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On August 3rd, 1492 Columbus's 3 ships set sail. The nina, The Pinta and Santa Maria.
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The line of demarcation divided the Atlantic Ocean. Spain coud claim all the land west of the line.
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He led a spanish fleet to the coast of present-day of South America
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He heard of a wealthy land and he conquered the Aztec Empire.
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This was formed to govern the America's from Spain.
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Their group of 300 men landed on florida and they faced shortages of food.
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De Vaca returned to Spain and he called for a better treatment of Native Americans
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De Vaca's wanted to find the legendary seven cities of gold.
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The Armada's defeat shocked the Spanish and their economy was in trouble.
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The pilgrims were finally able to practice their religion. Eventually, they left Europe because they feared the children would forget english traditions.
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He went to go find a North American Passage. They didnt find it but it lead to the Increased European interest in North America.
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In 1609, 400 settlers arrived and diseases spread and this period was known as the starving time. Only 60 people remained alive.
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A Dutch ship brought the first africans to Virginia.
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Pilgrims wanted to establish their own laws, so they created a legal contract which they agreed to have fair laws.
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Squanto was an Indian that taught the pilgrims many things like looking for food and making their colonies better.
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Peter Minuit bought Manhattan, they founded New Amsterdam. Which is now called New York City.
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John Harvard founded this college. They taught ministers and met the colonies needs for education.
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The General Cout of Massachusetts said that a school must be founded in every township.
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This act reduced the powers of the English Monarch.
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Colonists were influenced by Enlightment. Which was the idea that reason and logic could improve society.
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By this time, women and men could read and write.
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It was very hard to govern the colony all together, so they split Carolina into two. North Carolina and South Carolina.
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This was a religious movement that swept through the colonies. People began to come together to hear sermons.
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Parliament passed down the Sugar Act which set duties on molasses and sugar imported by colonists. It was the first act passed to raise money.
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People refused to buy British goods in New York, then it soon spread through other colonies because of high taxes.
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This act required colonists to pay for an official stamp or seal, when they bought paper items.
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It was a gathering of Colonial leaders who were deeply troubled about the relationship between great britain and its colonies in America.
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This announced the colonies break from Great Britain, on July 4th,1776.
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This was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
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The United States begins using the dollar currency.
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George Washington becomes the first president of the united states.
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This purchase by Thomas Jefferson doubled the size of the land in the United States.
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Congress passed this act. The law essentially banned trade with all foreign countries.
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This treaty was signed at Belgium and ended the war between Britain and U.S
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He sent U.S troops to go protect Florida's border.
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Thomas Gallaudet improved the Education and lives of people with hearing impairements.
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She is the most famous underground railroad conductor and is known as, " The moses of her people".
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Critics said that Cooper's characters were not interesting at all. They critisized all the women in his stories.
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The U.S enjoyed the Era of Good feelings. This was a time of peace, pride and progess. from 1815-1835.
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All Native Americans who lived East of the Mississippi River were removed and were told to move west. Then they established an Indian territory, which is now Oklahoma.
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Samuel F.B Morse perfected the telegraph. A device that could send information over wires across great distances.
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This was a disease that caused rot in potatoes. More than a million poeple died of starvation and diseases in Ireland. Then more people fled to the United States.
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This was the first public meeting about women's rights held in the United States.
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John Brown killed 5 pro-slavery men in Kansas. The abolitionist managed to escape. Kansas collapsed into Civil War, about 200 people were killed.
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Abraham Lincoln wrote this military order that freed slaves controlled by the Confederacy.
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John Wikes Booth, a southern who opposed Lincoln's policies shot him. He died early the next morning.
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The congress proposed this amandment to give African American men the right to vote.
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Hiram Revels was the first african american man to be part of the Senate. He was a clergyman, educator, and politian.
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The failure of an important business sent panic through the stock market. Companies had to buy their shares back; The failure of almost 18,000 businesses led the nation into an economic crisis.
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During the Reconstruction Era, the U.S was rebuilding itself after having divisions based on race and sectionalism.
