GLCEventMayflower sailsqqEnglandCNote:Passed the Cape Nov 21 but came ashore at Plymouth Dec 21.Funk and Wagnall's EncyclopediaNew Netherlandy now New YorkaDutch established New Netherland by 1626 but England occupied it by 1664 and renamed it New York.Family Encyclopedia of American History, pg 341, The Readers Digest, 1975. Grove, Noel, "Atlas of World History" (Washington, DC, National Geographic Society) Pequot War| Rhode Island!"Denominator of Indian Conflicts"JFamily Encyclopedia of American History, pg 341, The Readers Digest, 1975.Anglo-Dutch War_New Netherland1Dan Burrows, War Chart, http://people.delphi.com/Bacon's Rebellion!VirginiafGarraty, John A., and Gay, Peter, "The Columbia History of the World", (New York, NY, Harper and Row).King Philip's War! New EnglandfGarraty, John A., and Gay, Peter, "The Columbia History of the World", (New York, NY, Harper and Row). War In North!Maine1Dan Burrows, War Chart, http://people.delphi.com/Culpepper's Rebellion Carolinas1Dan Burrows, War Chart, http://people.delphi.com/Leisler's Rebellion@ New England1Dan Burrows, War Chart, http://people.delphi.com/Glorious Revolution New England1Dan Burrows, War Chart, http://people.delphi.com/Revolution in MarylandMaryland1Dan Burrows, War Chart, http://people.delphi.com/Salem Witch Trials_4 Salem, MABetty Paris caused an investigation leading to Rebecca Nourse being accused of witchcraft in March 1692. John Alden (Jr.) was cleared of charges in May 1693 and all others jailed were set free.Clark, Judith Freeman, Massachusetts, Colony to Commonwealth, an Illustrated History, (Northridge, CA, Windsor Publications, Inc.)Queen Anne's War8 New England1Dan Burrows, War Chart, http://people.delphi.com/ Tuscarora War}Virginia1Dan Burrows, War Chart, http://people.delphi.com/Huntstown Petition Passed@ Ashfield, MAVHuntstown (so called) Proprieters' meeting log book 1735-1765 located in Ashfield, MA. Jenkin's WarJFlorida1Dan Burrows, War Chart, http://people.delphi.com/King George's WarpGeorgia & VirginiaJFamily Encyclopedia of American History, pg 341, The Readers Digest, 1975.Louisbourg War# New England1Dan Burrows, War Chart, http://people.delphi.com/French and Indian War/8OhioSGrove, Noel, "Atlas of World History" (Washington, DC, National Geographic Society)Fort Necessity Battlel0m0Ohio%George Washington lost to the French.7Funk and Wagnalls Encyclopedia, "French and Indian War"U.S. Postal Service established1USA5The first U.S. Postal Service is established in 1755.-http://infoplease.lycos.com/ipa/A0001196.htmlStamp Act of 1765@American ColoniesiThis Tax was placed on the American colonies by the British to pay for some of the costs of the French and Indian War. All printed materials were taxed, the colonists protested this act from the beginning, saying that taxation without representation violates their basic civil rights. This was the beginning of the resistence that started the revolutionary war.9www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9198/revwar/various.htmBoston Tea PartyKRevolutionary WarN ZUSAApril 19, the date of the Battle at Lexington and the "Shot heard around the world" is usually given as the beginning, but Park Rangers at the site, North Bridge, peg the start on the date the British decided to march against the Colonists.US National Park Ranger.Declaration of IndependenceOO PhiladelphiaOn June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia offered a resolution to the Congress to the effect that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States. . . A committee consisting of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman was organized to prepare a declaration to the effect of the said first resolution. Primarily written by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776. It was signed by fifty-six people from thirteen states Signees North Carolina William Hopper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn South Carolina Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr.,Arthur Middleton. Massachusetts John Hancock, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry. +http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0101022.htmlShay's Rebellion^^ MassachusettsDaniel Shay organized a group to agitate for redress of grievances of over taxation and foreclosures. Daniel Shay was a massachusetts