1. History 1301 Valeria A. Soto

2. Review of all History 1301 October 12, 1492: Christopher Columbus, Spanish flag in suitcase, arrives in the Americas. Landing of Columbus - October 12, 1492 - Oil on canvas by John Vanderlyn, Architect of the Capitol Landing of Columbus o Oil on canvas by John Vanderlyn, Architect of the Capitol o Columbus and his crew make landfall on the island of Guanahani, probably San Salvador Island, also called Watlings Island, one of the Bahamas islands. April 1513: Juan Ponce de León of Spain goes ashore on an island, or so he thinks, and names it Florida. 1534: Jacques Cartier explores the St. Lawrence River for France. 1541: Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto explores the Mississippi River. 1565: Saint Augustine (today's northeastern Florida, about 40 miles or 65 km southeast of Jacksonville), the oldest permanent settlement in the US, is founded by the Spanish. 1607: Jamestown, Virginia, the first English permanent settlement in North America, is founded. The Virginia Company of London decides this site is the perfect location because no Indians live here. Turns out, the property was vacant for a reason. You couldn't get anything to grow on this swampy land. 1620: Pilgrims from the ship Mayflower set up a settlement at Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, near Cape Cod.

3. Review of all History 1301 1649: The Act Concerning Religion passed by the General Assembly, aka Maryland's legislature, is the first law of religious toleration in the English colonies. 1682: French explorer Sieur de La Salle investigates the lower Mississippi valley and claims the entire region for France. He calls it Louisiana. French Louisiana 1682–1762 1733: Georgia, the 13th and last of the English colonies in America, is founded. 1754: The French and Indian War between France and England begins in America. 1763: The Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War. The French leave, the British take over. See also the Seven Years' War. 1765: The Quartering Act and the Stamp Act anger Americans. Nine colonies are represented at the Stamp Act Congress. 1770: British troops fire on a crowd, killing five people in the so-called Boston Massacre. 1773: The Boston Tea Party, the first action in a chain leading to war with Britain, takes place. 1774: The First Continental Congress meets at Philadelphia and protests the five Intolerable Acts, also called the Coercive Acts. Meanwhile, Britain closes down Boston harbor and deploys troops in Massachusetts. 1775: The battles of Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill occur. George Washington on the roll. The Second Continental Congress meets.

4. Review of History 1301 1776: The Declaration of Independence is adopted by Congress. Thomas Jefferson is pleased and the colonies declare independence. 1778 – 1779: General George Rogers Clark leads a victorious expedition into the Northwest Territory. Here is his route on a map. Look for Inset B. Campaigns of the American Revolution, 1775-1781. Inset:The West and South, 1778-1781. American Revolution 1775-1781 1781: George Washington accepts the surrender of Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown VA after the defeat of the British at the Battle of Yorktown. The Articles of Confederation become the government of the US. June 20, 1782: The bald eagle becomes officially the national emblem of the United States, so declare the founding fathers at the Second Continental Congress. The Bald Eagle Glacier National Park Wildlife, NPS o Why a Bald Eagle? How about a Bold Turkey? Along those lines, here are Benjamin Franklin's remarks to his daughter, Sarah Bache, in 1784, in which he criticizes a veterans' organization (the American Order of the Cincinnati) for choosing the bald eagle as their emblem Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife 1783: The 1783 Peace of Paris formally ends the Revolutionary War. Britain accepts the loss of the colonies.

5. Review of all History 1301 1786 – 178: 7Shays's Rebellion in Massachusetts shows weaknesses of the Confederation government. 1788: The US Constitution is ratified by the necessary nine states to ensure adoption. 1789: The new US government goes into effect. George Washington is inaugurated president. Go here for George Washington's First Inaugural Address. The first Congress meets in New York City. 1791: The Bill of Rights is added to the Constitution and guarantees individual freedom. Vermont is the first new state admitted to the Union. 1793: Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin, which leads to large-scale cotton growing in the South. 1800: The national capital is moved from Philadelphia to Washington DC.

