprising
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Paxton Boys
Paxton Boys march on Philadelphia -
Rutgers
Rutgers college founded -
american colonization society
american colonization society is formed -
missouri
Missouri Compromise -
Vessey
vessey slave rebellion -
liberia
The Republic od Liberia is formed -
Walker
Publishes "appeal to the colored citizens of the world" -
Nat Turner
Slave rebellion in virginia -
liberator
Garrison publishes the liberator -
Britian
Abolishes slavery in the west indies -
AASS
American anti-slavery society formed -
Abolitionist students
abolitionist students expelledfrom Lane Theological Seminary -
post
Post offices order destruction of abolitionist mail -
Gag Resolution
house of representatives passes the gag resolution -
canada
canadian rebellion -
lovejoy
mob kills lovejoy in illnois -
Weld
Weld Publishes "american slavery as it is." -
tyler
Harrison dies and tyler take presidency -
aroostoock
aroostook war went over the maine state boundry -
polk
polk defeats clay in manifest destiny election -
Texas
united states annexes texas -
Nebraska
The Nebraska bill was presented to senate with the new modifications made by Douglass. -
meixo
dispute over the texas mexico boundry -
Fremont
Fremont conques california -
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Mexican War
Mexicar War -
Treaty
Treaty of guadalupe -
New York times
The New York Times was founded on September 18, 1851, by journalist and politician Henry Jarvis Raymond, -
Glasden purchase
Present day southen arizona was purchased from mexico to accomadate the new railway. -
clay
Henry Clay's deathe causes the fall of the whig party. -
four stroke engine
The four stroke or otto cycle engine was patented. -
Fredrick Douglass
Fredrick Douglass Publishes his Autobiography My Bondage and My Freedom.