College History 1

  • Columbus arrives in Bahamas
    Oct 12, 1492

    Columbus arrives in Bahamas

    With funding from King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain, Christopher Columbus was able to set sail on an expedition to find a shorter route to the Indies.
  • Treaty of Tordesillas
    Jun 7, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    This treaty divided up the New World between Spain and Portugal. Spain got everything west of the line and Portugal got everything east of the line
  • Juan Ponce de Leon explores Florida
    Apr 2, 1513

    Juan Ponce de Leon explores Florida

    Ponce de Leon lands on Florida's coast and claims land. He then named it "Pascua de Florida". Ponce de Leon named it this because they saw land on Palm Sunday.
  • Cortes brings an end to the Aztec empire
    Aug 13, 1521

    Cortes brings an end to the Aztec empire

    After the Aztecs tried to take one last stand, Hernan Cortes and his army laid siege to Tenochtitlan. Then, European disease wiped out the rest of the Aztecs.
  • Ferdinand Magellan's last ship returns to Spain
    Sep 6, 1522

    Ferdinand Magellan's last ship returns to Spain

    Ferdinand Magellan's crew returns to Spain to complete their circumnavigation of the world. Magellan was killed by the natives of the Philippines
  • Francisco Pizarro destroys Incas in Peru
    Nov 15, 1532

    Francisco Pizarro destroys Incas in Peru

    Pizarro arrived at Cajamarca and captured the Inca's ruler. In this process his troops killed thousands of Incans.
  • Cartier explores St. Lawrence River
    Sep 8, 1534

    Cartier explores St. Lawrence River

    Jacques Cartier traveled up the St. Lawrence River for hundreds of miles. He did this after Verrazano explored the eastern seaboard.
  • Elizabeth I becomes queen of England
    Nov 8, 1558

    Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

    This occurred during the rise of Protestantism in England and it created huge problems with Catholic Spain.
  • Spanish build a fortress in St. Augustine, Florida
    Jan 1, 1565

    Spanish build a fortress in St. Augustine, Florida

    The Spanish had to build a fortress to defend against the French and protect their sea-lanes
  • St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
    Sep 28, 1572

    St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

    Over 10,000 Huguenots were murdered.
  • Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe
    Sep 8, 1577

    Francis Drake circumnavigates the globe

    Francis Drake was one of Queen Elizabeth's most famous Sea Dogs. He returned in 1580 with a ship full of Spanish treasures.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    Granted limited toleration to French Protestants
  • English settlers settle in New World

    English settlers settle in New World

    They settled in a place they named Jamestown. This settlement consisted of about 100 men. The settlers called it Jamestown because of King James I.
  • Spanish found New Mexico

    Spanish found New Mexico

    After the Battle of Acoma , the Spanish claimed this land. Then, about a year later, they named Santa Fe the capital city.
  • John Rolfe perfects tobacco

    John Rolfe perfects tobacco

    Rolfe found a way to eliminate most of the bitterness of tobacco. After this, tobacco became the main export of Virginia.
  • House of Burgesses was summoned

    House of Burgesses was summoned

    This was the first form of self- government in the New World. The House of burgesses is the reason that the charter was revoked by King James I in 1624.
  • England claims Jamaica

    England claims Jamaica

    The claiming of Jamaica is what helped the Eglish to start planting and raising sugar cane. The only downside is that sugar cane, unlike tobacco, required a lot of capital to get started.
  • Charles II was restored to the throne

    Charles II was restored to the throne

    After his father, Charles I, was decapitated, Charles II was restored as the king of England.
  • Barbados slave code adopted

    Barbados slave code adopted

    This took all rights away from slaves and gave their owners pretty much complete control over their slaves
  • Carolina was created

    Carolina was created

    Some of the English settlers came up from Barbados to form a new colony. They had to leave because of the rapid growth of the sugar cane industry.
  • La Salle explores the Mississippi River

    La Salle explores the Mississippi River

    Robert de La Salle sailed down the Mississippi River to see how far the Spanish penetrated into the Gulf of Mexico.
  • College of William and Mary founded

    College of William and Mary founded

  • Yale College founded

    Yale College founded

    This was founded as a Congregational college in New Haven, Connecticut.
  • North Carolina split from South Carolina

