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20,000 BCE
Bering Land Bridge, first people
Paleo Indians cross over the Bering Land Bridge into Alaska -
1500 BCE
South West of North America, Anasazi
The Anasazi Empire begins. They live in the Four corners region. -
Period: 1200 BCE to 400 BCE
Mesoamerica, early people
The Olmecs, Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas are the first people in Mesoamerica. -
300
Ghana Beginnings
A group of Soninke farmers band together to mark the beginning of Ghana -
480
France, Franks conquer Gauls
A group called the Franks conquer at group called the Gauls. -
874
Ice land, Viking's settlement
The Vikings settle in North Atlantic in Ice Land -
Aug 3, 1492
Atlantic, Columbus finds The Americas
Columbus sails west from Europe expecting to find Asia but ends up finding North America. -
Period: 1497 to
America, the Northwest Passage
People in Europe all started looking for a "Northwest Passage" that could go through the Americas and to the Pacific Ocean. -
1510
Spain, Slavs trade
The Spanish government legalized the sale of slaves in it's colonies. -
1512
Florida, de Leon finds Florida
Juan Ponce de Leon discovers the cost of Florida. Then he colonizes Florida. -
1517
Europe, Protestant Reformation.
Martin Luther starts the Protestant Reformation. He disagrees with the Catholic Church's abuse of power. -
1519
Mexico, Herman Cortez sails to Mexico
Herman Cortez sailed to Mexico and conquered the Aztec Empire ruled by Mansa Musa. -
1519
The world, Ferdinand Magellan circumnavigates the world
Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese sailor sailed under South America and all around the world. He doesn't make it all around but his crew does. -
Europe, the search for the Northwest Passage.
European countries go search for the Northwest passage after the defeat of the Spanish Armada. -
Europe to America, Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact is a contact stating that they have agreed to make fair laws and to protect the general good. -
America, Toleration Act
A bill that made the colony have religious freedom: Toleration act. -
America, English defeat.
The English fleet capture the colony New Netherlands and named it New York City. -
America, Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon wanted to take take Indian's land but the govenor tried to stop him. Bacon did want to stop so he started a rebellion called Bacon's rebellion. -
America, Pennsylvania
King Charles II gave Penn a charter to begin a new colony called Pennsylvania -
England, Bill of Rights
English Bill of Right reduces the monarch in England's power. -
America, the Great Awakening
The Great Awakening is a religious movement that swept through the colonies. It started at 1730s and ended in he 1740s. -
Period: to
Europe, Seven Years' was
French and Indian war influenced conflict between Great Britain and France and then ended with the Treaty of Paris. -
America, Stamp Act
The Stamp Act requires colonist to pay for official stamp or seal when they bought paper items. -
America, Tea Act
The Tea Act say that the British East India Company can sell tea directly to the colonists. -
Modern Day, Greece
Plato created wrote a book called The Republic. In the USA the government is a democratic republic. The idea about the Republic comes from Greece. -
Modern day, Africa
Slave trade has been made illegal but it is still happening in Africa, Middle East and a lot of places in South east Asia. Kids and grown ups are still being forced to work in a lot of countries. -
Modern Day, England
The English Bill of Rights affect us today because if it didn't exist then all the countries that were colonized by the English would still be under the control of the monarch in England. This Act is partly of what changed a lot of countries from Monachy to Democratic Republics.