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Period: Aug 3, 1492 to
Native American Timeline
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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus discovers New World
Christopher Columbus led three ships out of the Spanish port of Palos to sail west until he reached Asia, where riches of gold and pearls awaited. -
Feb 1, 1519
Hernan Cortes conquers Aztecs
Hernan Cortes invaded Mexico in 1519, and completed his conquest of the Aztecs in 1521. -
Jan 1, 1552
Bartolome de Las Casas Criticizes the Spanish
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Founding of Jamestown
Jamestown104 English men came to North America to start a settlement. They picked Jamestown, Virginia, and it became the first permanent settlement in North America. -
King Philip's War
King Philip's WarKing Philip's War was between current Native American inhabitants and of southern New England and English colonists. -
Bacon’s Rebellion
BaconNathaniel Bacon leads tobacco farmers and asks permission to attack the Susquehannock Indians and are denied. They burn Jamestown and kill many Indians after being deinied. -
French and Indian War
warFrance’s expansion into the Ohio River valley brought more conflict with the claims of British colonies, and a series of battles led the British to officially declare war in 1756 -
Pontiac's War
Pontiac's War was a war launched in 1763 by Native Americans primarily from the Great Lakes Region, Illinois Country and Ohio Country, and were not satisfied with postwar policies of the British. -
Proclamation of 1763
Proclamation of 1763In an attempt to ease some of the tensions with Native Americans, the Proclamation of 1763 was signed. It forbids any English settlements west of the Appalachian mountains and requires any settlements already over there to return to the east. -
Tecumseh and The Prophet
TecumsehTecumseh was a Native American leader of the Shawnee people. His significance to American history was that he wanted to unite the northern and southern Indians by talking about Indian resistance across large territories. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of ParisThe Treaty of Paris officially ended the American Revolution and by right of conquest, the United States now claims all Indian lands east of the Mississipi River. -
Treaty of Greenville
The Treaty of Greenville marked the end of a multi-tribal war that began in the late 1770s and was led by the Shawnees to resist American expansion into Ohio. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was a land deal between France and the United States in which the US gained land west of the Mississippi River. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Thomas Jefferson commissioned this expedition to explore the northwest territory in order to observe a transcontinental route. -
Creek War
The Creek War was started by Andrew Jackson to end Creek resistance to giving their land up to the U.S. government. -
Indian Removal Act
The Indian Removal Act authorized the president to pursue ownership over all Indian lands east of the Mississippi River. -
Worcester v. Georgia
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Trail of Tears
Thefirst Cherokees that regused removal began the march westward to their new lands in present day Oklahoma. -
Passage of the Homestead Act
The Homestead Actmakes Western lands belonging to Native Americans available to non-Indian American settlers. -
Sand Creek Massacre
Sand Creek MassacreColonel John Chivington leads the US cavalry and kills over 150 Arapaho and Cheyenne. This becomes known as the Sand Creek Massacre. -
Diminished Buffalo Herds
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Gold in the Black Hills
Gold was found in the Black Hills and many fortune hunters went searchin for it but the Ft. Laramie Treaty required the government to protect the lands from intruders. -
Battle of Little Bighorn
George Armstrong Custerignored warnings of a lrage Sioux army and led 250 soldiers to attack the forces of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull at the Little Bighorn. Custer and 210 of his men were killed. -
Nez Perce War Ends
Nez Perce WarThe Nez Perce War started because the United States army heard of some American deaths said to be the doing of the Nez Perce.