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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus discovered America
Christopher Columbus, a sailor from Genor, Italy, was convinced he could reach Asia by sailing West across the Atlantic Ocean. -
Oct 27, 1510
The Slave Trade
The Spanish government legalized the sale of slaves in its colonies. -
Oct 27, 1534
King Henry VIII
King Henry VIII founded the Church of England, or the Anglican Church. -
Settlement in Jamestown
The colonist founded Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Pocahontas
John Rolfe married Pocahontas, daughter of the Powhatan leader. -
Maryland
George Calvert, the first Lord Baltimore, asked King Charles I for a charter establishing a new colony in America for Catholics. -
MayFlower Compact
A legal contract that male Pilgrims signed, in which they agreed to have fair laws to protect the general good. -
Higher Education
John Harvard and the General Court founded Harvard College. -
English Bill of Rights
This declared the supremacy of Parliament. -
Great Awakening
A religious movement that swept through the colonies. -
The Sugar Act
Parliament passed the Sugar Act, which set duties on molasses and sugar imported by colonist. -
Textile Industry
English man Richard Ark Wright invented a large spinning machine called a water frame. -
Boston Massacre
Crowds in Boston got angry and british shot 5 people which died. -
The Boston Tea Party
Boston Harbor is closed, and British troops are quartered. -
Intolerable Act
Boston Harbor is closed and the British troops are quartered, the colonist resentment toward British build. -
Common Sence
A 47- page pamphlet that was distributed in Philadelphia. -
Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence. -
Slavery
Slavery was legal in all the New England colonies. -
Valley Forge
Washington settled his 12,000 men at Valley Forge, north of Philadelphia. -
Molly Pitcher
Mary Ludwig Hays also known as Molly Pitcher, took her hhusbands place loading cannons after he was wounded in battle. -
War
Spain declares war against Britain. -
Massachusetts
Massachusetts has the oldest state Constitution still in effect. -
Treaty of Paris
Great Britain recognized the independence of the United States. -
Farmers Rebel
Farmers in three western countries began a revolt. -
The Constitution
The final draft of the Constitution was completed. -
Delaware
Delaware became the first state to ratify the Constitution. -
New Hampshire
New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution. -
First President
George Washington becomes the first president of the United States. -
Rhode Island
Rhode Island became the last state to ratify the Constitution. -
Second Great Awakening
Americans took part in Christian renewal movement called the Second Great Awakening. -
Bill of Rights
States has ratified the Bill of Rights, 10 of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizen's rights. -
Eli Whitney's Cotton Gin
Northerner Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, a machine that removes seeds from short-staple cotton. -
Steamboat Era
Robert Fulton tested his first steamboat in France. -
James Madison
Republican James Madison was elected president. -
Astoria
John Astor founded a fur-trading post called Astoria at the mouth of the Columbia River. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise of 1820 had divided the Louisiana Purchase into either free or slave regions. -
Women's Education
The first college-level educational institution available to women was the Troy Female Seminary, opened by Emma Willard. -
American Settlers Move to Texas
Stephen F. Austin, one young agent, started a Texas colony on the lower Colorado River. -
Indian Removal Act
This act authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Nat Turner, a slave, led a group of slaves in a plan to kill all of the slave holders and their family in the country. -
Texas Independence
Texans declared their independence from Mexico. -
Common- School Movement
Horace Mann became Massachusetts's first secretary of education. -
Production of Tabacco
A slave discovered a way to improve the drying process by using heat from burning charcoal, this increased the tabacco production. -
Iron Industry
Joseph R. Anderson beacme the owner of the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia which was one of the most productive iron works in the nation. -
Raid on Harper's Ferry
John Brown's raid began when he and his men took over the arsenal in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in hopes of starting a slave rebellion. -
Lincoln takes office
President Lincoln was inaugurated. -
Confederacy
Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederacy. -
Lincoln Issues the Proclamation
Lincoln wrote the Procamation, the order to free the confederate slaves. -
Abraham Lincoln Killed
Lincoln attended a play, while he was watching it, John Wilkes Booth, sneacked into the president's theather box and shot him. -
Civil Rights Act
This act provided African Americans with the same legal rights as white Americans. -
President Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the first president to be impeached, but not found guilty. -
Thurgood Marshall
Thurgood Marshall became the first African American justice. -
First Female Court Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor became the first female court justice after he appointment by president Ronald Reagan. -
President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton was impeached, however the Senate found him not guilty. -
Articles of Confederation
By this year every state except Maryland had ratifies the Articles.
