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1492
Christopher Columbus “Founds” New World
Christopher Columbus meets Native Americans in early America -
1492
Columbian Exchange Begins
The trade between west Africa, America, and old world -
Period: 1492 to
European Exploration
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1500
Spanish Encomienda System Beigns
Spanish system in order for labor -
1500
Spanish Casta System Begins
Spanish Class depending on how much Spanish blood they have -
Period: 1500 to
Triangular Trade
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Period: 1500 to
Middle Passage
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Period: 1500 to
Middle Passage
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1520
Small Pox Begins Spreading to the Native Americans
A disease that nearly wiped out the Native American Population -
1521
Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortez Conquer's the Aztec Empire
Hernan invaded Aztec and made Mexico for Spain -
1534
England Splits from the Catholic Church
England left the rule under the pope of the church -
London Company Gains Charter for set up English COlony
A documentation stating that colonists had rights -
Jamestown, Virginia Colony founded
English settled in their first colony in Virginia -
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Colonial Era
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French founded Quebec on the St. Lawrence River and engage in the fur trade
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Tobacco introduced to Virginia Colony by John Rolfe
John Rolfe wants Virginia to sell tobacco -
First Africa American slaves arrive in Jamestown, Virginia Colony
African slave trade started -
Virginia House of Burgesses
First Assembly for colonies -
Plymouth, Massachusetts Colony Founded
Expanded and colonized to what is now Massachusetts -
Mayflower Compact
Exploration to America -
New Hampshire Founded
Colonists expanded to what is now New Hampshire -
Dutch New Amsterdam Becomes Capital of new Netherland
Dutch becomes the capital of Netherland -
"City Upon a Hill" John Winthrop
John wanted everyone to look up to them -
The Great Migration to Massachusetts Bay Colony
Colonists expanded to Massachusetts -
Maryland FOunded
Colonists expanded and colonized to what is now Maryland -
Roger Williams Founded Connecticut
Roger Williams officially colonized what is now Connecticut -
Harvard College Founded in Massachusetts
General Court of Massachusetts officially established the first college -
Delaware Founded
Colonists Expanded to what is now Delaware -
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Colonists wanted the government to be set up by the ocean -
Maryland Toleration Act
Freedom of religion for Christians -
North Carolina FOunded
Colonists expanded to what is now North Carolina -
Navigation Acts and Mercantilism
Limited the colonists trade -
Iroquois Confederacy Formed
United the Nations to establish peace -
South Carolina Founded
Colonists expanded to what is now South Carolina -
New York Founded
Colonists expanded to what is now New York -
New Jersey
Colonists founded New Jersey in 1664 -
King Phillips War
war between England and colonists with their Indian allies -
Bacon's Rebellion
Colonists wanted Native American land but were denied -
Pueblo Revolt
Native Americans against the spanish people -
Quaker William Pennsylvania
William came to America and founded Pennsylvania -
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Enlightenment Era
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Period: to
Revolutionary Era
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English Bill of Rights
Gave the people power -
John Locke's Two Treatments of Government Published
John defended an argument but never established it -
Salem With Trials
Episodes of execution on people accused of using witch craft -
Period: to
Salutary Neglect Policy
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The Great Awakening
Religious influence across america -
Georgia Founded as a Debtor's Colony
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Stono Rebellion
slave rebellion -
French and Indian War Begins
conflict between britain and france -
French and Indian War Ends
ending conflict between france and britain -
Proclamation Line of 1763
King george 3 seperated colonists from indians -
Period: to
Republican Motherhood
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Sugar Act
british puts tax on farming -
Quartering Act
colonists were forced to house soldiers -
Townshed Acts
Tax on imported goods -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers kills colonists -
Tea Act
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Intolerable Acts
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First Continental Congress
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
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Continental Army Lead by George Washington
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Thomas Paine's common sense published
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Second Continental Congress
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Benjamin Franklin becomes French Ambassador
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Declaration of Independence
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Adam Smith Publishes "The Wealth of Nations
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Winter at Valley Forge
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Articles of Confederation
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Battle of Saratoga
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Battle of Yorktown
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Treaty of Paris of 1783
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Federalists Papers
85 articles and essays -
U.S Constitution
Supreme law -
The 3/5th Compromise
Slaves would count as 3/5th a person -
Constitutional Convention/ Philadelphia Convention
Constitutional convention took place in Philadelhpia -
The Great Compromise
Resolution to states representation -
Washington elected 1st President
George Washington elected first president -
Washington creates Presidential Cabinet
president cabinet was formed -
Bill of Rights Added to the U.S Constitution
10 amendments added to citizens rights -
The French Revolution Begins
French resists british imperial control -
Washington D.C Becomes new capital
U.S capital is now at Washington -
Period: to
The Second Great Awakening
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Whiskey Rebellion
Tax protest -
Alexander Hamilton gets Congress to Approve National Bank
National Bank is formed -
Cotton Grin and Interchangeable Parts invented by Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney creates helpful machinery for slaves -
Washington's Farewell Address
Washington writes a letter saying that we should avoid political parties -
First Two-Party System Created (Dem-Rep vs Federalists)
Dominate political parties -
XYZ Affair
Dispute between french and americans -
John Adams (federalists) Elected 2nd President
2nd president of America -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Laws to limit the rights for foreign citizens -
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Drafted political statements -
Election of 1800 and the Start of the Jeffersonian Era
Doubling the size of american territory and exploration of that territory -
The Market Revolution begins
Changes in American economy -
Cult of Domesticity Begins
Belief that women should stay at home -
Period: to
Manifest Destiny
Colonists explored westward -
Thomas Jefferson elected 3rd President
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Steam Locomotive Invented in Great Britain
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Louisiana Purchase
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Maybury v. Madison
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James Maddison (Democratic Republican) Elected 4th President
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British Impressment of Sailors
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War of 1812
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War Hawks in Congress Support War Against British
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Treaty of Ghent
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Francis Scott Key Writes the Star Spangled Banner
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Federalists Party Collapses
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Period: to
Industrial Revolution
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Tariff of 1816
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James Monroe (Democratic Republican) Elected 5th President
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Adam Onis treaty/ Spain Ceded Florida to US
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Compromise of 1820
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Henry's Clay's " American System"
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Erie Canal Built
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John Quincy Adams (Democratic Republican) elected 6th President
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Lowell Massachusetts Textile Mill Employs Women
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Indian Removal Act
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Abolition Movement Begin
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William Lloyd Garrison Publishes Abolitionist Newspaper "The Liberator"
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Trail of Tears begin
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Andrew Jackson Vetoes National Bank
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Nullification Crisis
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Texas Revolution and Independence from Mexico
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Horace Mann Advocates for Public Schools
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Increased German and Irish immigration to the North
North population increased with immigrants -
Federal Support Given to Samuel Morse to Construct Telegraph Lines
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Dorothea Dix Advocates for Mentally ill and Prison Reformed
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James K Polk President
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Fredrick Douglas writes Autobiography "Narrative of the Life of an American Slave"
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Texas Annexation by United States
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Irish Potato Famine Begin
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Mexican American War Begins
War between America and Mexico -
Seneca Falls Conention
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Mexican Cession
Mexico giving property to America -
California Gold Rush
