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Aug 22, 1000
Vikings land in north america
(no one knows the exact date, just the year, so i just left the day and month the same and put in the approximate year) The vikings landed in america centuries before Columbus -
Sep 28, 1066
William, Duke of Normandy
Wishing to claim his right to the English throne, William, the Duke of Normandy, invaded England, he defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings and began a new era in England. -
Jun 15, 1215
The Magna Carta is signed
King John of England was confronted by 40 barons and forced to sign the Magna Carta, or great charter. The Magna Carta limited the power of monarchs -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus Discovers America
Christopher Columbus accidentaly discovered America while attempting to find a way to Asia by going west -
Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot explores North America
John Cabot made two trips to North America, the first trip he claimed land in Canada (he also thought it was Asia). The second trip he is believed to have been shipwrecked as he never made it back to England -
Oct 31, 1517
The Protestant Reformation
The protestant reformation began as a result of Martin Luther nailing his 95 theses to the door of the catholic church. The 95 theses showed the corruption of the catholic church and the truth about the Bible. (Martin luther got his inspiration and wrote his 95 theses while on the toilet because he suffered from chronic constipation and therefore spent lots of time in the bathroom) -
The Settlment of Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement in America. They began growing tobacco and it became a major cash crop as it grew better in America than in England -
House of Burgesses
The lower house of the colonial Virginian legislature, established July 30, 1619 -
Pilgrims come to America on the Mayflower
The Pilgrims set off from England on the Mayflower in search of religious freedom and landed at plymouth rock -
The Puritan Migration
During the puritan migration many puritans moved to the new world, many of them to NewEngland, in search of religious freedom (i couldn't find an exact date but i did find the year so i put that with the day and month of today) -
Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion
A rebellion of Virginian settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of governor William Berkeley -
The Enlightenment
(yet another with no exact date) Also referred to as the age of reason, the enlightenment resulted in major changes in philosophy, science, and communications -
The Great Awakening
(couldn't find exact date, just the year) The great awakening was a major revival in america led by George whitefield -
The French and Indian War
The French and indian war was a war fought between the colonists and the french, the Native americans sided with the french because they didn't like the colonists because they encroached on their land -
Salutary Neglect
(another with no exact date) Salutary neglect was a long standing agreement that allowed the people in the 13 colonies to break trade laws -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamation of 1763 was established by England to keep colonists from settling west of the Appalatians -
Boston Tea Party
in the middle of the night some colonists dressed up as indians and ransacked a British trade ship throwing their tea in the water -
Stamp Act
The stamp act leveed a tax on stamps upon the colonists -
The Boston Massacre
Many colonists rallied to taunt the British soldiers as and act of protest to the British government -
Townshend acts
Imposed Duties on glass, paper, lead, paint, and tea -
The FIrst Continental Congress
The first continental congress was a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies at carpenters' hall in philedelphia -
Second continental congress
The second continental congress was a meeting of delegates from all 13 colonies -
The Declaration of Indipendence
In 1776 during the second constitutional convention the founding fathers signed the declaration of independence the first major act of rebellion to the crown -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of paris officially ended the american revolution and america won it's independence
