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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Timespan
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus discovers america
Columbus and his crew discover america, trying to fing a quicker route to india. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
This divided new land that Spain and Portugal wanted. -
Sep 5, 1513
Vasco Nunez Balboa
He discovered the Pacific Ocean. -
Jun 30, 1520
Aztecs attcked the Spanish
This made the Spanish retreat and Cortes laid siege on the city. -
Sep 5, 1521
Juan Ponce de Leon
He explored Florida searching for gold. -
Sep 5, 1522
Ferdinand Magellan
He reached home after he circumnavigated the globe. -
Sep 5, 1532
Francisco Pizarro
Crushed the Incas and took their treasures. -
Sep 5, 1540
Francisco Coronado
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Sep 5, 1542
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo
He explored the California coast but couldn't find San Francisco. -
Sep 6, 1558
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I becomes queen of england. -
Walter Raleigh
Raleigh finds Roanoke colony. -
Battle of Acoma
The Spanish cruelly abused the Pueblo people and severed one foot of each survivor. -
James I
James I becomes king of england. -
John Rolfe
Rolfe perfects tobacco culture in virginia. -
Africans come to America
The first africans arrive in jamestown viriginia becomes royal colony. -
Pilgrims Sailing to America
The Pilgrims sail on the Mayflower to Plymouth Bay. -
Maryland
Maryland colony was found. -
Harvard College
Harvard college was founded and this is the first learning institution in america. -
Roger Williams
Roger Williams finds Rhode Island Colony. -
Fundamental Orders Of Connecticut
The Fundamental Orders Of Connecticut was first drafted and this later became the basis of the United States constitution. -
Navigation Laws
The English passed the Navigation Laws which said that all trade had to come through Britain first. -
Charles II
Charles II is restored to the english throne. -
Half-Way Covenant
The Half-Way Covenant for congregational church membership was established. -
Carolina
The carolina colony was created. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion started in Virginia. He and the other indentured servants revolted against William Berkley because of what was happening to the indians. -
Slavery
There was a a massive expansion in slavery in the colonies. -
Founding of Pennsylvania
William Penn founds Pennsylvania. He got this piece of land from the higher authority owing his father the land. -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem witch trials started popping up in Massachusetts. -
William and Mary College
The college of William and Mary was founded. This was the second major learning istitution in america. -
Yale College
Yale college was founded. -
North Carolina and South Carolina
North Carolina formally separates from South Carolina. -
Smallpox
Smallpox disease spread throughout the colonies and caused major deaths. -
Georgia
Georgia colony was founded. -
Great Awakening
Jonathon Edwards begins Great Awakening. -
Zenger Free-Press Trial
This happened in New York where he wrote something bad in the newspaper about the governor. He argued that he just wrote the truth and the jury's verdict came back not guilty. -
Colonial Coins
The first types of colonial coins were made. -
George Whitefield
George Whitefield spreads information about the Great Awakening. -
War of Jenkin's Ear
This war started over the slicing off of Jenkin's ear and thus the war was named after it. -
Princeton College
Princeton College was founded. -
William Pitt
He emerges as leader of the British government. -
Agriculture
New York exported eighty thousand barrels of flour that year. -
Anti-Slave Laws
Britian vetoes South Carolina's anti-slave trade measures. -
Proclamation of 1763
The Proclamation of 1763 was passed and it said that no english were to settle past the Appalchian mountains. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian War ends between the French Indians and the Brtiish by the treaty of Paris. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act of 1764 was passed and it taxed sugar. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act of 1765 said that you had to shelter and feed soliders during war time. -
Stamp Act Congress
This was a meeting of representatives of all of the colonies to dicuss the stamp act and their goal was to get it repealed. -
Stamp Act
This was the first tax on stamp and the did this to create more money for the government. -
Stamp Act Repealed
The Stamp Act was repealed because it angered the colonists and the british were scared of a revolt. -
Rutgers College
Rutgers college was founded. -
Declaratory Act
The Declaratory Act was passed to enfore the british rule in america and allow britain to make all the laws. -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts are passed which taxed glass, paint, and tea to pay for the war. -
Botson Massacre
The fighting between the British and Americans got even worse after this. The British shot and killed 7 Americans at Boston. -
Committees of Correspondence
The Committees of Correspondence was formed and this was a type of government that spread news throughout the colonies. -
Boston Tea Party
The people of Boston dump the tea from the british ship into the ocean rebelling against the tea tax. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was formed to review the acts and laws being passed in america. -
Quebec Act
The Quebec Act was passed which allowed the bounaries of the province of Quebec to be extened to the Ohio river. -
Boston Port Act
This act temporary closed the ports of boston so that damages could be paid to the english crown. -
Batlles of Lexington and Concord
These were two seperate battles which started off the Revolutionary war. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The colonists seize Bunker Hill to attack the british army and hopefully drive them back. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Second Continental Congress. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were put into effect. -
Land Ordinance
The Land Ordinance was put into effect and it split the states into equal sections. -
Shay's Rebellion
