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Jan 1, 1348
Black Death
The Black Death arrived in October 1347. The Black Death killed 1/3 of the European population. Over 25 million people were killed in about 5 years. -
Jan 1, 1488
Dias Voyage
In 1488, Portuguese explorer Bartoomeu Dias became the first European mariner to round the Southern tip of Africa, opening the way for a sea route from the Europe to Asia. Dias' ships rounded th Perilous Cape of Africa's Southernmost point. -
Aug 3, 1492
Columbus' Voyage
Columbus first landed near the coast of what is today known as the Bahamas. He thought he was near China, Japan, and India. He was actually 8,000 miles away. When Columbus landed in the new world he believed that he had reached the Indies, the people he met there were actually Indians. -
Apr 2, 1513
Ponce De Leon explores Florida.
Juan Ponce de Leon was the first Spanish explorer to arrive in Florida. He was in search of new lands and treasures. In March 1513, his ships landed on Floridas east coast. He claimed land and continues his voyage. He then claimed more island for spain, he called the land "Dry Tortugas" because their was no fresh water on the island. -
Jan 1, 1517
Posting 95 theses
Martin Luther, a monk, posted 95 theses of his "opinions" on the door of Wittenberg Church. Because of this, the beginning of the protestant reformation began. The pope demanded Luther recant his 95 thesis, Luther refused and he was excommunicated from the Catholic church. -
Mar 1, 1517
Martin Luther becomes a monk.
Martin Luther begins to question the teachings of the church. He decides to become a monk so he can have an opinion and make things he says count to change things. -
Jan 7, 1536
King Henry VIII's first marriage
King Henry was King of England and was married to Catherine of Aragon. Henry needed a boy to pass the throne on to. Catherine hasd many miscarriges and never had a son. Henry wanted to divorce Catherine, he believed it is her fault he doesn't have a son to pass the throne on to, but the pope refused to let Henry get a divorce. -
May 19, 1536
Anne Boleyn beheaded
King Henry marriend Anne Boleyn. They tried many, many times to have a son. The only had a daughter that they named Elizabeth. King Henry had Anne Boleyn beheaded because she didn't give King Henry a son. -
Jan 1, 1540
Coronado explores Grand Canyon
Cornonado explored the southwestern US. He was looking for the seven cities of Bibola. He believed to be the first European to even come close to see the Grand Canyon. -
May 8, 1541
De Soto explored Mississippi River
The Spanish explorer, De Soto, was the first European to set foot in Mississippi. He then discovered the Mississippi River. In 1541 the French explorers descended the Mississippi River. -
Jamestown est.
Virginia company founded. King JamesI gave his permission for about 144 men to start a colony in Virginia. In 1607 they named the colony "Jamestown" in honor of King JamesI. They placed the colony on bad, swampy land. John Smith was the leader of Jamestown, in the early 1600's smoking then became populae, so John Rolf began growing and shipping tabacco to England. -
Plymouth est.
In September of 1620, around 100 English men and women set sail for the New World. The ship landed on the shores of Cape Cod, today known as Massachusetts, two months later, In late December they arrived at Plymouth Rock, where they formed the first permanent settlement of Europeans in England. -
New York est.
One explorer by the name of Henry Hudson discovered New York. Hudson, an English explorer serving the Dutch, found the bay earlier discovered by Verrazano, he eventually got to the land claimed to be the Netherlands, knows as New York City today. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ends the war. The war had 4 sides involved for France, the Treaty lost all of their holdings in North America. They got to keep sugar producing. England has now become the most powerful country due to all the land they control. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act began in 1765. Parliament placed a tax on printed materals. It was the first direct tax on the colonists. The house of Burgusses said only VA representatives could tax VA residents. Sears held demonstrations to show dislike for the new taxes. -
Townshend Act
Charles Townshend was England's treasurer. The Revenua Act of 1767 made and import tax on glass, led, paper, paint, and twe. There was a general search warrant that allowed British soilders to search for whatever, whenever they wanted to. -
Gaspee Affair
The British ship Gaspee patrolled the coastfor smugglers. The captain and crew searched colonal ships without warrants. In 1772, New England colonists boarded the ship and burned it. The colonal suspects were taken to stand trial. -
Boston Tea Party
The tea tax of 1773 required the colonists to only buy British East Inda Company tea. On December 16, 1773 the son of Lberty dumped the British East India Tear into the Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress
The first continental congress began September 5, 1775. It was held in Philadelphia. There was 55 delegates from 12 colonies (Georgia not represented) it was written to declare the coercive acts. They agreed they would meen again in one year. -
Battle of Lexington- Concord
Concord had a militia supply. The British wanted to take the supplies before the colonists could get them. On April 18,1775 the British troops began to move from Boston to Concord, On April 19, 1775, the British arrived in Lexington. There was 8 colonists killed. All military supplies were moved from the depot. This is the first battle of the American Revolution. -
Winter at Valley Forge
General George Washington and his troops had a long winter at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. The continental army arrived at Valley Forge on December 19, 1977. Some Historians estimate that somewhere between 10,000 and 12,000 men were at Valley Forge during the winter. Washington's army left on June 19, 1778 and president Ford signed legislation on July 4, 1976, making Vlley Forge a national historical park. -
Sugar Act
The sugar act began when Parliament placed a tax on Sugar and molasses imported from foreign countries. James Otis came up with " No taxation without representation." There was no colonial representaiton an Parliament. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson removed all of the Indians from his area because he didn;t like Indians. Jackson was the president. He made all of the Indians walk everywhere -
Trail Of Tears
When the Indians were getting remover. They had to walk to Oklahoma. It was called the trail of tears because most of the Indians died. -
Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail streched from Missouri to Oregon and was a 2000 mile trail. Most of the pioneers had wagona but it was for supplies. It was challenging crossing mountains and rivers. -
Donner Party
The Donner party were pilgrims traveling when they decided to take a shortcut and got traped there. There was a huge blizzard and they didn't have enough food or supplies to survive. Since they didn't have food, they began to ear eachother. -
California Gold Rush
The gold rush began with a man building a sawmill. Word then got around an deveryone went to California to find gold. By 1850, gold was very hard to find, so everyone then left. -
Fugitive Slave Law
This law required people to return runaway slaves to the nearest bounty hunter. The people that were found trying he help the slaves were then put on trial. -
Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad was a network of people and places that helped slaves escape to freedom. The further South, the harder it was to escape. There were many dangers involved in attempting to escape. -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott was a slave to a military doctor who died while they were in Wisconsin which was a free state. Dred said he was free, but when the Doctor's family comes to collect their inherhance, they want Dred as their slave. Dred decides to sue, but the judge says slaves are property, not people and wouldn't let Dred sue. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's cabin was a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe to show how slavery is. Her novel helped the abolitionist movement gain sympathy in the North. -
Assassination of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was at Ford's Theater with his wife when John Wilkes Booth shot him in the back of his head. He was taken to a house across the street where they couldn't do anything to help him and he died the very next day.