    North Carolina and South Carolina had to split because of arguments between the governors. The rich people of South Carolina didn't get a long with the poor inhabitants of North Carolina.
  • Smallpox inoculation introduced

    Smallpox inoculation introduced

    Physicians started giving powdered dried toad as a prescription.
  • Colony of Georgia is founded

    Colony of Georgia is founded

    Georgia is founded as a buffer zone to protect the Carolinas from the Spanish if they decide to invade. The colony was founded by James Oglethorpe.
  • Great Awakening begins

    Great Awakening begins

    Jonathan Edwards proclaimed the folly of believing in salvation through good works
  • War of Jenkins's Ear begins

    War of Jenkins's Ear begins

    War fought between Britain and Spain that was mainly confined to the Carribean Sea.
  • Princeton college is founded

    Princeton college is founded

    Originally named College of New Jersey, Princeton was founded as a Presbyterian church in Princeton, New Jersey
  • General Braddock attempt to take Fort Duquesne

    General Braddock attempt to take Fort Duquesne

    General Braddock set out to capture Fort Duquesne with little supplies and two thousand men.
  • Pitt becomes leader in London government

    Pitt becomes leader in London government

    William Pitt soon earned the title "Organizer of Victory".
  • Battle of Quebec

    Battle of Quebec

    Came to be one of the most important engagements in British and American history.
  • Proclamation of 1763

    Proclamation of 1763

    prohibited settlement in the area beyond the Appalachians. This was created to simply solve the Indian problems.
  • Sugar Act of 1764

    This raised the duty on sugar imported from the west indies
  • Quartering act of 1765

    required colonists to feed and quarter british troops
  • Stamp Act Congress of 1765

    This was the first major revolt against the Stamp Act
  • Stamp Act of 1765

    Required colonists to use stamps to show proof of the payment of taxes.
  • Stamp Act repealed

    Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in order to get the colonies to end the nonimportation agreements
  • Townshend Acts passed

    These acts put a light import tax on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea.
  • Boston Massacre

    60 townspeople attacked 10 redcoats and the redcoats opened fired on the civilians. 11 colonists were killed or wounded
  • Boston Tea Party

    A group of Bostonians dressed as Indians climbed aboard ships loaded with tea and dumped the cargo into Boston Harbour
  • Quebec Act

    This act extended the southern border of Quebec to the Ohio River. Doing this also extended the jurisdiction of Catholicism.
  • Intolerable Acts

    Parliaiment passed these acts in order to punish the Bostinians for the Boston Tea Party. The Intolerable Acts restricted the colonists' rights
  • 1st Continental Congress meets

    55 delegates met at Philadelphia to address grievences the colonists had against the Intolerable Acts
  • Lord Dunmore's Ethiopian Regiment

    Lord Dunmore issued a proclamation promising freedom for any enslaved black in Virginia who joined the British army.
  • Lexington Massacre

    Britain sent soldiers into Boston to sieze the colonists' provisions such as gunpowder, and to capture the rebel leaders
  • Battle of Long Island

    General Washington and his men were overpowered by the British and escaped to Manhattan Island.
  • Declaration of Independence is approved by Congress

    This declaration was simply a list of all of the things that the king has done to the colonies.
  • Common Sense is released

    Thomas Paine's pamphlet argued that the colonies had outgrown any need for English domination and that they should be given independence.
  • French made an open alliance with the Americans

    The French did this to stop the British from siezing the French West Indies.
  • Articles of Confederation

    first written constitution adopted by the colonists
  • Whiskey Rebellion

    Whiskey Rebellion

    This was a small rebellion of small farmers that was caused due to the excise tax put on whiskey. This rebellion was quickly put down.
  • Alien and Sedition Acts

    Alien and Sedition Acts

    The Alien Act made it so that an immigrant had to live in the United States for 5 years before applying for citizenship. The Sedition Act made it so people could not talk bad about political fiigures.
  • Election of 1800

    Election of 1800

    Thomas Jefferson becomes President after defeating his oponent John Adams. There was a huge controversy that came with this because Jefferson actually tied with his running mate, Aaron Burr.
  • Judiciary Act of 1801

