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1000 BCE
Vikings land in North America
Leif Erickson was the first person to land in North America. He and his 35 person crew landed on the northern tip of Newfoundland and in 1001 he made camp for the winter. -
Period: 1000 BCE to
Early America to the Revolutionary War
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Sep 28, 1066
William of Normandy Conquers England
William of Normandy, or William the conqueror, conquered England and became king in 1066. -
Jun 15, 1215
The Magna Carta
A charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede, near Windsor, on 15 June 1215. It was first made by an archbishop to make peace between the king and rebel barons, it promised the protection of church rights, protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment, justice, and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown, to be implemented through a council of 25 barons. -
Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus discovers America
Columbus led his three ships (the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria) out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. He was trying to find another root to Asia and he never realized that he discovered America. -
Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot explores North America
By 1495, he had moved to Bristol, England, with his family. He made a voyage in 1497 on the ship Matthew and claimed land in Canada. Like Columbus he mistakes North America for parts of Asia. -
Oct 31, 1517
Protestant Reformation
Most historians agree that the protestant reformation began when Martin Luther nailed the 95 thesis to the wall. The protestant reformation was a time that people started questioning the catholic churches policies such as: indulgences and relics. -
Jamestown, VA
The first permanent settlement in America under British rule. It was located in Powhatan land. Initially the natives helped and cultivated their land. After a while the natives were completely wiped out and during that time the colony was wiped out with only the word "Roanoke" carved into a tree. -
House of Burgesses
The first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. It was used to promote English craftsmen to settle in North America, and to help current inhabitants have a better life. -
Pilgrims come on the Mayflower
The mayflower was first a merchant ship then it was converted when the Puritans left to go to the New World. it had 102 passengers and had a 30 person crew. -
Puritan Migration
The Puritans were persecuted in Europe so they wanted to come to the New World. Most of them went to the new world on the mayflower. -
Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon organized an expedition against the Indians. This was denounced by the governor but because the public liked this he was forced to accept it and give Bacon a commission. Later Berkeley again denounced Bacon’s activities as rebellious and launched several military expeditions against Bacon and the 60 or so colonists who had followed him in retaliatory raids on the Native Americans. Bacon managed to seize control of the government for a time. -
The Great Awakening
This was a religious movement in the 1730's through the 1740's. There was not a specific date that it started -
The Great Awakening
the Great awakening was a spiritual movement that completely went away from the traditional puritanism. This movement cause people to go against the Puritan church. -
The French and Indian War
This war was known by almost every other country as the seven years war. It was the french fighting for land against the Indians. -
Salutary Neglect
Salutary Neglect is a term used to describe when Britain left the colonies alone and hoped they would become self sustaining. During this time there were less laws over the colonies. -
The Proclamation of 1763
After England won the French Indian war. Britain was tired of fighting so they made this proclamation to stop all of England's colonies from expanding and taking the Natives's land. -
Stamp Act
This act was made by the British for the Colonies that required them to pay taxes on all printed papers. This is also known as the intolerable acts. -
Townshend Acts
These are four acts that the British imposed on the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was at first an altercation between a patriot mob and a British army squad. they were throwing snowballs at the squad and and officer discharged his weapon and a volley of shots came after killing 5 civilians. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of patriots dressed up as indians and broke into tea crates and threw them overboard. This was in defiance of the intolerable acts. -
The First Continental Congress
A meeting of delegates from 12 of the thirteen colonies. The start date of the meeting was September 5th to October 26th, 1774. This meeting was to discuss, what the colonists called, the intolerable acts. -
Second Continental Congress
This congress had delegates from all 13 colonies and after this was over they officially declared war on the british. -
The Declaration of Independence
The declaration of independence was signed by delegates from all 13 colonies declaring their independence from Britain. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
This treaty was signed in Paris by King George's representatives and delegates from the United States and it ended the American Revolution.
