Extra credit timeline By David.17 Jan 1, 1492 Columbus "discovers" america Jan 1, 1500 The columbian exchange Jan 1, 1600 u.s war debt and taxes Jan 1, 1607 Indentured servants arrive for the first time May 13, 1607 James Town started Aug 20, 1619 African slaves are brought to james town Jan 1, 1630 James town starts selling tobacco for profit Jan 1, 1630 Puritans arrive in the new world Oct 6, 1630 Massachusettes bay colony starts Oct 6, 1676 Bacon's declaration Sep 24, 1680 James town is exporting over a million and a half pounds of tobacco a year Feb 6, 1692 Salem witch trials Jan 1, 1754 French and indian war Oct 7, 1763 Proclamation of 1763 Mar 22, 1765 The stamp act Mar 24, 1765 The quartering act Aug 1, 1765 Sons of liberty founded Dec 6, 1773 Boston tea party Apr 19, 1775 Revolutionary war Jan 1, 1776 Thomas paine, common sense Jul 4, 1776 America declares independance from brittain Oct 27, 1777 Articles of confederation Sep 17, 1787 The constitution is written Jan 1, 1789 The constitution is written Mar 4, 1829 Andrew jackson elected president May 28, 1830 Indian removal act Jan 1, 1838 Trail of tears Apr 12, 1861 The civil war Sep 29, 1861 John brown, the gospel army Oct 28, 1870 Buffalo massacre Jan 1, 1880 italians immigrate to the u.s Jan 1, 1919 Prohibition repealed Jan 1, 1921 Sacco and vanzetti Oct 29, 1929 The great depression Jan 1, 1937 Columbus day becomes a holiday