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European explorers and settlers
European explorers and settlers have tended to ignore the vast diversity of the people who had previously lived here. -
Period: Jul 29, 1492 to
us history
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e rushed ashore and proudly claimed the land for his queen
In 1583, he rushed ashore and proudly claimed the land for his queen — despite the fact that fishermen from other countries had lived there for decades. -
England was relatively poor.
Compared with other European nations in 1600, England was relatively poor. -
British arrived in the New World and established
by the time British arrived in the New World and established their first permanent settlement at Jamestown in 1607, much of the continent had already been claimed by other European nations. -
The first group to leave England
The first group to leave England actually headed for the Dutch Netherlands in 1608. -
Powhatan accepted peace with the English.
Finally, in 1614, Powhatan accepted peace with the English. -
The first African Americans that arrived in Jamestown
The first African Americans that arrived in Jamestown in 1619 on a Dutch trading ship were not slaves, nor were they free. They served time as indentured servants until their obligations were complete. -
The first Thankgiving
By autumn of 1621, the Pilgrims had much for which to be thankful. -
As early as 1761, Boston merchants hired him to provide legal defense against British search warrants.
As early as 1761, Boston merchants hired him to provide legal defense against British search warrants. -
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued, which declared the boundaries of settlement for inhabitants of the 13 colonies to be Appalachia. -
In Pennsylvania, a group of Scots-Irish settlers called the Paxton Boys marched on Philadelphia in 1764
In Pennsylvania, a group of Scots-Irish settlers called the Paxton Boys marched on Philadelphia in 1764 to protest the Quakers' friendly Native American policy. The Paxtons lived in Pennsylvania's hinterland and wanted both Native American land and protection from raids on their homes. -
Michel-Guillaume de Crèvecoeur was a French settler in the American colonies
Michel-Guillaume de Crèvecoeur was a French settler in the American colonies in the 1770s. -
the First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia
It was under these tense circumstances that the First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774. -
begins the Declaration of Independence
So begins the Declaration of Independence. But what was the Declaration? Why do Americans continue to celebrate its public announcement as the birthday of the United States, July 4, 1776 -
Oregon fever swept the nation
Oregon fever swept the nation in the 1840s. Thousands of settlers, lured by the lush Willamette Valley headed west on the Oregon Trail. -
The "Great Compromiser," Henry Clay, introduces the Compromise of 1850 in the Senate.
The plan was set forth. The giants — Calhoun, Webster, and Clay — had spoken. Still the Congress debated the contentious issues well into the summer. Each time Clay's Compromise was set forth for a vote, it did not receive a majority. -
The Crime Against Kansas
Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts was an avowed Abolitionist and leader of the Republican Party. After the sack of Lawrence, on May 21, 1856, he gave a bitter speech in the Senate called "The Crime Against Kansas." -
The Free State Hotel was left in ruins after the raid on Lawrence, Kansas in 1856.
Lawrence was the center of Kansas's anti-slavery movement. It was named for Amos Lawrence, a New England financier who provided aid to anti-slavery farmers and settlers. This group went beyond simple monetary aid. New England Abolitionists shipped boxes of Sharps rifles, named "Beecher's Bibles," to anti-slavery forces. -
Republican Abraham Lincoln chose Andrew Johnso
In 1864, Republican Abraham Lincoln chose Andrew Johnson, a Democratic senator from Tennessee, as his Vice Presidential candidate. Lincoln was looking for Southern support. -
Andrew Johnson became the first President to be impeached
In the spring of 1868, Andrew Johnson became the first President to be impeached.
