The American Story

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Indians cross the bearings straight into North America

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24000 to 17000 BC

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Agricultural revolution transforms native American Life

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200 to 1500 BC

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Norsemen establish a small settlement in Finland Newfoundland

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1001 ad

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Death of War Jaabi first Muslim ruler in Africa

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1030

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Guttenberg perfects movable type

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1450

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Marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand leads to the unification of Spain

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1469

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Portuguese build castle at Elmina on the gold coast of Africa

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1481

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Columbus lands at San Salvador

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1492

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Cabot Leeds first English exploration of North America

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1497

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Vasco da Gama of Portugal reaches India by sailing around Africa

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1498

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Montezuma becomes emperor of the Aztecs

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1502

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Columbus dies in Spain after four voyages to America

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1506

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Martin Luther's protest Sparks Reformation in Germany

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1517

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Cortes defeat the Aztecs at tenochtitlan

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1521

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Henry the 8th provokes English Reformation

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1529 - 1536

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Cartier claimed Canada for France

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1534

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Calvin's institutes published

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1536

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Coronado explored the Southwest for Spain

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1540

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Elizabeth the first becomes Queen of England

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1558

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First Roanoke settlement established on coast of North Carolina

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1585

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Spanish Armada defeated by the English

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1588

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Hakluyt publishes the Voyages

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1598 - 1600

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Champlain founds Quebec

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1608

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First English settlers arrived at Jamestown

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1607

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Scrooby congregation leaves England for Holland

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1608 - 1609

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Starving time in Virginia threatens survival of the colonists

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1609 - 1610

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Plague destroyed Native American population of coastal New England

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1616 - 1618

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Virginia assembly called House of Burgesses meets for the first time

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1619

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First slaves sold at Jamestown

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1619

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Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact

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1620

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Surprise Indian attack devastates Virginia

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1622

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Dutch investor create permanent settlements along Hudson River

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1624

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James the first king of England dissolves Virginia Company

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1624

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Charles the first ascends English throne

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1625

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John Winthrop transfers Massachusetts Bay Charter to New England

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1630

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Colony of Maryland is founded

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1634

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Harvard College established

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1636

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Puritan settlers found Hartford and other Connecticut Valley Towns

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1636

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Anne Hutchinson exiled to Rhode Island

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1638

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Theophilus Eaton and John Davenport lead settlers to New Haven colony

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1638

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Connecticut towns except Fundamental Orders

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1639

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Second major Indian attack in Virginia

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1644

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Charles the first executed during English Civil War

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1649

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Stuarts restored to the English throne

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1660

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Rhode Island obtains Royal Charter

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1663

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Proprietors receive Charter for Carolina

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1663

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English soldiers conquered New Netherland

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1664

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New Hampshire becomes a royal colony

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1677

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William Penn granted patent for his holy experiment

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1681

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East and West Jersey unite to form single colony

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1702

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James Oglethorpe received Charter for Georgia

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1732