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Aug 31, 1492
America is dicovered.
Columbus discovers America. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal. -
May 20, 1498
De Gama reaches India.
De Gama sails around the southern tip of africa the India. -
Sep 25, 1513
Pacific Ocean discovered
Balboa claims all land touched by the Pacific Ocean for Spain. -
Aug 13, 1521
Mexico is conqured
Cortez conquers Mexico for Spain. -
Sep 6, 1522
First Circumnavigation Around the World
Magellan's vessel completes circumnavigation of the world. -
Aug 29, 1532
Incan Empire Ends
Pizarro crushes the Incas. -
May 8, 1542
Mississippi is discovered by Europeans for the first time
De Soto explores the Southeast and dicovers the Mississippi River. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth I becomes queen of England.
Eliabeth I became queen casing Protestantism to be dominate England. -
Aug 31, 1565
Oldest North American city is established.
Spanish build fortess at St. Augustine -
Roanoke colony founded
Raliegh founds Roanoke colony. -
Spanish Armada defeated.
England defeats the Spanish Armada. -
Virginia colony founded.
Virginia Colony founded at Jamestown, named for King James. -
New Mexico founded
The Spanish found New Mexico -
Tobacco culture perfected in Virginia.
Rolfe perfects tobacco culture in Virginia. -
Virginia House Of Burgesses established.
Representative self-government was born. -
First Africans arrive in Jamestown
A Dutch warship appeared of the coast of Jamestownand sold 2o Africans. -
Maryland colony founded.
Lord Baltimore founds England. -
Act of Toleration
Act of Toleration is passed in Maryland -
The Carolina colony is founded.
The Carolina colony is founded by 8 nobles. -
William and Mary College founded
the 2nd college to be established -
Queen Anne's War begins
This war was know as Queen Anne's War in America and the War of Spanish Succession in Europe. -
French found New Orleans
A "cajun" culture is created there as a result. -
First edition of Poor Richard's Almanac
Benjamin Franklin wrote Poor Richard's Almanac -
The Great Awakening Begins
Johnathan Edwards starts the Great Awakening by question predestination -
The War of Jenkins' Ear
This war, fought by between Britain and Spain, was confined to the Caribbean Sea and Georgia. -
King George's War begins.
This war is known as King George's War in America and the War of Austrian Succession in Europe. -
The Albany Congress
Summoned by Britain, delegates from the colonies met in Albany to create a plan to keep the Indians loyal and to create colonial unity. -
The French and Indian War begins
This war was was known as the Seven Years War in Europe. -
Pitt emerges as leader of Brittish government
Pitt changes the army's focus to defeating Quebec and Montreal. -
Battle of Quebec
John Wolfe leads Britain to victory in this battle -
Proclamation of 1763
This forbade colonists from settling west of the Applachian mountains. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty ended the French and Indian War and removed France from America. -
Sugar Act
Sugar start being taxed in the colonies -
Stamp Act
Stamps and other paper products staart being taxed in the colonies. -
Quartering Act
This act required certain colonies to house and feed troops -
Townshend Acts passed
This act put a light import duty on glass, white lead, paint, amd tea. -
Boston Massacre
Brittish soldiers open fire on colonists. -
Committees of Correspondence formed
Groups of colonists that spread the spirit of resistance to the mother country. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty disguise as Indians an smash 342 barrels of tea in to the harbor. -
First Anti-Slavery Society
First Anti-Slavery Society founded by the Quakers. -
America gains independence
The declaration of Independence is signed -
Step toward women's rights
NJ temporarily gives women voting rights -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine writes Common Sense. -
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation adopted by Continental Congress -
Battle Of Saratoga
Turning point of American Revolution -
French-American alliance
France agrees to support the Americans in the Rev, War -
MA adopts constitution
MA adopts first constitution drafted in convention and ratified by a popular vote -
Articles put into effect
Articles of confederation are completely enforced -
Battle of Yorktown
Cornwallis is forced to surrender by Gates' army. -
Treaty of Paris
Ends the Revolutionary War -
Society of Cincinati
Military officers form the Society of Cincinati -
Shay's rebellion
Rebellion of poor farmers. -
Anapolis Convention
Five states meet toplan revision of the Articles -
Northwest Ordinance
With a population of 60000 terretories can become states -
Constitutional Convention
Constitution is written in Philadelphia -
ratification of Constitution
9 states approve of the Constitution -
Judiciary Act
Supreme Court established -
Bill of Rights
People are guarenteed freedoms -
Whiskey Rebellion
SW PA farmers refuse to pay whiskey taxes -
Lewis and Clark expedition
Explore the Louisiana Territory -
Election of 1804
Jefferson is reelected -
Peace with Tripoli
Tripolitan war ended -
Pike Exploration
Pike's explores the southern portion of the Louisiana Territory -
Burr treason trial
Burr is found not guilty by Marshall -
Embargo Act
America practices nonexportation -
Election of 1808
Madison is elected as president -
Non Intercourse Act
The Embargo Act is replaced -
Macon's Bill N0. 2
Attempt to get France and Britain to stop Trade Restrictions -
Fletcher vs Peck
