Higuera_HIS103_Fall19_American History Timeline

  • 1000

    Kingdom of Ghana

    they were great for gold mining.
  • 1492

    First voyage of Christopher Columbus

    a letter Christopher Columbus wrote to convince the king and queen
  • 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas

    this was an agreement between Spain and Portugal
  • 1500

    Kingdom of Mali

    Known to have been the largest empire in west Africa
  • 1500

    Kingdom of Songhai

    was invaded by morocco
  • 1500

    Kingdom of Kongo

    conquered territories
  • 1504

    Voyages of Christopher Columbus

    the four voyages to the "new world"
  • 1521

    Cortes conquered the Aztecs

    they conquered the Aztecs empire
  • English settlement of Roanoke

    the findings of the first English settlement in north america
  • Establishment of Jamestown

    began a settlement and a new proposition
  • Navigation Acts

    this was for an increase on shipping
  • Pilgrims land in Plymouth

    English settlers
  • Maryland granted to Lord Baltimore

    Maryland became separate which became the 7th state
  • Bacon’s Rebellion

    most confused in Jamestown also about theft from the native americans
  • King Philip’s War (timespan)

    this was an affair and a signal for war
  • Queen Anne’s War

    second war between the French and Indian was
  • The Great Awakening

    impacted the English colonies somewhat like religion
  • 7 Years’ War

    global war included 5 continents
  • sugar act

    added tax on sugar textiles and other items
  • Stamp Act

    tax on all paper documents
  • Tea Act

    taxes on British goods
  • Intolerable Acts

    to punish Britain this was in the response of the Boston tea party also British laws
  • Declaration of Independence

    choose there own right of government basically independence
  • The Battle of Saratoga

    happened during the second year of the American war was also a turning point
  • Ratification of the Articles of Confederation

    signed by congress after four years was ratified
  • The Battle of Yorktown

    most important battle this was military conflict
  • Shay’s Rebellion

    increase on taxes and court attacks
  • The Northwest Ordinance

    adding a new state to the union also established the pattern in which the west would be put in
  • The US Constitution (The year it was ratified)

    this is when new Hampshire becomes the ninth state then the US constitution ratifies and becomes the law of the land
  • Whiskey Rebellion

    this was the first test of federal authority and levy taxes
  • Alien and Sedition Acts

    4 laws passed by congress
  • Louisiana Purchase

    purchasing half of the western Mississippi river
  • Embargo Act

    was an attempt by Jefferson to stop American ships from trading
  • The Battle of Horseshoe Bend

    this was fought during the war of 1812 and ended the creek war
  • War of 1812

    fought between great Britain and the U.S. over trade issues
  • missouri compramise

    an issue over slavery 36"30' line
  • Mexican Independence

    when the Mexicans revolted against the Spaniards
  • Texas declares independence

    declared independence
  • Mexican-American War (timespan)

    lasted two years and the Americans took the victory
  • Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

    brought an end to the Mexican American war
  • The Compromise of 1850

    the five laws passed in September
  • The Kansas-Nebraska Act

    used to repeal the Missouri compromise
  • The Dred Scott Decision

    the right of slave owners
  • The secession of South Carolina

    this was adopted to separate control
  • The Battle at Antietam

    bloodiest single day battle
  • The Battle of Shiloh

    resulted in the union victory
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    free of all slaves
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    lee could be defeated
  • The Civil War (timespan)

    war between the north and south
  • Lincoln’s Assassination

    an assassination on Lincoln he was shot in the head