Social Studies - Period 7 (By Jose Pena)

Columbus Lands in the Bahamas

Oct 12, 1492

Preist Martin Luther Charged Church

Jan 1, 1517

Martin declared that the church was over powered.

King James I Grants request for new Settlement

Jan 1, 1606

Request to settle in Virginia granted

Colonist arrive in America

Jan 1, 1607

105 colonist arrive in Virginia Jamestown.

Pilgrims move to Netherlands

Jan 1, 1608

1608 immigrants came to Netherlands

Dutch finds new Netherlands

Jan 1, 1613

Dutch finds New Netherlands as a trading post with Iroqouis.

Mayflower Leaves England

Sep 16, 1620

Mayflower leaves England with over 100 men,women, and children.

Mayflower Compact Signed

Nov 21, 1620

41 men signed a legal law.

Mayflower lands in Plymouth Rock

Dec 31, 1620

Mayflower lands in Plymouth Rock known as Massechucets today.

John Harvard Found Harvard College

Jan 1, 1636

John Harvard and other General Court members found Harvard College.

General Court Issues New Order

Jan 1, 1647

General Court Issues an order thats says that a school has to be founded for every town with over 50 families.

Lord Baltimore Presents Tolorant Act of 1649

Jan 1, 1649

King CharlesII Grants Land to Supporters

Jan 1, 1663

King Charles II grants land between Florida and Virginia to 8 supporters

English Fleet Captures New Amsterdam

Jan 1, 1664

English fleet captures New Amsterdam which is renamed New York.

King Philips War

Jan 1, 1675

Tensions arose and war began

King Charles II Grants Penn Charter

Jan 1, 1681

King Charles II Grants Penn Charter to begin a colony west of New Jersey.

English Bill of Rights Established

Jan 1, 1689

Reduced power of monarch

Enlightment

Jan 1, 1700

Spread ideas that reason and logic could improve society

Magna Carta Signed

Jan 1, 1715

This law made the king subject to law.

Great Awakening

Jun 1, 1730

A religious movement that went through the colonies

Colony Seperates Carolina

Jan 1, 1732

Carolina seperates to two new states; North Carolina, South Carolina

King George II grants Charter that found Georgia

Jan 1, 1732

King grants trustees to found Georgia.

Oglethorpe Found City of Savannah

Jan 1, 1733

Oglethorpe and 120 colonist found city of Savannah in Georgia.

Benjamin Franklin Shows that Electricity Exsist

Jan 1, 1752

Benjamin Franklin Shows that Electricity Exsist with a kite.

Start of French & Indian War

Jan 1, 1754

George Washington surrenders to french and leads to war.

First Colonial Boycott against British

Jan 1, 1765

Colonist refused to buy goods from british

Stamp Act Established

Jan 1, 1765

Stamp act of 1765 this act required colonist to pay for official stamp seals.

Tea Act

Jan 1, 1773

Act allowed British to sell tea to colonist directly.

Boston Tea Party

Dec 16, 1773

Colonist disguised as indians dump tea in Boston Harbour.

First Continental Congress

Oct 1, 1774

New Philosophy of Goverment

Jan 1, 1776

Continental Congress Approved Declaration of Indipendance.

Continental Congress Plans Declaration of Indipendance

Jun 1, 1776

Thomas Jeffreson Main Author writes Declaration of Indipendance

New Jersey

Dec 1, 1776

Washingopn retreats to New Jersey

Washington Crosses Delaware River

Dec 25, 1776

Ice clogged.

Battle of Yorktown

Jan 1, 1781

Cornwalls sends a drummer with a white flag in sign of surrender,

Treaty of Paris Signed

Jan 1, 1783

Great Britan Recognizes U.S. indipendance.

NorthWest Ordinance of 1787

Jan 1, 1787

This established the NorthWest Territory.

George Wasington Sworn in

Jan 1, 1789

Became firt president

Andrew Johnson 1st President to be Impeachded

Jan 1, 1888

Andrew Johnson 1st President to be Impeachded