College History I

Christopher Columbus

Aug 3, 1492

Columbus landed in the Bahamas, thus "discovering" the New World and opening the door for discovery.

Treaty of Torsdesilllas

Sep 6, 1494

Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Poetugal was signed.

Da Gama Reaches India

Sep 6, 1498

De Gamma reaches India during an exploration.

Ponce de Leon Explores Florida

Sep 6, 1513

Ponce de Leon explored Florida and claimed the land for the Spanish crown.

Cortes Conqures Mexico for Spain

Sep 6, 1521

Starting in 1519, Cortes starts to conquer the Aztec empire, and claimed Mexico for Spain once he accomplished his conquring.

Pizarro crushes Incans

Sep 6, 1532

Pizarro crushes the Incan empire in search of riches.

De Soto explores the Southeast

Sep 7, 1542

De Soto explores the Southeast and discovers the Mississippi river.

Cabrillo Explores California

Sep 7, 1542

Cabrillo Explores California and some of the East coast and claims it for Spain.

Elizabeth I becomes queen of England

Sep 7, 1558

Elizabeth I becomes queen of England and served until death. She was the last of the Monarch of Tudor Dynasty.

St. Augustine

Sep 7, 1565

The Spanish build a fortress at St. Augustine.

Roanoke Colony founded

Sep 7, 1585

Raleigh founds Roanoke Colony.

Spain and England at Peace

Sep 7, 1604

The Spanish and the English sign a peace treaty.

Africans Arrive

Sep 7, 1619

Africans arrive in Jamestown for the frist time ever.

Virginia

Sep 7, 1624

Virginia becomes a royal colony- founded by London Co.

Maryland

Sep 7, 1634

Maryland colony founded by Lord Baltimore.

Act of Toleration

Sep 7, 1649

The Act of Toleration in Maryland was put to use. It was to tolerate religion.

Slave Code

Sep 7, 1661

The Barbados slave code was adopted to give african slaves no rights.

Carolinas seperate

Sep 7, 1712

North Carolina Formally seperates from South Carolina.

The Great Awakening

Sep 28, 1730

disagreements happened within the curch and people started to develop their own ideas

Poor- Folk

Sep 30, 1730

Measures were taken to care for the poor; however, poverty wasn't totally eliminated. it was smaller than England's poverty rate, though.

Georgia Found

Jun 2, 1733

Georgia was found as a colony by Oglethrope and others.

Molasses Act

Sep 30, 1733

Was meant to cripple AMerican international trade.

John Peter Zenger Case

Sep 28, 1735

A Legal case came up where a newspaper printer was charged with printing things that assailed the corrupt royal governer of New York.

Princeton College Founded

Sep 30, 1746

Princeton College, founded as the College of New Jersey, is founded, and becomes a monumental school in America.

Indentured Servant contract

Sep 30, 1746

Signed in VA to show the rules that were ever changing.

Ohio Company Granted

May 19, 1749

Ohio Company is granted a charter of land around the Ohio River.

Currency Act Passed

Sep 30, 1751

The Currency Act is passed to consume control over the colonial currency system.

Ben Franklin

Sep 30, 1751

Ben Franklindiscovers the lightening rod, later leading to electricity.

Washington Surrenders

Sep 30, 1754

Washington surrenders after being attacked by the French.

War

Sep 30, 1756

The England war was started, which leads to the French and Indian war.

Washington Accepted

Sep 30, 1758

George Washington becomes a member of the VA House of Burgess.

New York Trades

Sep 30, 1759

New York reached a high in colonial traiding by exporting over 80,000 barrels of flour.

Battle of Quebec

Sep 30, 1759

Battle of Quebec, which was one of the battles that took place suring the 7 years war.

Anti- Slave Trade vetoed

Sep 30, 1760

Britan vetoes the South Caronia ant- slave trade measures.

George II Reign

Sep 30, 1760

Georgia was founded, King Geroge's war and the French and Indian war happened.

Mingling of the Races

Sep 30, 1760

many different races started to come to America, thus recieving the name "The Melting Pot"

Colonial Legislatures sensed Danger in Slvves

Sep 30, 1760

Legislatures, especially South Carolina's, scenced danger in a heavy consentration of resentful slaves. They were afraid that they would retaliate.

The Sugar Act

Apr 5, 1764

Act that put a tax on sugar, wine, coffee, pimiento, and regulated the export of lumber and iron.

Scotts- Irish

Sep 30, 1764

Led an armed march into Philadelphia protesting some aspects of the Quaker religion.

The Quatering Act

Mar 24, 1765

Provide housing and food for British soldiers.

Sons of Liberty

Jun 16, 1765

Group formed to protest taxation without representation.

Rutgers College Founded

Oct 24, 1766

Originally founded as Queen's College, Rutgers College was founded in New Jersey.

Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

Killing of innocent colonists by British in Boston.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

Colonists in Boston tried to control the tea imoprted into the colonies.

