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Oct 18, 1492
New World Discovered
Christopher Columbus lands in the new world, claiming it for Spain. -
Sep 4, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
A treaty in place between Spain and portugal which gave spain any future western lands and Portugal recieved some eastern land -
Sep 19, 1513
Spain claims land
Balboa claimes all land touching the Pacific Ocean for Spain -
Sep 2, 1521
Cortes Claims Mexico
Cortes, a conquistadore, claims Mexico for Spain by defeating the Aztecs -
Feb 16, 1532
Pizarro Conquers The Inca
Francisco Pizarro secures the Incan Empire in the Battle of Cajamarca with 168 Spanish Soldiers and allies. -
Aug 19, 1534
Cartier Travels up the St. Lawrence
He travels up the river in search of good and new water routes. -
Nov 19, 1565
Construction of St. Augustine Fort
The construction of the fort in St. Augustine was begun by the Spanish -
Creation of Iroquis Confederacy
The Iroquis Confederacy brought together several tribes in order to become more powerful. -
Colony of Roanoke Founded
Walter Raleigh founded this colony in the New World -
Jamestown Established
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in America is formed. -
Maryland Founded
A colony created as a safe haven for English Catholics immigrating to the New World. -
The French Expedition
The French created an expedition down the Mississippi river in search of land and goods. -
Rhode Island Ratifies Constitution
The small state fianlly ratifies the cponstitution and becomes the 13th U,S, state. -
First US Bank Chartered
The first national bank is chartered for twenty years but will eventually be placed under sdpeculation of being unconstitutional/ -
Whiskey Rebellion
An uprising in western Pennsylvnania occured due to the excise tax on whiskey, this uprising was dispersed when Washington sent troops to quell the uprising. -
Eli Whitney Invents Cotton Gin
The cotton gin is made and is used as a large source of American income and one of the sparking elements of growing American Industrialization. -
Battle of Fallen Timbers
This battle was between the allied natived of the western confederacy with minor British assistance and with the united states forces. -
Pinckney's Treaty
A treaty signed between the US and Spain that solidifed friendship and properly set the boundries for American and Spanish colonies. -
Treaty of Tripoli
A treaty between the United States and Tripolitania to establish that the two nations will never enter conflict over religious differences. -
XYZ Affair
Three diplomats travel from the US to meet with the French king in order to negotitate. -
Logan Act
This act prevented any US citizen from negotiating with foreign governments or anyways interfering with foreign nations. -
George Washington's Death
Washington dies in his home after a botched bloodletting job in order to help cure his inflimated throat. -
Library of Congress was Founded
The research library that serves the United States Congress is founded and also serves as the National Library. -
Adams Appoints Marshall
John Adams appointed John Marshal as the head judge of the US supreme court where he would serve for years to come in many cases. -
Lousiana Purchase
The Louisiana territory is purchased for 15 million dollars by America from the French Empire. -
Ohio Becomes a U.S. State
Ohio breaks off from Connecticut and becomes its own independent state in the Union. -
Marbury v. Madison
A man who had been appointed Justice of The Piece took President Madison to court because Madison was withholding his position from him. -
Lewis & Clark begin Expedition
Merryweather Lewis and William Clark set off with the help of local natives to explore the newly purchased Louisianna Territory. -
Madison Elected to Office
James Madison wins office to be the fourth president of Teh Untied States. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
2 native brothers Tecumseh and the Prophet organized a stand against American land taking, -
War of 1812 Begins
The War of 1812 begins between the United States and the British. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent is what ended the war of 1812 between the United States and the British. -
Battle of Ft. McHenry
A battle to defend the fort by the US from Britian. Francis Scott Key saw this and was inspired to write the Star-Spangled Banner. -
Hartford Convention Held
A meeting where many met to discuss certain complaints/grievances witgh the national government. -
Panic of 1819
An actual economic tragedy that swept over the country and caused a lot of panic to such a young country. -
The Monroe Doctrine
A simple doctrine written by James Monroe in an attempt to stop immigration from Eastern European lands. This had no real power. -
Democratic Party Emerges
The Democrat political party is created from what used to be the democratic republicans. -
Indian Removal Act
Act passed by the U.S. government to expell any natives away from the east coast into the lousianna Territory. This led to the Trail of Tears -
McCormick Invents Mechanical Reaper
The invention of the mechanical reaper by Cyrus M. McCormick made farming much more efficient and profitable. -
Birth of Mormon Church
A man named Joseph Smith claimed to have recieved gold tablets from an angel to preach the new word of religion. -
The Alamo
Same Houston and Jim Bowie amoung others defended against the troops of Santa Anna that were trying to stop American immigration. -
Invention of Steel Plow
This invention ny John Deere ultimetly revolutionized the current farming industry by making plowing the fields so much easier.
