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200
The Maya are usuing hierglyphic writing.
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476
Western Roman Empire ends.
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Sep 6, 600
Muhammad begins the reigion of Islam in Arabia.
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Sep 13, 1096
Eurpeans begin the Crusades
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Sep 13, 1100
The city of Cahokia flourishes in Illinois
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Sep 13, 1200
The Aztecs conquer much of central Mexico
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Sep 13, 1324
Mansa Musa, emperor of Mali travels to to Islam's holy city
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Sep 25, 1451
Christopher Columbus was born
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Sep 27, 1451
Columbus was born
Columbus was born in Genoa -
Sep 13, 1481
Portuguese traders began to bulid a fort near Benin in Africia
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Sep 13, 1492
Columbus lands in the Americas
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Sep 25, 1492
Columbus set foot for his first voyage
He was looking for a new route to Asia. -
Sep 27, 1493
Christopher Columbus second voyage
He took 17 ships and 1,500 men -
Sep 27, 1498
Christopher Columbus third voyage
He left from Sanlucar, Spain, with six ships. -
Sep 27, 1504
Christopher Columbus fourth voyage
Leaves from Cádiz, Spain, with four ships -
Sep 27, 1506
Christopher Columbus died
He died in Valladolid -
Roanoke
1st English colony established then later failed. -
Jamestown
John Smith and other english setters establish Jamestown, VA. -
Plymouth
Pilgrams land at Plymouth, Pilgrams wish to separate from the Anglican Church. -
Massachusetts Bay
Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Puritans want a pure form of Anglican Church Religion. -
My Colony
Connectict was established in 1636. -
William Penn
William Penn recieves charter for Pennsylvania -
Salem
Salem Witchcraft Trials are held. -
New Amsterdam
England takes New Amsterdam from the Dutch. -
Population
Circa 1700, Colonial population reaches 257,000 -
Stono
Enslaved Africans revolt in Stono Rebellion -
Population
Population of the English Colonies passes the one million mark. -
Proclamation of 1763 issued
It said that colonists could not settle West of the Appalacian Mountains. -
Sugar Act passed
This placed a tax on sugar, molasses, and other products shipped to the colonies. -
Stamp Act passed
Required all legal and commercial documents to carry an offical stamp showing that a tax had been paid. -
Quartering Act passed
A cost-saving measure that required the colonies to quarter, or house the British soldiers and provide them with supplies. -
Stamp Act repealed- Declaratory Act passed
Stamp Act was a mistake. Declaratory Act, Parliment had supreme authority to govern the colonists. -
Townsend Acts passed
Charles Townsends way to raise revenue in the colonies. -
Boston Massacre, same day Townsend Acts repealed
Became a tool for Anti-British propaganda. People in Boston were outraged. -
Tea Act passed
Gave British East India Company control over the American tea trade. -
Intolerable Acts were passed
A series of laws to punish the Massachsetts colony and serve as a warning to other colonies. -
British troops ordered to Lexington and Concord
Gage ordered his troops to arrest Adams and Hancock in Lexington and destory supplies in Concord. -
Maize is widely grown in southeastern US
