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Credited with "discovering America". This first contact with North America and Native Americans led to the "Columbian Exchange"
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Claimed new colonies for Spain and conquered the Aztec Empire.
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Claimed new colonies for Spain and conquered the Inca Empire in Peru.
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Assisted Pizarro with the conquest of the Inca and the first to discover and cross the Mississippi River.
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Conquered the Native Americans and established New Spain
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Founded on Roanoke Island off the coast of NC and was the first attempt at an English settlement.
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The 1st successful English settlement that was founded by the Virginia company that was primarily settled to make money.
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Only Catholics were allowed in the new territory, became fur traders, and they had no self government.
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Included New York City, Albany, Long Island, and New Jersey. They offered huge land tracts called patroon ships which was obtained by bringing 50 tenants to the colony.
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Banished from Massachusetts and left and established Providence, Rhode Island on land he bought from Native Americans
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Held private prayer meetings and challenged the authority of Puritan ministers and leaders and was brought up on heresy charges.
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Indians were defeated and marked the end to Indian resistance in New England
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Forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains and put the territory under British military control.
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A clash between British troops and townspeople in Boston
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British General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the colonists had stored in the town of Concord
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The British defeated the Americans in Massachusetts.
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Written by Thomas Jefferson it listed all the grievances against the crown and explained why they were declaring independence.
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Americans suffered 1,000 casualties to the British loss of only 400 men during the fighting
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The battle was fought between the Americans against the Hessians and British troops after the Americans lost the battle in New York and were forced to retreat through New Jersey. American Victory.
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British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict
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The British defeated the Americans and forced them to withdraw toward the rebel capital of Philadelphia
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Continental Army struggled through the harsh winter – frostbite, exposure
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British forces under General Charles Cornwallis routed American troops under General Horatio Gates at the Battle of Camden in South Carolina.
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a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army led by General George Washington and French army troops over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Cornwallis.
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American troops under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan routed British forces under Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton.
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americans won the war
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congress sold land to make money
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created guidelines for states to be admitted
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cleaned the seeds out of cotton
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British began stopping US ships bound for France and impressing seamen (taking US sailors captive and forcing them to serve the British)
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Spain afraid of alliance between Great Britain and the US
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Thomas Jefferson (Democratic Republican) v. John Adams (Federalist)
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basis for industrial development in the US
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Meeting between United States and France over the Quasi-Wars - conflict in the Caribbean over shipping and trade
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British impressments of US sailors continued, in spite of Jay’s Treaty
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decreased travel times
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US faced widespread economic problems
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Corrupt Bargain
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increase in trade, decrease in shipping rates and shipping times
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Andrew Jackson elected as president
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authorized the removal of native americans from the se united states
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caused the south to strengthen slave codes
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Jackson won re-election
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court ruled that cherokee had a right to remain on their land and could not be forcibly removed
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national republicans changed their name to the whig party
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made harvesting wheat easier
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troops sent to round up cherokee and move them to oklahoma
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allowed farmers to plow and grow crops in areas out west that land was too dry or too hard
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stretched 800 miles west
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device that sends messages using electricity through wires
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James Polk elected
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Mexico upsets over US annexation of Texas
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mexico gave up new mexico and california territories to the US in exchange for payment
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With the acquisition of the Mexican territory, the extension of slavery once again becomes an issue
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land purchased to run a transcontinental railroad
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wanted to rid the county of immigrants and alcohol
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lincoln wins election
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south carolina was the first state to succeed
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first battle between the union and confederate army
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Union soldiers had one month of supplies remaining at Ft. Sumter, SC
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anyone who would agree to cultivate 160 acres of land for 5 years would receive title to that land from the federal government
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states used money from sale of land to finance agricultural colleges
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bloodiest single day of the war
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Union wanted control over the mississippi river
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confederate victory
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confederate victory
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lee invades the north
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destroyed bridges, factories, railroad lines
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lee surrenders
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people given land in oklahoma to encourage settlement
