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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus
In 1492 Christopher Columbas set sail for the Indies. He took three ships which names were the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria. However he ended up discoving America on his voyage. -
Dec 14, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Treaty of Tordesillas was established. This is a treaty that claimed Columbus's discoveries for Spain. -
Aug 20, 1497
John Cabot
In 1497 John Cabot explores the Atlantic coast of Canada. He claims the land for the English King. -
May 20, 1506
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus dies at 1506 in Valladolid, Spain. -
Apr 22, 1507
"America"
Martin Waldseemuller was a map maker who first used the term America. It was a tribute to Amerigo Vespucci. -
Nov 8, 1516
SmallPox
Smallpox was indroduced to the New World. This is a disease that killed off many Idians. -
Jun 27, 1519
Conquers Aztecs
In the year 1519, 600 men, 17 horses, and Fernando Cortes defeated the Aztecs. They captured the city a couple years later and made it into what now is Mexico City. -
Sep 30, 1565
Founding of St. Augustine
Pedro Menéndez de Avilés founded St. Augustine, Florida. He was spanish man. -
Nov 11, 1565
Tabacco
In 1565 tabacco was first intoduced to American by John Hawkins. This helped lead to the economony rising because of the productuion of it. -
First Permanent White Colony
Pedro Menendez de Aviles headed the establishing of the first permanent white colony. This helped lead to the establishing of many other colonies. -
James
In 1607 the Londen Company founded Jamestown under a patent. Also this year is when James Smith met Pocahontas. -
Hudson Bay
Henery Hudson discovers Hudson Bay. This is where a plane crashed a few years back. Henery dies a year later in 1611. -
Plymouth
The Plymouth Colony was founded in Plymouth, Massachusetts. John Carver was named the first govenor here. -
Mayflower Arives
In 1620 the mayflower arives in Massachusetts. This is the ship that brought the pilgrims over. -
Money
This marks the dte that paper money was first used in America. -
William Penn
William Penn gave Pennsylvania it's first constitution in 1701. It was called the Charter of Privileges. -
Virginia Black Code
Virginia Black Code was passed. This restricted the travel of slaves. -
Banned Slave Import
Pennsylvania banns the import of slaves into its colony. This can be consided a free land for slaves where they can soon excape to. -
Tea
1714 was the year that tea was introduced to America. This helps set up the Boston Tea Party. -
Slavery
In 1725 there were approixmaty 75,000 black slaves in the American colonies. -
South Carolina Slave Revolt
More than 50 angery African Americans revolted and marched to Florida to only be the local Militia. However it did not compare to Bacon's Rebellion. -
Plans For Revolt
50 slaves were hung in Charleston, South Carolina when plans of another revolt was revealed -
Iron Act
The Iron Act was passed by English Parliment to stop the goeth of the American iron industy so that English iron would still be purchased. -
Currency Act
England Parliment passes the currency act to banned New England colonist from issuing paper money . -
French and Indian War
In 1754 the French and Indian war broke out from a dispute over land. -
Fort Necessity
After a sucsess over the French, George Washington and a small number of his troops build fort Necessity on Ohio territory. This fort soon teaches Washington a lesson to never get surrounded . -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act fell through and in the "Battle of Abraham Plains" the British defeat the French and.gain control of Canada. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act fell in the "Plains Of Abraham" when the British won Canada from the Frnech. -
Proclamation of 1763
This banned settlement past the Appilation Mountains. -
Boston Massacre
A group of red coats were aiding tax collectors when drunken colonist started to get wild. Someone set a shot off and wounded 11 of the 60 innocent colonist. On of the first to die that were injured was Crispus Attucks. -
Mail
In 1775 the US postal system was et up. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine released "Common Sense" agueing that a smaller country should not rule a larger one. He also intoduced republicanism. -
Battle of Harlem Heights.
When already George Washington had decicded to move troops out of New York city he repels General Howe in the Battle of Harlem Heights. -
Articles of Confederation
The Aricles of Condfederation was dreafted after the delclaring of independence in 1776. After the battle of Saratoga it was translated into French to show them they have a govenment in the making. -
Articles of Confederation Ratification
Not until 1781 did all of thirteen states ratifie the Articles of Confederation. This was less than eight months before the victory of Yorktown. -
The Ending
After the Americans seized Yorktown they shrouded British troops with 9,000 colonist and 7,000 French. General Cornwallis signs surrender papers, thus ending the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty Of Hopewell
This is signed between the American Confederation Congress and the Cherokee Indians. It was a combination of three treaties and signed on the Hopewell plantaion. -
Rhode Island
In 1790 Rhode Island isratified as a 13th state, concluding the original 13 conoies. -
National Bank
The first National Bank was chartered in 1791. It would have a three part expansion in which Hamilton created -
Election of 1792
In the Election of 1792 George Washinton hsd been reelected . John Adams was his Vice President at the time. -
Fugitive Slave Act
In 1793 the Fugitive Slave Act was passed. It had been a compromise of the free northern states and the sothern slave-holders. -
Cotton Gin
In 1793 Eli Whitney creates the cotton gin.It made the slave's lives easier by seperatin the cotton from its seeds. -
Whiskey Rebellion
In 1791 a whiskey- excise tax was puton whiskey to reduce the national debt. Because of this tax, in western Pennsylvania, a rebellion broke out. -
Treaty of Fallen Timber
This was the final battle in the Northwest Indian War until the Tecumseh's War and Battle of Tippecanoe. -
11th Amendment.
