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Aug 31, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus discovers America -
Aug 31, 1497
Giovanni Caboto
Giovanni Caboto was sent to explore the northerastern coast of North America -
Aug 31, 1500
Spain
Spain became the dominant colonizing and exploring power -
Aug 31, 1513
Vasco Nunez Balboa
Vasco Nunez Balboa discoverd the Pacific Ocean off the coats of Panama -
Jun 30, 1521
Aztec
The Aztecs attacked causing the Spanish to go down -
Aug 31, 1521
Juan Ponce de Leon
Juan Ponce de Leon explored Florida -
Aug 31, 1532
Fransico Pizarro
Fransico Pizarro defeated the Incas of Peru -
Aug 31, 1539
Hernando de Soto
hernando discovered and crossed the Mississippi River -
Aug 31, 1540
Fransisco Coronado
Fransisco Coronado looking for gold came apon adobe purblos exploring their Arizona and New Mexico -
Aug 31, 1565
St. Augustine, Florida
The Spanish founded a fortress at St. Augustine Florida -
Battle of Acoma
The Spanish cut off one foot of each survivor -
Jamestown
The Europeans settled in Jamestown -
First Aglo-Powhatan
A peace settlement ended the First Anglo-Powhatan war comfirmed with the Marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe -
Maryland
Maryland was founded by Lord Baltimore who was of a English Catholic family -
Slaves
More than a quarter of a million slaves were imported to work on plantations -
Act of Tolerance
created by the Catholics of Maryland because of severe restrictions in England -
Jamaica
England clamied Jamaica and many other West Indian islands -
Barbados Slave code of 1661
This code denied many rights to slaves giving masters control over their slaves -
William Penn
William Penn discovered Pennsylvania in 1681 -
The Carolinas
The Carolinas were created after the king granted eight of his favorite courts which was an exspanse of wilderness -
Navigation Laws
laws that restricted American trade -
mercantalism
amass gold or silver that a country needs to exort more than it imports -
King Williams War
Both pitted British colonists against the French, with both sides recruiting whatever Indian allies they could -
The Great Awakening
All religion were less fervid in the early 18th century -
War of Jenkins Ear
British captain Jenkins, encountering Spanish revenue authorities -
Peace Treaty of 1748
Handed Louisbourg back to their French foe -
Invasion of Canada
the British launched a full-scale invasion of Canada -
Proclamation of 1763
prohibited settlement in the area beyond the Appalachians and that Native Americans owned the land -
Sugar Act
first law passed for raising tax revenue in the colonies for the crown -
Stamp Tax of 1765
was to raise venues to support the new military force -
Quartering Act of 1765
requirered colonists to provide food and shelter for British troops -
Declaratory Act
this law was passed after the failure of the stamp act -
Townshed Acts
was a light import duty on tea, paper, paint, glass, and white lead -
Boston Massacre
60 townspeople taunted a squad of redcoats because of the death of an eleven year old boy -
Boston Tea Party
342 chests of tea were dumped into the Atlantic -
Quebec Act
was not intended to punish Boston -
First Continental Congress
to consider ways of redressing colonial grievances -
Intolerable Acts
different acts to punish Boston, all except one -
Boston Port Act
closed the harbor untill damages were paid -
quakers
Philly quakers found worlds first antislavery society -
New Jersey Constitution
temporarily gives women the vote -
Articles of Confederation
adopted by second Continential Congress -
ratification of states
ratification of nine states guarantees a new government under the constituion -
first constitution
Massachusetts adopts the first constition drafted in convention and ratified by popular vote -
Articles put into effect
the articles of confederation were put into effect -
society of the cincinnati
this society was formed by military officers -
land ordinance
the land ordinance of 1785 was adopted -
northwest odinance
northwest ordinance constitutional convention in philadelphia -
census
the first offical census -
bill of rights
bill of rights adopted vermont and becomes the 14th state bank and the U.S created Excise taxing -
washington
George washington was reelected as president -
battles
the Whiskey rebellion, battle of fallen timbers, and jays treaty with Britain occured -
treaty of greenville
indiands cede ohio Pinckney/s treaty with spain -
Farwell address
washington's farewell address was signed -
creation of acts
the creation of the alien and sedition acts -
virginia and kentucky resolutions
the virginia and kentucky resolutions were created -
convention of 1800
created peace with france -
jefferson
jefferson defeats adams for president -
judiciary act
judiciary act of 1801 was created -
lewis and clark expedition
lewis and clark expedition -
peace treaty
peace treaty with tripoli -
pikes exploration
pikes expedition that took two years -
andrew burr
burrs treason trial -
chesapeake
chesapeake affair Embargo Act -
james madison
madison was elected president -
embargo act gets replaced
non-intercourse act replaces embargo act -
war of 1812
Napoleon invaded Russia with 500,000 men; Madison tried to invade Canada with 5,000 -