The farmers rebelled because the government was putting a tax on their property but they were not making enough to pay for that and all their other needs. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance said that you could not colonize farer than the -
New Government
Ratifcation by 9 of the 13 states set up a new government under the Constitution. -
First President
George Washington became the first president of the United States. -
Judiciardy Act
This act was put into affect and it layed out the basis of the federal court system. -
First Census
The first ever census in the United States took place this year. -
Washington's Reign
Washington was elected as president for the second time. -
Neutrality Proclamation
Washington said that our country should not get involved in other countries business -
Whiskey Rebellion
The government put an excise tax on whiskey and the farmers didn't like this so they rebelled. -
Farewell Address
Washington left his presidency with this and it stated what america should do to become successful in the future. -
XYZ Affair
Three agents were sent to france to get money from minister talleyrand but that didn't happen because of complications. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The alien act did not allow a person to become a US citizen until they lived in the country for 14 years. The sedition act say that you could not speak bably about the government or public officals. -
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
These resolutions stated that the individual states had the right to "nullify" anything they saw as unconstitutional. -
Convention of 1800
At this convention the US made peace with France. -
Tripoli War
The US and the tripoli pirates went to war over rights of the sea. -
Louisiana Purchase
Lewis and Clark bought Louisiana and all land west of it from Napoleon Bonaparte for $15 million. -
Macon's Bill No. 2
This lifts the embargo except against France and Britain. -
Battle of Tippecanoe
The two indian brothers wanted to stop the white people from settling on their lands. -
American Colonization Society
The American Colonization Society was founded. This society wanted to move the slaves back to Africa. -
University of Virginia
Jefferson founds the University of Virginia. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was put into affect and it said the anything above the 36 30 was a free state and anything below it was a slave state. -
The Spy
Cooper publishes his first copy if his book The Spy. This was his first successful novel. -
Slave Rebellion
Vesey started a slave rebellion in Charleston. He started it because he and all the other slaves were upset over the poor working and living conditions. -
Erie Canal
The erie canal was completed in this year. It took 8 years to build. This a very important canal because in controled trading throught the North East. -
New Harmony
The New Harmony community was founed. -
American Temperance Society
The American Temperance Society was founded. They tried to preach to people to avoid the use of alcohol. -
Webster's Dictionary
Noah Webster publishes the first ever dictionary. -
Railroads
The first railroads were developed and spread out across the United States. -
Mormoms
Joseph Smith founds the Mormom religion. -
The Liberator
Garrison started publishing his papers of The Liberator. -
Slave Rebellion
Nat Turner leads a slave rebellion in Virigina. -
Slavery
The British abolish slavery in the West Indies. The American Anti- Slavery Society was also founded this year. This society was founded to put an end to slavery. -
Gag Resolution
The Gag Resolution was passed by congress. It stated that the government should not interfere with the state governments. -
Steel Plow
John Deere invented the steel plow. This invention was used to help plow fields quicker and get a crop out on the market faster. -
Lovejoy is Killed
A mob kills abolitionist Lovejoy in Alton, Illinois. -
American Slavery As It Is
Weld publishes his first copy of American Slavery As It Is. -
Liberty Party
The Liberty Party was established this year. It was a new presidental party wanting to gain support to stay a party for a long time. -
Work Hours Reduced
President Van Buren reduced the work day to a ten hour shift for federal employees. -
Texas
The United States annexs Texas from it. -
Battle of Buena Vista
In the Battle of Buena Vista Scott captures Mexico City. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ends the fighting betweens the Mexicans and the Americans in the Mexican War. -
California Gold Rush
This was when most people in the counrty moved to California in hopes of finding gold to make them wealthy. -
Compromise of 1850
This compromise offically made California a state. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes the first copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This act created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Slavery was decided by popular sovernigty. -
Sumner Brooks Incident
These were two senate members but they didn't agree on some terms. Sumner beats Brooks with his cane in the middle of the senate house. -
Dred Scott Case
This was a court case that Dred Scott tried to sue for his freedom. He said that since he lived in a free state he should be free. The court ruled this out because a slave had to rights to testify in court. -
Lincoln
Lincoln takes his position as President on March 4th. -
First Battle of Bull Run
This was the first battle that started off the Civil War. -
Battle of Antietam
This was the bloodiest battle of the war with 26,000 deaths in one day. -
Battle of Vicksburg
This was a battle that the North won and that they took control of the Mississippi River. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
William Sherman takes his men on a march through Georgia and burns down everything in their path. -
Lincoln Assassinated
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilks Booth in Ford's theathre. -
Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan was founded by William Bedford Forest. This was a racist group trying to stop blacks from voting. -
Reconstruction Act
This act created 5 military districts in the south. -
Tenure of Office Act
This made it illegal for a president to remove a member of cabinet without consent from the senate first. -
Impechment
Johnson was impeached because he removed a member of his cabinet without the consent from the Senate first. -
15th Amendment
This amendment extended the right to vote to everyone who was over the age of 21.