farmer who was unhappy with the high taxes that were being placed on farmers to help repay debts from the Revolutionary War. So he organized a "army" of farmers who marched on the Springfield Armory. However, the farmers were fired upon by the Massachusetts militia and they fleed to the Horse Caves in the Holyoke Range. Daniel Shay was captured soon after, but was later released.Clark, Judith Freeman, Massachusetts, Colony to Commonwealth, an Illustrated History, (Northridge, CA, Windsor Publications, Inc.) www.clc.il.us/home/soc460/221LO2AGeorge WashingtonYbmUSAWashington elected president with all 69 votes of the Electoral College, takes oath of office in New York City. Vice President: John Adams. Secretary of State: Thomas Jefferson. Secretary of Treasury: Alexander Hamilton.XWhitney, David C., The American Presidents, (The Reader's Digest Association, Inc, 1993)John Adams 1st Vice PresidentYbmUSAXWhitney, David C., The American Presidents, (The Reader's Digest Association, Inc, 1993)Cornelius Vanderbilt{iWhiskey RebellioniPA+Caused by an excessive tax on corn whiskey.JFamily Encyclopedia of American History, pg 341, The Readers Digest, 1975.Battle of Fallen Timbersij Ohio ValleyGeneral Anthony Wayne accepted the surrender of Miami Indian, Little Turtle. Opened negotiations leading to the Northwest Ordinance.INorton, et al, A People and a Nation, (Boston, 1986: Houghton Miffin Co.)John Adams 2nd PresidentmwsUSAXWhitney, David C., The American Presidents, (The Reader's Digest Association, Inc, 1993)Thomas Jeffersonws~USAXWhitney, David C., The American Presidents, (The Reader's Digest Association, Inc, 1993)Louisiana PurchaseQv North AmericaU.S. negotiates Louisiana Purchase from France: for $15 million, U.S. doubles its domain, increasing its territory by 827,000 sq. mi. (2,144,500 sq km), from Mississippi River to Rockies and from Gulf of Mexico to British North America.+http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001237.htmlLewis & Clark reach Pacific,y Robert E. Lee| James Madison~KUSAXWhitney, David C., The American Presidents, (The Reader's Digest Association, Inc, 1993) Abe LincolnW~{rRobert Famighetti (ed.) 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The Indians had killed almost all the settlers in Fort Mims.Funk and Wagnall's Encyclopedia James MonroeKUSAXWhitney, David C., The American Presidents, (The Reader's Digest Association, Inc, 1993)Harriet TubmanB Clara BartonThe Monroe DoctrineuWestern HemisphereEThe Monroe Doctrine was a policy established on Dec. 2, 1823 by the United States to limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere. It basically said that U.S. would consider an attack on any country in the Americas a threat to it's own safety. 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Harrison֫2USAXWhitney, David C., The American Presidents, (The Reader's Digest Association, Inc, 1993) John Tyler2>USAXWhitney, David C., The American Presidents, (The Reader's Digest Association, Inc, 1993)Naval Academy founded>Mexican-American WarMexicoHostilities started north of the Rio Grande May 8, 1846 and war was declared May 13. The end was by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, March 10, 1848. Established Texas border at the Rio Grande and added CA and Southwestern states to US domain.Grove, Noel, "Atlas of World History" (Washington, DC, National Geographic Society) Family Encyclopedia of American History, pg 341, The Readers Digest, 1975.Confederates attack Ft. 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The actual earthquake lasted some 45 to 60 seconds, it was estimated to have registered between 7.7 and 7.9 on the Richter scale. An estimated 3,000 people died along with 28,000 buildings destroyed and more than $400 million in damages./http://quake.wr.usgs.gov/QUAKES/FactSheets/When1st Assembly LineB/Henry Ford develops first moving assembly line.+http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005246.html19th Amendment- Suffrage? boll weevil destroys cotton cropThe Jazz Singer;'2with Al Jolson, first part-talking motion picture.+http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005247.htmlExpanding Universe*USASEdwin Hubble observed that the distant galaxies all appear to move away from earth.FStephen W. 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