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Christopher Columbus discovers America
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People started colonizing Jamestown. First settlement from British in America.
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Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec
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winter begins with not much of a food supply. many deaths from natives and colonists.
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Henry Hudson and the Dutch find America.
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Great epidemic begins with European traders and fishermen. From Maine to Massachusetts.
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This was to draw in more workers to work on the fast growing tobacco farms.
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As stated the tobacco field were growing fast and they needed workers for cheap so what better way to do it than slaves (that’s what they thought). The first set of slaves arrived from Africa.
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Pilgrims discover America in 1620. They land in Plymouth Massachusetts.
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The Chief led an attack on the British and killed 347 of the British in that colony.
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Peter Minuit met with Lenape natives to buy manhattan from them.
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This was a agreement between shareholders of Massachusetts bay. This took land for people in England who were planning on moving.
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Maryland founded by George Calvert. This was a English man.
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Freedom of worship is the idea of being able to worship any god that you believe in. this doesn’t mean that you could only be catholic.
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This was when Connecticut declared war on Pequot which was a native American tribe. This was the first war of native americans versus England.
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This is when the first slaves came in from Africa and were brought by boat. This was for them to work on the tobacco field which was the biggest trade.
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This meant that any colonist that lived or helped the natives would be sentenced to 3 years of labor. This was most likely in the tobacco fields.
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This was the Claiborne and Ingles Rebellion or Plundering time. This was caused by a dispute between the british king and William Claiborne. This caused this rebellion but it failed.
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8 People are given land in Florida to live on and build a colony.
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James Duke of York discovers and is the mayor of New York.
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This was a war between Native Americans and New Englanders. This lasted 3 years.
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quakers want to abolish slavery
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after a protest protesters were shot
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This was allowing the public to write what they want without the government interfering.
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Vitus Bering discover this strait
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counts how many people were in the U.S.
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if no available camps British soldiers could stay in random peoples houses
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The British made taxes on all printed products
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This was a protest by the Sons of Liberty. they threw many pounds of tea into the ocean.
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This is when America decided to be their own country.
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This was a big turning point in the American Revolution. This was a huge morale boost for the colonists.
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This was a war about taxes. Taxes were too high.
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This is when the Bill of Rights was passed.
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first time there was a a peacful switch of presidents
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They travel west
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This was when baseball was invented.
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This was the confederates invasion on Maryland. Although the Union did win.
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all MEN no matter race or color are U.S. citizens
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This was allowing anyone born in the U.S. to be a citizen.
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African Americans get the right to vote
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First place to be named a national park was Yellowstone.
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The end of reconstrucion after Civil War.
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Spanish VS. American war
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this is when the 19th amendment passed allowing women to vote.
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Harry Truman announces japan surrendering
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U.S. broke through during Berlin Airlift
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Birth control released. Sold out in seconds and if you buy one now you get the 2nd free.
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this was when the supreme court decided segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
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A big turning point in civil rights when the KKK bombed 4 young girls.
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Lyndon Johnson pushed for the civil rights act
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First march for Selma
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Malcolm X asasinated
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the Jim Crow law taken away. this was a law for segregation in the south.
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MLK assasinated by James Early Ray
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9/11 big plane go boom and then again bad day