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Feb 3, 1488
Dias and africa
Dias reached the furthest point of africa during his conquest he discoverd gold and it lead to slavery. -
Aug 3, 1492
Colombus expedition
Christopher Colombus left from spain -
Oct 12, 1492
Colomubs
Christopher Colombus made landfall thought he was in india, but ended up in the bahamas. -
Jun 7, 1493
Treaty of Tordesilla
Formalized the Bull of demarcation. -
Oct 4, 1513
Balboa
First european to see the Pacific Ocean. -
Jamestown settlement
settlers landed in Jamestown and established colony. -
First anglo-powhaton war
first attack to start the war. -
first africans
first africans brought to the americas -
Mayflower compact
Crude form of government for the people of plymouth bay, -
pequot war
Treaty signed to end war. -
second anglo-powhaton war
first attack to start. -
King Phillips war
First attack during the war. -
King William's War
begining, indians raided Dover New Hampshire. -
Queen anne's war
This year marks the begining of this war. -
King Georges war
News of war declarations reached the French fortress at Louisbourg. -
Dunmore's War
a war between the Colony of Virginia and the Shawnee and Mingo American Indian nations. ended oct. 10th -
Treaty of Paris
It ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War -
sugar act
gave great britian more revenue. -
Currency act
colonist could no longer print thier own money. -
Stamp act.
taxed everything printed and stamped -
Townshend act
to create revenue -
Boston massacre
British troopes gunned down 5 civillians that were protesting. -
Gaspée Affair
a protest by colonists, due to britian tightening trade laws -
tea act
Purpose: to expand the British East India Company's monopoly on the tea trade to all British Colonies -
First continental congress
a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies , met to talk about what needed to be down about british stuff. -
American Revolution
Initial fighting at lexington and concord. -
Second continental congress
managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence. -
Bunker hill
the american's out up a good fight and were able to retreat after wiping out 2/3 of british army. -
Declaration of Independence
A statment stating the colonies were independent from britian. adopted by the continental congress. -
treaty of paris
Offical end to revolutionary war. -
French Revolution
The french revolution begins in 1789 and ends 1799. -
Treaty of Greenville
put an end to the northwest native american war. the US gave goods value of $20,000 in exchange for some land in ohio. -
Jay's treaty
opened ten or more years of mostly peaceful trade between the United States and Britain. -
XYZ Affair
diplomatic event that strained relations between France and the United States, and led to an undeclared naval war called the Quasi-War. ended in 1800 -
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799, in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures resolved to not abide by Alien and Sedition Acts. They argued that the Acts were unconstitutional and therefore void, and in doing so, they argued for states' rights and strict constructionism of the Constitution -
Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was elected president -
Marbury V. Madison.
Established Judicial review. -
Louisiana Purchase
The US paid 15 Million dollars for land from france. -
Chesapeake incident
worst case of Impressment, ship, in site of american coast. -
Impressment
British seized trade ships and forced them in British navy. ( 1807-1811) -
Embargo
Jefferson's reaction to Chesapeake incident. All foreign trade from US was cut off. -
Madison
Madison was elected president. -
Non intercourse act
would trade with everyone but Britian and France. -
Macon's Bill #2
laid out possibility to Britian and France to re-opend trade. -
Embargo
Britishes repsonse to Madison's actions.