AP US History Study Guide - 1

1494	Treaty of Tordesillas - divides world between Portugal and Spain
1497	John Cabot lands in North America
1513	Ponce de Leon claimed Florida for Spain
1524	Verrazano explores North American Coast
1539-1542	Hernando de Soto explores the North American Coast
1540-1542	Coronado explores what will be the Southwestern United States
1565	Spanish found the city of St. Augustine in Florida
1579	Sir Francis Drake explores the coast of California
1584-1587	Roanoke - the lost colony; founded by Sir Walter Raleigh
1607	British establish Jamestown Colony - bad land, malaria, rich men, no gold Headright System - land for population - people spread out (indentured servitude)
1608	French establish colony at Quebec
1609	United Provinces establish claims in North America
1614	Tobacco cultivation introduced in Virginia - by Rolfe
1619	First African brought to British America Virginia begins representative assembly - House of Burgesses
1620	Plymouth Colony is founded Mayflower Compact signed - agreed to rule by majority
1624	New York founded by Dutch
1629	Mass. Bay founded - “City Upon a Hill” Gov. Winthrop Bi-cameral legislature, schools
1630	The Puritan Migration
1632	Maryland - for profit - proprietorship (haven for English Catholics)
1634	Roger Williams banished from Mass. Bay Colony
1635	Connecticut founded
1636	Rhode Island is founded - by Roger Williams Harvard College is founded
1639	Delaware founded - 1st church, 1st school
1649	Maryland Toleration Act - for Christians - later repealed
1650-1696	The Navigation Acts are enacted by Parliament limited trade, put tax on items
1660	Half Way Covenant - get people back into church - erosion of Puritanism
1670	Charles II grants charter for Carolina colonies - Restoration Colony
1672	Blue Laws: Connecticut - death codes for disagreeing with parents or bible
1676	Bacon’s Rebellion - Virginia - wants frontier protection from royal Gov. Berkley - put down first uprising against British
1682	Pennsylvania is founded by William Penn - Quaker - 1st library - center of though
1686	Dominion of New England - royal Gov. Andros - attempt to unify Northern colonies to curb independence Suspended liberties - no more town meetings (first form of democracy in New England) England Failed- Andros left
1689-1713	King William’s War (The War of the League of Augsburg)
1692	The Salem Witchcraft Trials
1696	Parliamentary Act
1699-1750	Restrictions on colonial manufacturing
1700’s	Enlightenment - reason, natural rights, deism (god made universe but doesn’t control it) John Locke, Adam Smith, Rousseau
1702-1713	Queen Anne’s War (War of the Spanish Succession)
1720-1740	Great Awakening - George Whitefield, Jonathan Edwards, Gibbens - threatening salvation for all, extreme piety, Divine Spirit
1733	Georgia Colony is founded - buffer state Molasses Act - import tax on molasses, sugar, rum - to curb trade with French West Indies - not strictly enforced
1735	Zenger Trial - victory for freedom of the press - truth is not libel
1740-1748	King George’s War (War of Austrian Succession)
1754-1763	The French and Indian War Over Ohio River Valley - trade/settlement French built forts - Fort Duquesne - and are friendly with the Indians English Gov. Dunwittie has stock in Ohio Land Company - sends George Washington to expel the French
1754	Albany Plan of Union - for defense - fails and shows disunity of colonies
1761	writs of assistance - search warrants to enforce Navigation acts - James Otis opposes
1763	Treaty of Paris ends the French and Indian War - French lose all territory Paxton Boys Rebellion - dissatisfied about frontier protection in PA Proclamation of 1763 restricts settlement west of the Appalachians Pontiac’s Rebellion - tribes organize against British movement SALUTARY NEGLECT ENDS
1764	Sugar Act - to raise revenue - England in debt cut Molasses Act in half objection - 1st direct tax - “No taxation without representation” Currency Act - prevents printing of colonial money
1765	The Stamp Act - tax on printed materials to “keep troops in colonies” colonies don’t want standing army Sons of Liberty enforce non-importation Stamp Act of Congress - protests Stamp Act we buy only from England and deserve equal privileges
1766	Quartering Act - colonies must support troops
1767	The Townsend Act - tax lead, paint, paper, glass, tea colonist react by non-importation, Samuel Adams Circular letter Governor of Mass suspends legislature
1770	The Boston Massacre Golden Hill Massacre in NY Crispus Attucks becomes known as first martyr of Am Rev
1772	Samuel Adams organizes the Committees of Correspondence Gaspee Incident - British ship burned - attempted to collect taxes
1773	The Tea Act - reduces price to tea - gives England a monopoly The Boston Tea Party - dump tea into sea
1774	The Intolerable Acts (aka Coercive Acts) - to punish Boston Boston Port Act - closes ports Massachusetts Government Act - no town meetings, no trial by jury, military rule, quartering act Quebec Act - Quebec added to Ohio River Valley Britain supports people in Quebec Catholic, don’t have trial by jury, no election The First Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia The Second Continental Congress convenes
1776	R.H. Lee’s Resolution - “should be independent states” American Declaration of Independence Thomas Paine’s Common Sense Battle of Long Island and Trenton
1777	Battle of Saratoga - turning point in Revolution Congress adopts the Articles of Confederation - Dickinson Vermont ends slavery
1779	Treaty of Alliance between the United States and France - sends navy and army
1779	Spain declares war on England
1781	British surrender at Yorktown - Gen. Cornwallis loses
1783	Treaty of Paris is signed - violated - Articles of Confederation weak independence recognized granted fishing rights loyalist restitution of property Britain withdraws from forts (not really) free navigation of Mississippi