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Columbus, in search of a faster trade route to India, stumbles upon islands, and causes the eventual discovery of the New World.
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Trade and land agreement signed between two of the most powerful countries at the time.
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Da Gama reaches India via ship.
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Ponce de Leon allegedly was searching for the fountain of youth in Florida.
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Balboa claims a great amount of land for Spain.
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Cortes conquers Mexico in Spain's honor.
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Pizarro destroys the Indian civilization.
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Cartier explores the St. Lawrence River in Canada.
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De Soto explored the Southeast and discovered the biggest trade river in the New World.
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Coronado explores the southwest of the current United States.
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Cabrillo explores the California coast to claim land for Spain.
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Spanish create the fortress at St. Augustine.
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Confederacy with the colonists was formed.
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Onate helps the Spanish to conquer the Pueblo people.
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New Mexico is founded.
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Charles II is returned to the throne.
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Revolt by the Pueblo Indians against Spanish slavery.
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French explore the Mississippi River area.
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Jonathan Edwards new style of preaching began the first mass movement in America.
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Zenger printed information about a politician, leading to the first victory for free press in America.
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George Whitefield's gifted oratory skills led to him helping to continue the Great Awakening.
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Slaves revolted against their masters but it was quickly ended.
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War over trade and power.
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War over the English throne.
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The founding of one of the most prestigious universities in the nation.
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War between the Americans and French.
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Beginning of the French and Indian War (Seven Year's War).
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General Edward Braddock and his group are defeated by the Americans.
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The slave trade was too profitable for the British for them to allow it to be stopped.
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Thomas Jefferson refused to deliver commisions to William Marybury, so he sued.
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Louisiana and a vast area are sold from France to the U.S. for $15 million, which is about 2 cents per acre.
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The mapping of the Louisiana Purchase began in St. Louis with Lewis and Clark.
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The only time a justice has been impeached, and this impeachment failed
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Thomas Jefferson is elected as President of the U.S. for his second term.
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Zebulon Pike exlpores the southern area of the Louisiana Purchase, and discovers Pikes Peak, the highest point in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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Peace treaty with Tripoli after the Tripolitan War, signed by Jefferson.
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The ending of the Hartford Convention occured in 1815.
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New Orleans was fought for against the British and won. Andrew Jackson was the leader of the American forces and became a war hero after this battle.
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The national bank was brought back and rechartered in April of 1818
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Thomas Jefferson founds the University of Virginia.
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James Fenimore Cooper publishes his first successful novel, The Spy.
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Emma Willard establishes the Troy Female Seminary
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Stephen Austin leads a group that founds the first colony in Texas.
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Through a vote in the House of Representatives, John Quincy Adams is elected as presdient of the United States,
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The first major battle of the civil war.
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Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, a key battle for control of the Tennessee River.
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George McClellan's campaign by water to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
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Second Battle of Bull Run was a key victory during McClellan's march to Richmond.
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Two steel-hulled ships faced off against each other, and the battle ended in a draw as neither ship could destroy the other.
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Stated if the receded states would not rejoin the Union, then all slaves in those states would be free as of Jan. 1, 1863.
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This battle between Lee and Gen. Burnside resulted in Burnsides removal as general, as he attempted to attack heavily entrenched Confederates, which resulted in many Union casualties.
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The single bloodiest day of the Civil War, the Battle of Antietam was a fierce battle of the Union attacking the Confederacy that was positioned behind Antietam Creek.
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William Tecumseh Sherman led his men on a 50 mile wide path of destruction on his way to the southern city of Atlanta, Georgia.
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The proclamation that freed the slaves in all of the southern states.
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In this battle, Gen. Lee divided his army, which was a very risky decision, although it paid off in that the Confederates won this battle.
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The bloodiest battle in the Civil War, Gettysburg was a key turning point in the Union's favor.
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The Judiciary Act of 1801 is removed from the constitution.
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The Missouri Compromise is formed, which forbids slavery in any state the 36 degree mark.
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Michael Faraday discovers electromagnetic rotation, which forms the basis of modern motors.
