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Sep 23, 1100
Christian Crusades 1100-1300 A.D
Christian Crusades arouse european interest in the east -
Sep 23, 1200
Corn Plantation
Corn Plantation reaches present day america -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus discovery
Columbus led his three ships out of the Spanish port of Palos on August 3, 1492. His objective was to sail west until he reached Asia (the Indies) where the riches of gold, pearls and spice awaited. -
Oct 11, 1493
A New World is Revealed
Land was sightedon October 11th -
Englands victory
England defeats Spanish Armada -
Virginia Founded
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Jamestown
Virginia colony founded at jamestown -
Spanish finds
Spanish found New Mexico -
Tobacco
Tabacco enters Virginia -
Africans
First africans arrive in virginia -
Pilgrims
Pilgrims sail on the Mayflower -
Maryland Founded
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Ann Hutchinson
Ann Hutchinson banished from Massachusets colony for reading bible to whicha at the time was againts Puritan beliefs considering men were ferior to women -
Bacons rebellion
led by Nathaniel Bacon. High taxes, low prices for tobacco, and resentment against special privileges given those close to the governor, Sir William Berkeley, provided the background for the uprising, which was precipitated by Berkeley's failure to defend the frontier against attacks by Native Americans -
Georgia Colony founded
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The Declaration of Independence
The 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking their independence. -
Dutches find
dutches found New Netherland -
First civilized societies
First civilized societies develope in the Middle east -
Jesus was born 4-8 B.C
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Corn 5000 B.C
Corn is developed as a staple crop in highland mexico