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Oct 12, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Discovered Bahamas -
Jun 24, 1497
John Cabot
Discoverd Newfoundland -
Apr 2, 1513
Juan Ponce de Leon
Discovers Florida -
Dec 16, 1513
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
First European to sea Pacific Ocean -
Aug 13, 1519
Hernan Cortez
Conquore Aztecs -
Apr 17, 1524
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Finds the Bay of New York -
Jul 16, 1540
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
Leads a group of conquistadors to the Grand Canyon -
May 8, 1541
Hernndo de Soto
Discovers Mississippi River -
Sep 16, 1565
St. Augustine
Spanish establish a fort at St. Augustine in Florida -
Jamestown
Establishment of the English settlement of Jamestown by the Virginia Company of London -
Quebec
French explorer Samuel de Champlain established the settlement of Quebec in Canada -
Henry Hudson
Sails up the Hudson River -
Santa Fe
Don Pedro de Peralta founded the city of Santa Fe -
William Baffin
Explored the inlets of Baffin Bay -
Plymouth
English Puritans establish Plymouth in Massachusetts -
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam is created as a trading post for the Dutch West India Company -
Boston
Massachusetts Bay Colony established at Boston by John Winthrop -
Fort Christina
Fort Christina established the Swedes with the help of Peter Minuit -
French and Indian War
The French had a little help from the Indians as they fought against the English. -
Sugar Act
The british put tax on molasses. -
Stamp Act
The British put a law that every peice paper had to have a stamp if they couyld sell it, so they could make more money. -
Townshend Act
The British banned goods from other countries for the colonistws -
Boston Massacre
A kid throws a snow ball at a red coat, a crowd gathers and starts insulting the redcoats, they started to fire. -
Committee of Correspondence
The men who signed the declaration of independence -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed as Indians and scarred the workers off of he British boats and dumped the tea into the sea because thet didn't want to be taxed on the tea -
Intolerable Acts
The British banned town meetings and other important things to the colonists. This was because of the bad things the colonists were doing. -
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First Continental Congress
Helped to prepare for war. -
Lexinton and Concord
Paul Revere rode to Lexington and Concord but on the way he was captured by the British. -
Second Continental Congress
A convention of delacetes in the thirteen colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, soon after warfare began. -
Fort Ticonderoga
The British surrendered to the patriots without much of a fight as the Americans captured Fort Ticonderoga. -
Bunker Hill
A battle at Bunker Hill that the British won but suuffered a great loss in men. -
Olive branch petition
A document that the Olive Branch wrote -
Olive Branch Petition Reject
The Petition was rejected by King George. -
Quebec
The battle of Quebec was a war that ended in a British victory. They killed the Patriots general -
Common Sense
The Common Sense Documnt is written and published by Thomas Paine. -
Declaration of Independence.
A document is written by Thomas Jefferson about the equals of the people in the colonies. -
New York
A state in America Where the Thirteen coloniess are. -
Trenton
A town that held a battle that ended in a victory for the Patriots. -
Brandywine
A town that held a battle that ended in a British Victory. -
Surrender at Saratoga
The British surrenderd to the Patriots at the battle of Saratoga. -
Surrender at Saratoga
The British ws surrounded and surrendered. -
Winter of Valey Forge
It was a rough winter for the Patriots and they lost many men on the way due to the cold weather. -
France becomes allys with America
The Patriots made the British surrender and the French had no choice but to become allys with the Patriots. -
Spain Joins the Fight
Spain joines the war of the Americans and British. -
surrender at charelston
The Patriots surrender and lose many men to the British -
Camden
A war in the town of camden that ended in a loss for the Patriots -
Cowpens
A battle was fought at Cowpens and ended in defeat for the British -
Guilfurd Court House
A battle of Guilfurd Court House where the Patriots outnumbered the British. The British won but sufferred a great loss in men, the Patriots didn'. -
surrender at York town
Yorktown was the last major battle in the Revolutionary war. -
Treaty of Paris
The americans created a treaty of paris to help them be allies. -
US Constitution signed
America became a country.
