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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
exploration to the turn of the centuary
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Oct 11, 1492
The Discovory of America
Christopher Columbus set out on three ships, the Niña, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria, to find a westward passage to the Indies -
May 8, 1541
Discovery of the Mississippi River
in 1541, Hernando de Soto was the first Europian to come across the Mississipi River. -
The Mayflower Lands at Cape Cod
The voyage ended for 102 pilgrims when the arrived at cape cod in november of 1620. -
American Indian Wars
There were many conflicts between the native americans and the colonists, the worst of which took place from 1622 to 1924 -
The French and Indian war began
The war was fought between the colonies of British America and New France, with both sides supported by military units from their parent countries of Great Britain and France, -
Sparks of a Revelution.
Events like the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party fueled the coming revelution. -
Revelutionary war starts
The war that birthed a nation begins on 1775. -
Revelutionary war ends
The war for independence that lasted from 1775 to 1783 finaly ends when the Treaty of Paris was signed. -
Formation of a New Nation
Forming new laws and a whole new government took a long time and there were lots of disagreements on how we should be. -
industrial revelution
the beggining of the advancement of technology -
invention of railroads
increaced transportation imensly -
war of 1812 begins
A war over a naval dispute between the Americans and the British -
War of 1812 ends
Treaty of Ghent occored and the war ended -
Mexican American war starts
War over the annexation of Texas between the American and mexicans. -
Debates on slavary
weather it was moraly right to own a slave -
Abraham Lincon elected president
This caused some unrest because lincon was clearly a supporter of the north -
Civil war begins
America was split into two countries due to many disagreements about slavary, the election of Abraham Lincon, and states rights that eventualy led to war. -
Civil war ends
After the most costly war in all of American history, the south was finaly defeated. -
Lincons assasination
While attanding a play Lincon was shot in the back by John Wilkes Booth. -
First flight
The wright brothers achieved flight using a propeled airplain divice.