6. Review of all History 1301 1803: Louisiana territories are purchased from France. Here is more on the Louisiana Purchase. 1804 – 1806: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark blaze an overland trail to the Pacific and return. 1807: Robert Fulton's steamboat makes a successful journey from New York City to Albany NY. 1808: Atlantic slave trade abolished. 1812 – 1815: The U.S. fights Great Britain for the second and last time. This is the War of 1812. 1820: The Missouri Compromise settles the problem of slavery in new states for the next 30 years. This map illustrates free and slave territory, and then some. Slavery and Emancipation in the United States, 1777-1865. Inset: The Region South of the Great Lakes. 1777-1865 United States Slavery and Emancipation 1823: The Monroe Doctrine warns European nations that the US will protect the Americas.

7. Review of History 1301 1825: The Erie Canal, from the Hudson River to the Great Lakes, becomes a great water highway to the Middle West. 1829: The inauguration of President Andrew Jackson introduces the era of Jacksonian Democracy. Here you can read Jackson's First Inaugural Address. 1836: Texas wins its independence from Mexico by means of the Texas Revolution. 1843: The first migration begins on the Oregon Trail. And here is the Oregon Trail on a map: Westward Development of the United States, 1790-1900 1790-1900 United States 1845: Texas is annexed and admitted as a state. Here is a map of Texas in 1845. 1846: The Oregon boundary dispute is settled with Britain. The Mexican War begins. 1847: Brigham Young leads a party of Mormons into the Salt Lake valley, Utah. 1848: The Mexican War ends. The US gains possession of the California and New Mexico regions. 1849: The gold rush to California begins.

8. Review of all History 1301 1850: The Compromise of 1850 admits California as a free state, postponing war between the North and South. Here is more on Daniel Webster. 1853: The Gadsden Purchase adds 117,935 sq km (45,535 sq mi) to what is now the southwestern US. 1854: The Republican Party is organized in opposition to slavery. 1857: The Dred Scott decision of the Supreme Court declares that the Missouri Compromise is illegal. 1860: Abraham Lincoln is elected president. South Carolina secedes from the Union. 1861: The Confederate States of America is formed by eleven pro-slavery southern states under the leadership of Jefferson Davis. The Civil War begins. Telegraph links New York City with San Francisco.

9. Review of all History 1301 1862: General Ulysses S. Grant launches a Union attack in the West. The Confederate invasion of Maryland is halted at Antietam. The Homestead Act grants 160 acres to each settler. 1863: Federal forces win decisive battles at Gettysburg PA, Vicksburg MS, and Chattanooga TN. The Emancipation Proclamation is delivered, issued by Lincoln, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free. 1864: General William Tecumseh Sherman captures Atlanta and marches across Georgia. 1865: General Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox (VA) Court House, ending the Civil War. The Confederates are defeated. Slavery is abolished under the Thirteenth Amendment. Abraham Lincoln is assassinated.

10. Review of History 1301 1867: Reconstruction acts impose military rule on the South. Alaska is purchased from Russia. 1869: The first transcontinental railroad is completed as two lines meet at Promontory UT. 1876: The telephone is invented. o The Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia celebrates the 100th birthday of the US. o Sioux Indians are defeated by US troops at Little Bighorn (Little Big Horn) 1877: The withdrawal of the last federal troops from the South ends the Reconstruction period.

11. Reasons for Colonization of America Economic Social Religious Political Spain, France, Dutch, and England

12. September 26, 2017 1660 navigation act: most important piece of parliament o No ship could trade in colonies unless English or American ships (75% English) o Enumerated goods: tabacco, sugar, cotton, indigo, etc. (not produced in England) Philedelphia: Liberty Hall- Decision to fight for independence- First continental congress 1775: second continental congress meets (Lexington and Concord) Only way to control commerce is to export No Taxation without Representation (Famous Phrases) Anglicans: Henry 8 th separated from catholic church and became the head of the Anglicans