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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Making of America 1400-1754
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus sails to America
Funded by the Spanish, Columbus makes the first of four voyages to the New World. Sailing the Santa Maria, he lands in the Bahamas, thinking it is an outlying Japanese island on October 12th, This is important because it is the first sailing to America and was basically the first step in creating America. -
Jan 1, 1507
Naming of America
The name "America" is first used in a geography book with Amerigo Vespucci as he refers to the New World. This is important because it sets the name for America. -
Jamestown, Virginia
Jamestown, a settlement in the Colony of Virginia, was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. -
Massachusetts Bay Colony
The Massachusetts Bay Colony is important because it is the area in which settlements such as Jamestown are created. It is also econimically successful due to trading. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon wants to drive out all Native Americans from Virginia but cannot do so due to Governor William Berkeley whom may have favored who was able to trade with Native Americans -
Mayflower Compact
Signed by the 41 men, the Mayflower Compact establishes a form of government where the colonists agree to abide by majority rule and to cooperate for the better of the colony. The Mayflower Compact sets the precedent for other colonies as they set up governments. -
Yamasee War
The Yamasee War was one of the most disruptive conflits in colonial America because of the relationship between Native Americans and colonial settlers with things such as land encroachment by Europeans, the trading system, trader abuses, and the Indian slave trade. -
First Great Awakening
The Great Awakening made Christianity important to the settlers by fostering a deep sense of spiritual conviction. This is important because it sets up the religion of America. -
Albany Congress
The Albany Congress or Albany Confrence involved a meeting of representatives from the northern seven of the thirteen British North American colonies to discuss better relations with the Indian tribes and common defensive measures against the French -
French & Indian War
The French & Indian War begins in 1754 due to territorial dispute between France and Great Britian when George Washington ambushed a French Patrol.
