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Aug 3, 1492
America Discovered
Columbus led his three ships - the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria - out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492.His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited.However, the trip was long, longer than anticipated by either Columbus or his crew. Columbus headed off disaster by promising his crew that if land was not sighted in two days, they would return home. The next day land was discovered. -
Jan 10, 1497
The Beginning of British Exploration
Few years after Columbus's initial voyage -
Roanoke Established
British first attempt at a permanent colony in America, Discourage other colonies to settle, The colony was a failure, Had a football hold -
Jamestown
First permanent English settlement, Showed that English could live stability in the US, Selling Tobacco, Were able to trade things like fur and fish -
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Plymouth/Massachusetts Bay Colony
Plymouth merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony and other territories in 1691 to form the Province of Massachusetts Bay. -
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French and Indian War
Ended the power of salutary neglect, Began to tax the colonies, Left Britain in deep debt, Gave British colonies all land from the Atlantic coast to Mississippi River -
Proclamation of 1763
Prohibited american settlers from moving west of the Mississippi, King George III created it so that the newly acquired land from the French and Indian War could be organized and to prevent outbreaks of violence with the Native Americans living there, Closed off the frontier to colonial expansion, Caused much anger and indignation among the British colonist -
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Revolutionary War
13 colonies were fighting for liberty, free press, right of speech, lower taxes, Est. the United States of America as an Independent nation, Ultimate breakdown of the British Empire, A new governmental experiment was begun in the US -
Declaration of Independence
Justified the right to revolt against a government, that no longer guaranteed the man’s natural and inalienable rights, No one was better due to their parents or ancestors, sowed the seeds of France Revolution, The war with England commenced a civil war between colonist who were stay loyal to the king -
Articles of Confederation
Was the first framework for the government of the USA, Was enough structure, for the nation to survive during those eight years (1781-1789), Created a weak national government, States could not settle disputed among themselves -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the American Revolution War against Great Britian and the United States of America, Britian received lands east of the Mississippi River. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the American Revolution War between Great Britain and the United States of America, Great Britain recognized American Independence, British had to pay all existing debts owed to Great Britain, Britain agreed to move all troops from the new nation -
Constitution Created
Knowledge about the Government, Protection of the rights and liberties, Divided the powers of Government, Limited Government -
John Adams elected president
Founding Father, Reputation faded in the 19th century -
XYZ Affair
Ended the English alliance, Resulted in Adams loss of the next election, The start of the undeclared Quasi-War, It caused no unity in America -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Took away civil liberties of people, Violated the first amendment, The Federalists lost control of the national government, The Federalists was never in power -
Elected President
He beat his opponet, John Adams but tied with his running mate, Aaron Burr. Jefferson and Burr campaign against each other for 6 days. Three years after Jefferson was elected, the twelfth Amendent was added to the constitution.
