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Sep 22, 1000
Year 1000- Vikings
The Vikings raided homelands across northern, central and eastern Europe. During the Viking Age, Scandinavia had important elements such as mercantile or statistic expansion. -
15th Century Exploring
Overseas exploring emerged between the 15th and 18th century. Many lands were discovered by Europeans, some already discovered by non Europeans. Some early exploration started with Portuguese discoveries, the coast of Africa and the sea route to India. -
Year 1492- Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer and navigator. He took on four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean. His voyages led to settlement and colonization of Europeans in the new world. -
Year 1584-1590: The Lost Colony (Roanoke)
Queen Elisabeth attempted to initiate an English settlement on the island of Roanoke. The Roanoke Colony was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh. The lost colony was named after the disappearance of colonists a few years after the final shipment of supplies were sent from England. -
Year 1607-1636: 13 Colonies
The 13 colonies include Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina and Rhode Island. These were a group of colonies along the east coast of North America. They declared independence from England in 1776 which then created the United States. -
Year 1636: 13 Colonies Continue
The 13 colonies are divided up in to three groups. The middle colonies, the southern colonies and the New England colonies. The 13 colonies started to self govern themselves. Then in the 1750's they all started working with each other instead of Britain. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar Act was implemented on April 5, 1764. The purpose of this tax was passed by the British Parliament, and was passed after the molasses which wasn't so effective. It was to raise money. The Sugar Act was repealed in 1766 around the same time that the Stamp Act was repealed. -
The Stamp Act
the Stamp Act was implemented on March 22, 1765. The Stamp Act was also passed by the British Parliament. The tax was for every American colonists and it required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper. The Stamp Act was repealed in March 1766. -
"No Taxation Without Representation"
This phrase showed the discontent of American colonists and the taxes they had to pay the British. It became an anti-British slogan. -
the Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty was a group of American colonists that was created to protect the colonists rights and to fight the tax acts that took place.The leader of The Sons of Liberty was Samuel Adams. -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre took place on March 5, 1770. King George the 3rd was the first person to name it Boston Massacre. It was an event where five American colonists were killed. Soldiers were placed in Boston t protect the colonial officials. A crowd was formed around one of the British troops. Soon more soldiers came in and started firing at the people. Three people were instantly killed and later two more died from injuries. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre took place on September 16, 1773. John Adams was one of the major leaders of The Boston Tea Party. This event was an objection by the Sons of Liberty. A shipment of tea was boarded and the people threw the chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. The British didn't retaliate very well which made this an important event ha led up to he American Revolution. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1765. It required that American colonists provided food and housing to British soldiers. -
Edenton Tea Party
The Edenton Tea Party was a political protest that was passed by British Parliament in 1773. Penelope Barker and 51 other women signed a protest paper sating that they would give up British products such as tea. -
First Continental Congress
The firs Continental Congress took place on September 5 through October 26, 1774. It was a meeting of colonial delegates at Carpenters Hall in Pennsylvania. The congress met to consider economic problems ad solutions. -
Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts also known as The Intolerable Acts were passed in 1774. They were a group of laws passed by the British Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party.These Axts were implemented to punish the Massachusetts colonists who participated in the Boson Tea Party. -
Boston Port Act
The Boston Port Act which became a law in 1774 was implemented to keep the British power over the American Colony. This Act was also called The Trade Act. -
April 18, 1775 The Shot Heard Around the World
The British came to take the weapons from the colonists and someone shot and started the Revolutionary war. -
April 19, 1775 Battle of Concord and Lexington
The first battle fought in the American Revolution. The Americans won. -
September 19, 1777 Battle of Sara toga
It showed the French that the Americas can actually win the Revolution against the British. This resulted in the French support for the Americas in this war. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The last battle fought in the American Revolution. the Americas won and this battle ended the Revolution. -
November 1777 The articles of Confederation
The articles told us how to run a government. The biggest issues with these articles were that there was only one branch to govern the entire body.
