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Period: 1000 to 1500
Kingdom of Ghana
located in Africa it was well known fro being a wealthy kingdom. -
Period: 1240 to
Kingdom of Mali
Located on the west side of Africa it was founded by Sundiata Keita due to his wealth. -
Period: 1390 to
kingdom of kongo
Became a major source of slaves for Portuguese traders and other European powers. -
Aug 3, 1442
First voyage of Christopher Columbus
Departures from Spain and landing on an island in the Bahamas to then name it El Salvador, this trip become his first voyage. -
Period: Aug 3, 1442 to 1504
Voyages of Christopher Columbus
He did 4 total trips in 1442, 1493, 1498, and in 1502 from Spain crossing on the Atlantic Ocean. -
Period: 1460 to
Kingdom of Songhai
Was a state and is still known to one of Africas biggest states. -
Jun 7, 1494
Treaty of Tordesillas
A signed agreement between Spain and Portugal to split the newly discovered land of America between both Empires. -
Period: to
English settlement of Roanoke
Governor Ralph Lane established this settlement in 1585 being one of the first English colony's in North America in which later the people disappeared or vanished and never found. -
Establishment of Jamestown
This became the first permanent settlement by the English in North America. -
Pilgrims land in Plymouth
Originally planning on landing near NY the weather ended the pilgrims and William Bradford to land on the Plymouth rock. -
Maryland granted to Lord Baltimore
Lord Baltimore helped formed Maryland and make it the land it is today. -
Navigation Acts
The English Parliament set an Act on the Colonies to pat tax on shipments and trade. -
Period: to
King Philip’s War
it was a battle between the Natives and the New England colonists for the settlement on there land. -
Bacon’s Rebellion
Took name after Nathaniel Bacon who led the Virginia Settlers. -
Queen Anne’s War
was the second French and Indian war in the thirteen colonies -
The Great Awakening
When the American people breached out of the traditional religion and branched out to there own beliefs. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Congress apposed a tax on all whisky sold and made in the U.S. -
Sugar Act
England banding the trade of sugar and molasses from outside country's . -
Period: to
7 Years’ War
A Global war between all 5 big powers at the time. -
Stamp Act
an act where every american colonist would have to pay tax on every piece of print paper. -
Tea Act
An act to allow tea shipments to go directly to the American colonies. -
Intolerable Acts
Allow past by the British Parliament to punish the Massachusetts colonist for the Boston Tea Party. -
Decoration of Independence
when America said we are done with England and so they declared their independences against them. -
The Battle of Saratoga
A battle between the British and Americans in the American Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Yorktown
The French and American vs British army to be the last battle in the American Revolution. -
Ratification of the Articles of Confederation
This would be the first constitution between the 13 colonies with a lot of debate. -
Shay’s Rebellion
the Government ignoring the Massachusetts pleas but also increase the taxes to pay off the war. -
The Northwest Ordinance
Created by the confederation Congress to create the first organized territory of the united states. -
The US Constitution
they are the supreme and base law in all of the united states. -
Louisiana Purchase
A purchase from America to buy Louisiana(a lot more than that) from the French and this ended up doubling America and being there biggest land purchase. -
Embargo Act
Prohibited all ships to trade with any outside country's or ports past by congress and Jefferson himself. -
Period: to
War of 1812
A war between America and the United Kingdom over British violation on U.S. -
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
A battle between the colonist vs the Natives for the Natives irritated by there expansion towards there land. -
Mexican Independence
A decade long war between Spain and new Spain(mexico)in which Mexico fought for there Independence. -
Texas declares independence
A revolution from Texas to be separated from Mexico. -
Period: to
Mexican-American War
A war between the America and Mexico, This armed conflict was after the U.S annexation of Texas. -
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Basically a pack of peace between America and Mexico. -
The Compromise of 1850
America winning land from Mexico. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
It created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. -
The Dred Scott Decision
a slave who unsuccessful sued fro him and his family's freedom. -
The secession of South Carolina
South Carolina is the first to leave the union. -
Period: to
American Civil War
When the North and the South of America didn't have the same views in slavery to which it caused them to have a war against each other. -
Period: to
The Civil War
A war between the North and South of America due to economical differences. -
The Battle of Bull Run 1862
was the first major battle in the Civil War win the Confederates winning. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
A battle in Gettysburg between the American people themself selfs. -
Sherman’s March
General Sherman marched through the states from Atlanta to Savannah -
Lincoln’s Assassination
President Lincoln was assinated in Ford's theater during a play. -
Missouri Compromise
Compromise where Missouri being a slave sate and Maine being a free state.