APUSH Period 1 + 2 major events timeline
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Updated: 14 Sep 2018
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Created byFinn Roblin
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Ferdinand and Isabella join their kingdoms of Castile and Aragon, creating SpainPrince Henry the NAvigator funds Portuguese exploration around AfricaPortugese explorer Pedro Cabral claims Brazil for PortugalProtestant Reformation takes hold in Europe under Henry VIIIISpanish set up Encomienda system in Mexico following the conquering of the Inca and Aztec peopleIncan empire is conquered by PizarroNAs cultivate maize, laying the foundation for wealthy urban societies in Mexico, Peru and later in North AmericaVirginia adopts tobacco as cash crop, headright system established.First French Settlement in North America - QuebecHouse of Burgesses established in VirginiaMayflower lands in PlymouthColumbus lands in AmericaCortes conquers Aztec people and MoctezumaFounding of JamestownKing Philip's WarBacon's rebellionPueblo revoltIndian War of 1622First african slave is sold in the English colonies in North AmericaMassachusetts Bay EstablishedRhode Island formed by Anne Hutchinson and Roger WilliamsEngland conquers New Netherland and takes it from the DutchWilliam Penn founds Pennsylvania = Quaker colonyPope's RebellionPequot War Makes Puritans believe God is with them in settling the new landHalf-Way Covenant enacted - ???The Glorious Revolution established Britain as a constitutional monarchyWitchcraft executions in MassachusettsSouth Atlantic system developsGeorgia founded as a debtor colony. England intends it to be a buffer between its colonies and Spanish Flordia.King James II puts colonies under strict rule in the Dominoin of NEw England and abolishes its legislative assembliesMolasses Act limits trade between England and French West IndiesPeriods
Diverse Native Cultures spread across North and South AmericaHiawatha unites the Iroquois ConfederayNavigation ActsThe policy of salutary neglect results from the failure to enforce mercantilist laws.
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