nationalism
The War of 1812 caused a heightened sense of nationalism, It came together as one nation afterwards -
nationalism
The War of 1812 caused a heightened sense of nationalism, It came together as one nation afterwards -
Napolean
Napoleon was defeated and exiled to the Mediterranean isle of Elba -
napoleans end
Final defeat at Waterloo in 1815 -
hartford convention
discuss their grievances and to seek redress for their wrongs in the convention -
tariff of 1816
the first tariff in American history for protection, not revenue -
Rush-Bagot Agreement
Rush-Bagot agreement between Britain and the U.S. severely limited naval armament on the lakes -
Era of Good Feelings
Was a combination of the age of the Founding Fathers and the new age of nationalism -
McCulloch v. Maryland
The Supreme Court overturned the decision of the Maryland courts. It held that: The Constitution doesn’t need to give Congress an expressed power to create a bank -
Panic of 1819
economic panic that was a setback to nationalism -
The Missouri Compromise
Missouri was admitted as a slave State, while Maine was admitted as a free State -
election of 1820
James Monroe was very popular, despite the Panic of 1819 and the Missouri compromis and received every electoral vote but one -
New Harmony
this community is established lol -
American Temperance Society
when this society was established -
American Peace Society
the society was established -
Noah Webster
when Webster published his famous dictionary -
Mormon Church
Joseph Smith established the Mornon Church -
canadian rebellion
the canadian rebellion and the caroline incident occured then -
Vice President Tyler becomes president
Tyler becomes president after Harrison dies after four weeks in office -
Brook Farm
the community Brook Farm was established -
Aroostock War
the Aroostock war over Maine boundary Webster-Ashburton treaty occured -
Dorthea Dix
petitions the Massachuetts Legislature for the mentally insane -
Texas
the United States Annexes Texas -
Walker Tariff
this tariff lowered rates and a revenue producer -
Oregon Dispute
when the 49h parallel was first introduced to the united states -
Mexican War
Polk caused the war to gain California -
Utah
Mormans migrate to Utah -
treaty of guadalupe Hilalgo
the United States pays Mexico for California and wins the war -
Onieda
the onieda community is established -
Senaca Falls
where the Womens Rights Convention took place -
free soil party
a political party that was created to opose slavery -
Gold Rush
Many people head to California to find gold -
Buchanan defeats Fremont and Fillmore
Buchanan defeats Fremont and Fillmore for presidency. Sumer beaten by Brooks in Senate chamber. Browns Pottawatomie Massacre -
Dred Scott Decision
The Dred Scott decision took place and Lecompton Consitution rejected it -
Tariff of 1857
The Tariff of 1857 was created, which was a major tax reduction -
The Impending Crisis of the South
Writen by Hinton R. Helper, that was a attack against slavery -
Civil War
The Civil War occuring in Kanasa created the "bleeding Kansas" -
Panic of 1857
The Panic of 1857 took place -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
a serious of debates between Lincoln and Douglas occured during this time -
Brown raids Harpers Ferry
John Brown raids thid ferry to try to start armed revolt against slavery -
Lincoln
Lincolln was in a race for president, including three other candidates. South Carolina also secedes from the Union -
Confederate States of America
Seven states seced from the United States forming the Confederate States of America -
Battle of Antietam
A critical battle that was lost by the South -
Emancipation Proclumation
the final emacipation proclumation was made. It only freed some slaves -
Battle of Gettysburgh
Lasted three days. The South won the first two days while the North won the last day. -
Shermans March
Srerman led a march through the state of Georgia -
Lincoln for president
Lincoln defeats McClellan for president -
Wade-Davis Bill
Vetoed by Lincoln. -
Southern Congress
Congress refuses to seat Southern congressmen -
Lee Surrenders
He surrenders to Grant at Appomattox -
Reconstruction Proclumation
Johnson issues reconstruction proclumation -
Lincoln
Lincoln was shot and killed -
Black Codes
Southern States passed black codes -
Civil Rights Bill
Congress passes Civil Rights Bill over Johnsons veto -
Klu Klux Klan
Was founded to discriminate blacks -
14th Amendment
14th Amendment was passed to help pass the Civil Rights Bill -
Johnson
Johnson backed candidates and loses -
Reconstruction Act
Reconstruction act was passes to divide the South into five military districts -
Tenure of Office Act
Was passed to show that the president needs the senates okay to fire anyone who was preaviously appointed by him and approved by the senate -
Johnson at the end of presidency
Johnson is impeached for committing many crimes and was acquitted -
Confederate leaders
confederate leaders are pardoned by johnson -
Force Acts
Force acts only lasted two years 1870-1871 -
15th Amendment
Was passed to guarenteed black sufffrage -
Freedmens Bureau ends
Freedmens Bureau ends -
Reconstruction Ends
Reconstruction Ends
