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Significant Events in Early American History (through 1800)

Significant Events in Early American History (through 1800). A Timeline of Major Events. Pre-1600. A period of exploration and colonization. Native American culture comes into contact and conflict with European culture.

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Significant Events in Early American History (through 1800)

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  1. Significant Events in Early American History (through 1800) A Timeline of Major Events

  2. Pre-1600 • A period of exploration and colonization. Native American culture comes into contact and conflict with European culture. • Two events, taking place in Europe, contributed significantly to the climate of this period: the invention of the Printing Press (Guttenberg, 1457), and the publication of the 95 Theses (Martin Luther, 1517)

  3. 1600-1650 • 1607: Establishment of Jamestown • 1620: Plymouth Colony • 1621: First Thanksgiving at Plymouth • 1636: Providence Founded • 1637: Pequot War • 1638: Anne Hutchinson Banished from Massachusetts Bay colony

  4. 1650-1700 • 1653: Cromwell and Commonwealth • 1673: The exploration of the Mississippi by Marquette and Joliet • 1675-78: King Philip’s War • 1683: William Penn and the Quakers found Pennsylvania • 1688: Glorious Revolution • 1689-1763: French and Indian Wars • 1692: Salem Witchcraft Crisis

  5. 1700-1750 • 1702-1713: Queen Anne’s War • 1705: Virginia Black Code • 1727: Benjamin Franklin’s Junto Club • 1730-40: The Great Awakening • 1731: First Circulating Library in U.S. • 1732: Benjamin Franklin Begins Publishing Poor Richard’s Almanac

  6. 1750-1800 • 1755-1763: French and Indian Wars • 1763: Patrick Henry – Mutual Compact • 1773: Boston Tea Party • 1775-1783: War for American Independence • 1776: Declaration of Independence • 1787: U.S. Constitution • 1791: Bill of Rights • 1793: Fugitive Slave Act • 1798: Alien and Sedition Acts

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