History Quiz Flashcards
Columbus sails ocean blue, lands in Bahamas
1492
1565
Spain builds fort at St Augustine Florida
Spain builds fort at St Augustine Florida
1565
1588
England defeats Spanish Armada
England defeats Spanish Armada
1588
1607
First permanent English settlement at Jamestown (Virginia colony founded)
First permanent English settlement at Jamestown (Virginia colony founded)
1607
1608
Quebec founded
Quebec founded
1608
1619
First African slave arrives at Jamestown
First African slave arrives at Jamestown
1619
1614 and 1644
Anglo-Powhatan wars
Anglo-Powhatan wars
1614 and 1644
1661
Barbados slave codes limit freedoms of slaves
Barbados slave codes limit freedoms of slaves
1661
1620
Pilgrims sail on the mayflower (mayflower compact)
Pilgrims sail on the mayflower (mayflower compact)
1620
1630
Puritans found Massachusetts bay colony
Puritans found Massachusetts bay colony
1630
1630s
Great English Migration
Roger Williams champions religious freedom
Roger Williams founds Rhode Island
Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts
Great English Migration
Roger Williams champions religious freedom
Roger Williams founds Rhode Island
Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts
1630s
1639
Fundamental orders of Connecticut (1st state constitution)
Fundamental orders of Connecticut (first state constitution)
1639
1650
First navigation laws to control colonial commerce (not really enforced)
First navigation laws to control colonial commerce (not really enforced)
1650
1675-1676
King Phillip’s war
King Phillip’s war
1675-1676
1676
Bacon’s rebellion leads to an increase in slavery and a decrease in indentured servitude.
Bacon’s rebellion leads to an increase in slavery and a decrease in indentured servitude.
1676
1692
Salem witch trials in Massachusetts
Salem witch trials in Massachusetts
1692
1739
Stono slave uprising in South Carolina
Stono slave uprising in South Carolina
1739
1732
Poor Richard’s Almanac by Ben Franklin
Poor Richard’s Almanac by Ben Franklin
1732
1734-1735
Freedom of press trial in New York (John Peter Zenger)
Freedom of press trial in New York (John Peter Zenger)
1734-1735
1730’s and 1740’s
First great awakening
First great awakening
1730’s and 1740’s
1750
Industrial revolution begins in Britain
Industrial revolution begins in Britain
1750
1754
Albany congress(Join or Die cartoon) tries to unify colonies against the French
Albany congress(Join or Die cartoon) tries to unify colonies against the French
1754
1754-1763
French and Indian War (known in Europe as the 7 year war)
French and Indian War (known in Europe as the 7 year war)
1754-1763
1759
Battle of Quebec. (Decides the French and Indian war)
Battle of Quebec. (Decides the French and Indian war)
1759
1763
French and Indian war ends
Pontiac’s rebellion
French and Indian war ends
1763
1492?
Columbus sailed the ocean blue. ( lands in Bahamas)