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The Invention of the Compass
The compass was invented more than 2000 years ago. The first compasses were made of lodestone, a naturally magnetized stone, in Han dynasty China The compass was later used for navigation during the Chinese Song Dynasty (960–1279 AD). -
850
The Invention of Gunpowder
Gun powder was invented by the Chinese around 850 and originally used for fireworks. More than 50 years later it was used as a weapon. -
1440
The Invention of the Printing Press
Goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in Germany. The printing press could produce 3,600 pages per day. -
1450
The Iroquois League was Formed
In modern-day upstate New York, there were six tribes that formed an alliance and became the Iroquois Nation. -
1453
The Fall of Constantinople
The conquest by Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire led to the fall of Constantinople. The dwindling Byzantine Empire came to an end when the Ottomans breached Constantinople’s ancient land wall after besieging the city for 55 days. -
1492
Columbus Discovers The Americas
Columbus discovered the Bahamas in 1492. -
The First Permanent British Colony
Jamestown was the first successful British colony and thrived for nearly 100 years. Jamestown was the capital of the Virginia Colonie. -
The Great Epidemic
Europeans brought many diseases to the Americas and wiped out between 40-90 million natives. -
Slavery Begins
Europeans brought black slaves from Africa to the Americas as well as enslaved the native people. -
The Mayflower Compact was Signed
The purpose of the Mayflower Compact was to establish basic law and order in the colony. The document was intended to be not just a contract between the colonists but also between God. -
The First Thanksgiving
The first Thanksgiving was held by the pilgrims of the Plymouth Colony. At the feast there more than 90 members of the Wampanoag tribe. -
Freedom of Worship
In 1636 clergyman and theologist Roger Williams was an advocate for religious freedom which is a basic human right. -
The Pequot War
The Pequot War was the first war between Native Americans and the British. The British had superior firepower and ended up defeating the Pequot after 11 months. -
King Philip's War
Also called the Great Narragansett War, was one of the deadliest wars per capita. The battle was between the English colonists and the surrounding Native tribes. This took place in southern New England. -
The Zenger Trial
John Peter Zenger was a German immigrant who printed the New York Weekly Journal. This journal enlightened the public on a corrupt governor who then tried to get Zenger arrested and brought him to court. Zenger won the trial and is the reason that we have freedom of the press. -
The Bloody Massacre
The Bloody Massacre was a standoff between colonists and British soldiers. Tensions were high and colonists began to throw snowballs and sticks at the British. The British shot the unarmed colonist leading to five deaths. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the colonists who were fed up with Britain using them to pay off war debts. The colonists dumped all the tea into Griffin's Wharf in Boston Massachusetts. -
Declaring Independence
The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4th, 1776. The Thirteen Colonies were able to separate from Britain and became an independent nation. -
Shay's Rebellion
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The Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were a series of four laws passed by the U.S. Congress amid widespread fear that war with France was imminent. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in Europe and the United States, in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from France in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or approximately eighteen dollars per square mile. The US acquired 828,000 sq miles of land. -
Abolition
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Equal Protection
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Open Spaces—The National Parks
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Ending Reconstruction
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Corona Virus
First cases of Rona reported in Wuhan, China.
