Hist 2111 Timeline 1492-1781
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Created byJared Maller
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1492- Christopher Columbus sets sails for China; ends up in Caribbean1606 - Three boats set sail for Virginia1607 - Three boats arrive in Virginia1610 - Colonists attempt to leave Jamestown, but are convinced to come back1612 - Virginians find Tobacco to sell1622 - Great Indian Massacre of 1622Martin Luther nails 95 Thesis to church in Germany1688 - Glorious Revolution1689 - Bill of Rights1774 - Intolerable Acts1774 - First meeting of The Continental Congress1775 - Battle of Bunker Hill1776 - Independence Declared1776 - Declaration of Independence signed1776 - Battle of New York1778 (Spring) - France and Spain declare war on England1779 - British attempt to capture South Carolina1781 - Battle of Yorktown1781 - Articles of Confederation in effect1616 - House of Burgesses Formed1624 - Virginia becomes a royal colony1558 - Queen Elizabeth assumes the throne! England for sure protestant!1629 - King Charles I grants Massachusetts Bay Charter1630 - Large Fleet sets sail for Massachusetts1636 - Harvard College founded1651 - Navigation Acts Passed1750 - Ohio Valley Dispute1752 - Picwilly besieged by other native tribes1754 - French and Indian War1755 - English-French Scuffle1756 - England declares war on France1760 - English Capture Quebec1763 - Treaty of Paris1764 - Revenue Act (Stamp Act)1765 - Stamp Act1765 - Stamp Act Resolves1766 - Stamp Act Repealed1767 - Parliament passes the Townshend Acts1770 - Most of Townshend Acts repealed except Tea Tax1773 - British announced that Thomas Hutchinson would be paid by them1770 - Boston Massacre1773 - Boston Tea Party1777 - British Strategy to Isolate New England1783 - Newburgh Conspiracy1783 - End of Revolutionary WarPeriods
1540's Spanish discover silver in Mexico and PeruEarly 1530's - Protestants breaks away from Catholic ChurchColonies at 1750Enlightment Era
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