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Period: May 29, 1000 to May 29, 1300
The Crusades
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May 29, 1100
Height of Cahokia
The Moundbuilders (Hopewell Civilization) of the Misssissippi Valley's greatest city. It is estimated there are 30,000 people living there with a trade network that reaches far and wide. The location of Cahokia is near present-day East St. Louis. -
May 29, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
The Pope divides the New World between Spain and Portugal -
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
Failed invasion by the Spanish Armada led by King Philip II leds to a increase in England's power and decline of Spain's in subsequent centuries. -
The Pilgrims arrive at Plymouth, Massachusetts
John Winthrop's famous "City Upon a Hill" Sermon. -
Mayflower Compact
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The Puritans arrive at Massachusetts Bay
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Harvard is founded
The first college founded in the 13 colonies is founded to train ministers. Harvard is located in the outskirts of Boston. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Rebellion of disillusioned indentured servants and newly freed indentured servants causes the shift to African slavery as Virginia's primary labor force. -
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The Great Awakening