In 1795 the 11th Amendment was ratified. It deals with each state's sovereign immunity and was adopted to over rule the Supreme Court. -
Election of 1796
In the Election of 1796 John Adams became the 2nd president of the United States with Thomas Jefferson as his Vice President. -
XYZ Affair
This was the confrontation of United States with france that led to the Quasi War. X, Y, and Z, were the given names to the French dilomats. -
Alien and Sedtion Acts
These acts were four bills passed by the Federalist and signed by John Adams in 1798. -
Jefferson becomes president
He beats John adams in the election -
Library of Congress
The libray of Congress was originall to serve the United states congress but soon become America's national Library -
Thomas Jefferson President
In 1801 Thomas Jefferson was elected president by the House of representatives Burr was his vice presdient. -
Louisanna Purchase
America had purchase Louisanna from France in 1803 for $15 million dollars. This was a huge deal and accomplishment. -
Marbury v. Madison
William Marbury was appointed by John Adams in this case as Justice of the Peace. However he was never delivered his documents by James Madison, therefore leading to this case. -
Marbury v. Madison
Marbury was appointed to be a judge while madison thought otherwise. Marshell now had to step in to this case to resolve it. -
Madison's Election
James Madison, a democratic republican deafeated Charles Pinckney , the federalist canidate. -
New war with Britain
During this War the White House was burned to th ground. -
Battle of Thames
The United States won th battle against the Britain during the War of 1812. -
Treaty of Ghent
Peace treaty that ended the war of 1812. -
Battle of New Orleans
New Orleans culd not be captured by the Britsh for it was the main flow for the Mississippi River. Andrew Jackson was the General in this Battle. -
Monroe's Election
James Madison was justb ending his secoud term as Monroe hd came in to win with the electorial collge by a land slide. -
University of Virgina
Thomas Jefferson had founded this University and had invision it diffrently than others, to start new trends. -
Panic of 1819
The warhad just ended and much panick arose because morgages were bein closed and banks were failing. -
Election of 1820
In the 1820 election, James Monroe was reelected with Daniel Tompkins as his vice president. -
Land Act of 1820
The Land Act of 1820 encouged people to move west.This was because it allowed the prices of the Missoui and Northwest Territory to be lowered. -
Erie Canal
The erie canal was planned in 1808 and was now finished in 1825. It connect Lake Erie to the Hudson River. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson had signed this act for all Indian tribes to move west of the Mississippi River. -
Black Hawk War
War between the Native American tribes the Sauks, Meskwakis, and Kickapoos, with America, after the crossing of the Mississippi River. -
Election of 1840
In the election of 1840 Martin Van Buren tried to be reelected, but failed to do soaginst the Whigs first unified candidate ,William Henry Harrison. -
Change in Presidency
After being inaugurated in 1841, president William Henry Harrison dies after only being in office for one month. John Tyler now comes into office to take his place, and becoming the 10th president. -
Walker Tariff
This tarrif cut the substantiually hih rates of the Black Tariff .This was created by the Secretary of Tresury, Rober J. Walker -
Mormon Migration
After much trouble without being excepted Mormuns began to migrate to Utah. -
Battle of Buena Vista
In the Battle of Buena Vista General Taylors small army defeats the large General Santa Anna's amry -
Oneida Community,
John Humphrey Noyes creates the Oneida Commuity in 1848. This community was disowned but believed in complexed marriages, and perfection. -
Mexican War
The Mexican War was bond to happen, though it was a little war. It had helped prepare the Americans for the soon coming Civil War. -
Treaty of Guadalupe
The Treaty of Guadalupe was a treaty to end the Mexican War. It granted America much land in conclusion. -
Gold Rush
The California gold rush burst out in 1849. It brought in a large number of imagrants but soon ended. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman, a slave, escapes to the north to begin her help with the underground railroad. She helped about 300 slaves escape from slavery -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in 1852. This book inspired people to open people's eyes to the horrors of slavery. -
Election of 1852
In the election of 1852 it was Franklin Pierce for the Democrat Party and Windfield Scott for the Whig Party. Pierce was the winner of this election. -
Gadsden Purchase
This purchase gave America a stripe of land that now is in today's New Mexico and Arizona. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Neraska Act created the territories for Kansas and Nebaska. However, this act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 120.8 -
Poney express
This was a fast form of communication developed. Mail and news was carried cross country by horseback. -
Election of 1860
The canidates for the election of 1860 were Abraham Lincoln, John Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen Douglas. The winner was Abraham Lincoln becoming our 16th president and a founding father of our nation -
Secede
South Carolina was the first state to seceded from the Union. As more seceded the Confederacy was formed. -
Social Democratic Party
A Social Democratic party was organized during 1900 in Indianapoli. Eugene Debs was nominated to be the president of it. -
President Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt became president in 1901 and served two terms. He was the 26th president. -
Jupiter Hammon
He addressed the Africans
