Early US HIstory

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  • Lief Erikison reaches the American coast
    May 9, 1001

    Lief Erikison reaches the American coast

  • Christopher Colombus discovered Bahmas
    Oct 12, 1492

    Christopher Colombus discovered Bahmas

  • John Cabot discovered Newfoundland
    Jun 24, 1497

    John Cabot discovered Newfoundland

  • Apr 2, 1513

    Juan Pounce de leon discovers florda

  • Hernan Cortez conquerd the Aztec in what became Mexico city
    Aug 13, 1519

    Hernan Cortez conquerd the Aztec in what became Mexico city

  • May 10, 1534

    Jacsques cartier discovers canida looking for a water passage to the pisific ocean

  • May 8, 1541

    Hernado de Soto discovers the missipi river

  • Sep 9, 1565

    Spanish established a fort at St.Augustine in Florda

  • Establishment of English settlement of Jamestown by the Virginia company of London

    Establishment of English settlement of Jamestown by the Virginia company of London

  • French explorer Samual de Champlain established the Qubec of Canida

  • English puritans establish Plymouth in massichusats

    English puritans establish Plymouth in massichusats

  • New Amesterdam is created a trading post for the Dutch west India company

  • Period: to

    French and Indian War

    English were mean to natives
  • Sugar act

    Sugar act

    Expensive Mollasas
  • Stamp act

    Stamp act

    Had to have british stamp on everything
  • Quartering act

    Quartering act

    They had to provide places for soilders to stay also feed them
  • Sons of liberiy created

    Sons of liberiy created

    Started during stamp act
  • Daughters of liberty started

    Daughters of liberty started

    Started during Townstead act
  • Townstend act

    Townstend act

    High taxes on british goods
  • Boston Massacar

    Boston Massacar

    5 colonist killed by british soldiers after teasing
  • Commite of correspondense created

    Commite of correspondense created

    Colonies wrote letters to eachother

  • The tea act

    put high taxes on tea

  • Boston tea party

    Angry colonist dumped 90,000 into boston harbor
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    Intorable acts

    Soldiers came too ocupy town
  • Period: to

    First Contenental congress

    preparing for war

  • George Washington appointed commander and chief

    preparing for war

  • Olive branch petition

    to avoid war
  • Period: to

    Delcoration of indipendance

    Thomas Jefforson wroteit

  • Hernan Cortez conqered the Aztec in what became Mexico city