    Judiciary Act of 1801

    The Judiciary Act of 1801 created 6 new federal justice positions in the Federal Court. These would be called the Midnight Judges.
  • Marbury vs. Madison

    Marbury vs. Madison

    This case was the result of the Judiciary Act of 1801. William Marbury was one of the newly appointed judges and James Madison refused to give him his commissions.
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

    Thomas Jefferson sent Toussaint L'Ouverture to France to bargain with Napoleon Bonaparte. Jefferson told him to only spend 10 million dollars, but he ended up spending 15 million dollars.
  • Lewis and Clark expedition

    Lewis and Clark expedition

    Thomas Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the Louisiana Purchase. Along the way, they discovered a large number of plants and animals.
  • Impeachment of Samuel Chase

    Impeachment of Samuel Chase

    This occurred due the fact that Samuel Chase was very arrogant. This gave Thomas Jefferson the opportunity he needed to get rid of him. Despite his efforts, Jefferson failed to remove Samuel Chase from the Supreme Court.
  • Pike's Explorations

    Pike's Explorations

    While Lewis and Clark were exploring the Northwest, Zebulon Pike was busy exploring the Southwest of the United States.
  • Burr Treason Trial

    Burr Treason Trial

    Aaron Burr was tried for treason, but was found not guilty because of the fact that he never actually commited treason. Burr only planned to commit treason.
  • Chesapeake Affair

    Chesapeake Affair

    British ships off the coast of Virginia wanted America to surrender 4 desserters. When America refused, the British attacked the Americans killing 3 people.
  • Embargo Act of 1807

    Embargo Act of 1807

    The Embargo Act forbade the export of all goods from the United States, whether in American or foriegn ships.
  • Non-Intercourse Act

    Non-Intercourse Act

    This replaced the Embargo. It lifted the Embargo and only applied to products going to Britain or France. Although it had good intentions, the Non-Intercourse Act greatly damaged the United States' economy.
  • Macon's Bill No. 2

    Macon's Bill No. 2

    This bill lifted the Embargo that Jefferson placed against Britain. The bill would only go into effect if Britain and France lifted their banns on foreign goods.
  • Battle of Tippecanoe

    Battle of Tippecanoe

    Led by William Henry Harrison, the United States defeated Tecumseh and his brother, "The Prophet", at this major battle in the fight for westward expansion.
  • Battle of Lake Erie

    Battle of Lake Erie

    Oliver Hazard Perry led the United States Navy to an important victory at this battle. This helped to take away one of the British's main waterways.
  • Battle Of Thames

    Battle Of Thames

    In this important battle, General William henry Harrison and the United States Army defeated the Britsh Redcoats. This occurred as the British were retreating from the Battle of Lake Erie.
  • Hartford Convention

    Hartford Convention

    The smaller states in the United States to met at this convention to fix the wrongs that the government has done them.
  • Treaty of Ghent

    Treaty of Ghent

    This treaty was written as an armistice between the United States and Britain.
  • British Burn Washington

    British Burn Washington

    The British stormed Washington D.C. in the summer of 1814 with roughly 4,000 soldiers and set fire to all of the buildings in Washington D.C.
  • American Colonization Society formed

    American Colonization Society formed

    The group called for all slaves to be sent back to Africa. They planned on sending them to the newly formed country of Liberia
  • University of Virginia Founded

    University of Virginia Founded

    Thomas Jefferson founded this publically funded colleg with the hopes that it would attract a wide variety of students from all across the country.
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

    This admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state. It also said that any future states north of the 36 degree line would be free states and that anything south of it would be slave states.
  • Republic of Lyberia is established

    Republic of Lyberia is established

    This country was established by the American Colonization Society in order to be able to send slaves back to their home lands.
  • Vesey Slave Rebellion

    Vesey Slave Rebellion

    Vesey and his accomplisses were tried and convicted before their massive slave rebellion actually got to happen
  • New Harmony Established

    New Harmony Established

    This was one of the utopian communities of this time period. This community was established in Indiana in 1825.
  • American Temperance Society  Founded