Intolerable Acts

Oct 23, 1774

Acts passed by Parliament that triggered outrage in the 13 colonies.

Quebec Act

Oct 24, 1774

Dealt with the expansion and other perks for the providance of Quebec.

Lexington Massacre

Apr 23, 1775

When 8 Americans were killed as the British tried to capture Adams & Hancock.

Battle of Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

One of the early battles of the American Revolution.

Declaration of Independance

Jul 4, 1776

Adpoted by the Continental Congress, the Declaration of Independence gave the colonies their freedom from England.

Hessiens were captured

Oct 24, 1776

Washington captures 1000 Hessians during the night while they were asleep.

General Burgoyne Surrenders

Oct 24, 1777

General Burgoyne was forced to surrender to American general.

Surrender of Cornwallis

Oct 19, 1781

Cornwallis surrenders at the Battle of Yorktown.

Articles of Confederation

Oct 25, 1781

the Articles of Confederation were adopted.

Battle of Yorktown

Oct 25, 1781

One of the last major battles of the American Revolutionary War. France and America together defeated Britain.

Treaty of Paris Signed

Sep 30, 1783

The Treaty of Paris is signed ending the 7 years war.

Slavery Abolished in Massachusetts

Oct 25, 1783

Massachusetts abolishes slavery in their state.

Eletion of 1800

Jan 24, 1800

when Thomas Jefferson beat John Adams ot win te election of 1800 by a majority of 73 to 65 electorial votes.

Judiciary Act of 1801

Jan 24, 1801

created 16 new federal judgeships and other judical offices.

Naturalizatoin Law of 1802

Jan 24, 1802

reduced the requirement of 14 years of residence to the previous 5 years.

Marbury vs. Madison

Jan 24, 1803

Marbury sued Madison for his pay when his salary was cut. Momumental decision- showed that the Supreme Court had the final authority in determining the meaning of the constitution.

Louisiana Purchase

Apr 30, 1803

treaty was signed giving Louisiana to the United States for $15 million

Jefferson reelected

Jan 24, 1804

Jefferson was reelected in 1804, capturing 162 electorial votes while his opponent only recieved 14.

Orders of Council

Jan 24, 1806

England issued a series of Orders of Council to close the European ports under French control to foreign shipping.

Embargo Act

Jan 24, 1807

banned the ecportation of any goods to any countries.

Non- Intercourse Act

Jan 24, 1809

opened trade to every country except France or Britain.

Madison becomes president

Mar 4, 1809

James Madison becomes president.

Twelfth Congress Met

Jan 24, 1811

met in 1811, the war hawks wanted to go to war with the british and wanted to eliminate the indians threats to pioneers.

American Colonization Society

Mar 12, 1817

because most people didn't like blacks, early abolistionsits were sending them back to Africa.

Treaty of 1818

Mar 12, 1818

The United States divided/ shared the area with the British.

Florida Treaty of 1819

Mar 12, 1819

Spain delt its rights away to the United States in the Florida Treaty of 1819.

Rebellion in Charleston, SC

Mar 12, 1822

Vesey plotted a rebellion because of conspiracy.

Liberia Established

Mar 12, 1822

The Republic of Liberia was established on the West African coast.

Treaty of 1824

Mar 12, 1824

Russia delt its rights away with the Treaty of 1824.

New Community Established

Mar 15, 1825

a community, Harmony, was established. it was geared towards becoming a Utopia.

Adams becomes president

Mar 15, 1825

in 1825, John Adams becomes president.

First RailRoad

Mar 15, 1828

first american made railroad was built

Mechanical Reaper

Mar 15, 1830

the mechanical reaper was invented by McCormick.

Rebellion in 1831

Mar 12, 1831

Nat Turner led a rebellion that killed 60 Virginians.

Slaves Emancipated

Mar 12, 1833

the British emancipated the slaves in the West Indides.

Santa Anna becomes president

Mar 15, 1833

Santa Ana becomes president of Mexico.

Lane Rebels Established

Mar 12, 1834

Organized an 18 day debate on slavery. They were spread out across the nation and preached gospel and antislavery.

The Caroline Attacked

Mar 12, 1837

An American steamer carring supplies to the canadians on the Niagra River was attacked and set fire by the British.

Pannic of 1837 Broke Out

Mar 12, 1837

When the panic broke out, several states defaulted on their bonds or repudiated them

Canadian Rebellion of 1837

Mar 12, 1837

Started by a few Canadians, but later joined by many. They wanted to gain independence from the British.

Van Buren

Mar 15, 1837

martin Van Buren becomes the President of the US

Texas Concludes Treaties

Mar 12, 1839

The Texans conclude treaties with France, Holland, and Belgium.

Canadian Claimed to help Destory The Caroline

Mar 12, 1840

A Canadian, McLeod, boasted of his part in destroying the Caroline. he was arrested and indicted for Murder.