Supreme Court is given the right to invalidate state laws deemed unconstitutional -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The Prophet is killed -
War of 1812 begins
US declares war on Britain -
Election of 1812
Madison is reelected -
American Invades Canada
These invasions fail -
Battle of Lake Erie
Oliver Hazzard Perry defeats the British here -
Battle of Plattsburgh
Macdonough defeats the Brittish -
Hartford Convention
Complaints by the diminishing federalist party -
Tariff of 1816
First protective tariff -
Rush-Bagot Agreement
created the longest country border without fortifications -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state -
Virginian Slave Rebellion
Rebellion led by Nat Turner -
Anti-Slavery Society Founded
This society came ubout through the 2nd Great Awakening. -
Brittish abolish slavery in West Indies
There are no more slaves in the West Indies. -
Gag Resolution passed
This forbid the debate of slavery. -
Caroline Incident
British sink a US ship -
Lovejoy killed
A preacher is murdered by a mob -
American Slavery As It Is publised
Weld publishes this book that tells the brutal truth about slavery. -
VP Tyler assumes presidency
Harrison dies for weeks into office so Tyler is forced to take over -
Aroostook War
Americans and Canadians fight over Main Boundary -
Webster Ashburton treaty
Lord Ashburton and Daniel Webster settle the Maine Boundary Dispute and dispute over the US and Canadian Border -
Polk is elected president
Polk defeats Clay in "Manifest Destiny" election -
Us annex Texas
Us annex Texas because the British are contemplating helping Texas. -
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas published
Frederick Douglas publishes an autobiography -
Mexican War begins
Polk instigated this war to acquire California. -
Oregon boundary dispute settled
Us is given up to the 49th parallel. -
Walker Tariff
Polk lowers tariffs and it turns out to be very beneficial. -
Battle of Buena Vista
Zachary Taylor defeats Santa Anna's army at Buena Vista. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo
US wins war, but still pays Mexico for California. -
Free Soil Pary
Free Soil Party is a political party opposed to slavery -
California gold rush
Many rush to California in search of gold. -
Pottawatomie Massacre
John Brown slaughters 6 pro clavery people -
Bleeding Kansas
Violent civil war begins in Kansas -
Buchanan for President
He defeated Fremont and Fillmore -
Dred Scott decision
Supreme Court ruling in favor of slavery -
Panic of 1857
Financial Crisis caused by overspeculation and inflation -
The Impending Crisis of the South published
Book published by Hinton R. Helper . States non slaving owning whites are victims -
Lincoln-Douglas debates
Lincoln and Douglas compete for seat as Illinois Senator. -
Brown raids Harper's Ferry
Brown attempts to lead a slave reovolt but is arrested by Robert E. Lee -
SC secedes
South Carolina secedes wiith Lincoln election as President -
Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America are formed by 7 seceded states -
Seven Days' Battle
Robert E. Lee lead this major victory for the South -
the Merimack vs. the Monitor
Naval battle that made wooden warships obsolete -
Second Battle of Bull Run
Another loss for the union led by Pope -
Northern Army seizes New Orleans
Through this victory, the South lost a major trading port -
Homestead Act
Gave land to people -
Peninsula Campaign
McClellan started the Union's Peninsula Campaign -
Battle of Antietam
A turning point of the Civil war that ended all chances of foriegn intervention -
Battle of Gettysburg
Turning point battle won by the union under the command of Meade -
Emancipation proclamation
Without authority, Lincoln "frees" the slaves in southern states. -
Wade Davis Bill
Lincoln vetos the Wade Davis Bill and stick to 10% plan -
Election of 1864
Lincoln defeats McClellan -
Lincoln is assassinated
John Wilkes Booth assassinates Lincoln -
Black Codes
Black Codes passes dicriminating against black in the South -
13th amendment
13th amendment ratified -
Freedman's Bureau
Freedman's Bureau ated as an early firm of wellfare. -
Fourteenth Amendment
14th amendment give African Americans some rights -
Klu Klux Klan
KKK harmed blacks -
Civil Right's Bill
Conress passes it over Johnson's veto -
Alaskan Purchase
US purchases Alaska from Russia -
Reconstruction Act
Reconstruction Act is passed to reconstruct post civil war America -
15th amendment
Black men earn the right to vote -
Election of 1868
Grant defeats Seymour -
Gold MArket cornered
Fisk and Gould buy gold for a lot more than they bought it for. -
Wyoming Territory
It grants women the right to vote -
Tamany Hall
Tweed scandal in NY -
Credit Mobiler Scandal
Credit Mobiler exposed -
Election of 1872
Grant defeats Greeley for presidency -
Comstock LAW
Comstock law passed -
Panic of 1873
Financial Panic caused by loans that could not be paid back -
Whiskey Ring Scandal
Treasury steals money -
Civil Rights act
Gave rights to blacks. -
Election of 1876
Hayes-Tilden election stadogg and crisis -
Compromise of 1877
Hayes becomes preseident -
Reconstruction ends
The Civil war comes to an end -
Railroad Stike
Nation Paralyzed -
Election of 1880
Garfield defeats Hancock for presidency -
Assassination of Garfield
Garfield assassinated -
Aurther becomes president
Arthur takes over after the death of Garfield -
Chinese Exclusion Act
No Chinese immigrants allowed to come to the US -
Pendleton Act
It set up the Civil Service Comission -
Election of 1884
Cleveland defeats Blaine for presidency -
Election of 1888
Harrison defeats Cleveland for presidency