    American Temperance Society Founded

    This society was formed in order to discourage the use of alcohol by americans. This was in response to the many cases of alcoholism that were springing up.
  • Webster Publishes Dictionary

    Webster Publishes Dictionary

    Noah Webster published this dictionary in 1828. It mainly helped to standardize the english language and make communicating much easier.
  • "Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World" is published

    "Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World" is published

    This writing by Daivid Walker called for all blacks to unite in the fight against racism.
  • Nat Turner Slave Rebellion

    Nat Turner Slave Rebellion

    Nat Turner held this uprising in Virginia where 60 peopl were killed. Most of the people that were killed were women and children.
  • First Issue of "The Liberator" is Published

    First Issue of "The Liberator" is Published

    William Lloyd Garrison was a radical abolitionist and he wrote these papers in order to convince people that slavery should be illegal.
  • British Abolish Slavery in West Indies

    British Abolish Slavery in West Indies

    This occurred because of the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833. Eourpeans started seeing how cruel slavery was after the Enlightenment .
  • American Anti- Slavery Society Founded

    American Anti- Slavery Society Founded

    This abolitionist society was formed by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan. This group was formed after the issue of slavery was rekindered.
  • U.S. Post Office Calls for Destruction of Abolitionist Materials

    U.S. Post Office Calls for Destruction of Abolitionist Materials

    This was seen as a violation of the freedom of the press and angered many people in the United States.
  • "Broadcloth Mob" Attacks Garrison

    "Broadcloth Mob" Attacks Garrison

    Because of his radical beliefs, William Lloyd Garrison was tied up by the "Broadcloth Mob" and dragged throught the streets of Boston
  • "Gag Resolution" is Passed

    "Gag Resolution" is Passed

    This legislation passed by the House of Representatives called for all appeals concerning slavery to be tabled without debate.
  • Canadian Rebellion

    Canadian Rebellion

    Two armed uprisings that happened in southern and northen Canada and were instigated by great unpopular political reform.
  • Lovejoy Killed in Illinois

    Lovejoy Killed in Illinois

    Elijah Lovejoy was murdered in Alton, Illinois by a mob that was trying to destroy his abolitionist material.
  • "American Slavery As It Is" is Published

    "American Slavery As It Is" is Published

    Theodore Weld wroted this book in 1839 in order to further push for the emancipation of all slaves in America.
  • Liberty Party Organized

    Liberty Party Organized

    This was an abolitionist political party. The members of this party tried to push the belief that the Constitution was an Anti-Slavery document.
  • First Battle of Bull Run

    General George McClellan attacked General Lee's men at Monassess Creek in Virginia.The Confederates won this battle
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Ullysses S. Grant attempted to capture the main juncion of the Confederate railroad in Mississippi.
  • Merrimack vs. Monitor

    The Southern Merrimack and the Union Monitor battle off the coast of the United States. This battle proved wooden ships obselete.
  • Second Battle of Bull Run

    Gneral Robert E. Lee defeated Union general John Pope at this battle.
  • Battle of Antietam

    This destructive battle at Antietam Creek proved to be the single bloodiest day of battle during the war with about 26,000 soldiers dying.
  • Emacipation Proclamation ISsued

    This document attempted to free the slaves in the Confederacy, but failed due to the fact that the Confederacy was not a part of the United States at the time.
  • Battle of Fredericksburg

    General Ambrose Burnside impulsively charged the Confederate forces up a hill, and failed to wim the battle.
  • Battle of Chancellorsville

    General Robert E. Lee divided his troops in order to trick Joe Hooker by out flanking them. This worked, but Stonewall Jackson was mistakenly shot and killed by his own men.
  • Battle of Chattanooga

    Ulyssess S. Grant attacked the Confederates at Chickamauga Tennessee. This Union victory opened it up for the North to move into Georgia.
  • Vicksburg

    Ulyssess S. Grant attacked this Confederate stronghold at almost the same time as the Battle of Gettysburg
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    This critical battle was the most important victory for the Union during the Civil War. General George Meade led the charge for the the Union against Robert E. Lee.
  • Lincoln elected president

    Lincoln defeats McClellan in this election during the Civil War.
  • Burning of Atlanta

    Union General William Sherman and his forces invaded Georgia and burned it to the ground.