Events Flashcards
Bartolomeu Dias (Portugal) sails around the Cape of Good Hope
The Meeting of Three Peoples, Prehistory-1600
Christopher Columbus (Italian, sailing for Spain) arrives in the New World Beginning the era of European colonization of the Americas
The Meeting of Three Peoples, Prehistory-1600
Vasco da Gama (Portugal) sails to India
The Meeting of Three Peoples, Prehistory-1600
Martin Luther challenges Roman Catholic beliefs and practices; initiated Protestant Reformation
The Meeting of Three Peoples, Prehistory-1600
Spanish forces, led by Hernan Cortes, defeat the Mexica people, led by Montezuma
The Meeting of Three Peoples, Prehistory-1600
John Calvin breaks with the Catholic Church
The Meeting of Three Peoples, Prehistory-1600
Spanish forces, led by Francisco Pizarro, defeat the Inca people
The Meeting of Three Peoples, Prehistory-1600
The repartimiento reforms begin to replace the encomienda system
The Meeting of Three Peoples, Prehistory-1600
Founding of the “Lost” British colony of Roanoke
The Meeting of Three Peoples, Prehistory-1600
British defeat of the Spanish Armada
The Meeting of Three Peoples, Prehistory-1600
Jamestown Colony founded
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
Henry Hudson explores the area that will become New York
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
“Starving time” in Virginia
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
House of Burgesses established
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
Founding of the Plymouth Colony
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
Mayflower Compact signed
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
Attack on Jamestown by local Algonquian Indians
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
New Amsterdam founded by the Dutch
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
Founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
“Great Migration” of Puritans from England to Massachusetts
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
Founding of the Georgia Colony
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
Anne Hutchinson banned from Massachusetts
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are adopted
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
Act of Religious Toleration passed in Maryland
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
Founding of the Carolina Colony
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
The New Hampshire Colony separated from Massachusetts
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
Founding of the Pennsylvania Colony
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
Founding of the North Carolina Colony
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
Founding of the Rhode Island Colony
Establishment of the Thirteen Colonies, 1607-1711
The Half-Way Covenant
The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755
King Philip’s War
The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755
Bacon’s Rebellion
The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755
Pueblo Revolt ( Pope’s Rebellion)
The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755
Creation of the Dominion of New England
The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755
The Glorious Revolution
The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755
New Englanders Topple the Dominion of New England
The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755
Salem Witch Trials
The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755
Molasses Act
The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755
Zenger Trial
The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755
Stono Rebellion
The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755
Arrests and executions in the supposed “Negro Plot” in New York City
The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755
Jonathan Edwards’ sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of and Angry God”
The Evolution of Colonial Society, 1620-1755
Treaty of Paris ends French and Indian War
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Proclamation Act
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Sugar Act
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Stamp Act
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Stamp Act Congress
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Declaratory Act
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Townshend Revenue Acts
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Boston Massacre
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Gaspee Affair
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Coercive (Intolerable) Acts
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
First Continental Congress
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Fighting at Lexington and Concord
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Second Continental Congress
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Publication of Common Sense by Thomas Paine
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Declaration of Independence
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Articles of Confederation
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Battle of Saratoga
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
France enters the war on the side of the colonists
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolution
The American Revolution, 1763-1783
Articles of Confederation ratifies by states
The Critical Period, 1781-1789
Treaty of Paris signed
The Critical Period, 1781-1789
First Land Ordinance
The Critical Period, 1781-1789
Treaty of Fort Stanwix
The Critical Period, 1781-1789
Second Land Ordinance
The Critical Period, 1781-1789
Shay’s Rebellion
The Critical Period, 1781-1789
Annapolis meeting to revise Articles of Confederation
The Critical Period, 1781-1789
Northwest Ordinance
The Critical Period, 1781-1789
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia
The Critical Period, 1781-1789
Delaware becomes first state to ratify Constitution
The Critical Period, 1781-1789
Constitution officially ratified (nine states were needed for ratification). The last of the original thirteen states (Rhode Island) ratified the Constitution later
The Critical Period, 1781-1789
Inauguration of George Washington
The Early National Period, 1789-1800