apush anchor dates periods 1-3

1492

Columbus lands in Bahamas

1605

Santa Fe founded by Spanish

1607

Jamestown founded by English

1608

Quebec founded by French

1619

1st African slaves imported to Jamestown

1619 (not slaves)

Virginia House of Burgesses first meets

1620

Pilgrims land in Plymouth

1620-1780

The Enlightenment

1630

The Winthrop Fleet (Puritans) arrives in Massachusetts

1638

Pequot War Ends (opening New England expansion west)

1649

Maryland Toleration Act

1662

Virginia's Act XII (creating perpetual racial slavery)

1680

Pueblo Revolt

1730-1740s

First Great Awakening (revitalizing religion in America)

1733

Georgia founded (last of original 13 colonies)

1739

Stono Rebellion

1754

French and Indian War begins/Albany Congress

1763

Treaty of Paris (ends the French and Indian War)

1774

Britain passes Intolerable Acts

1776

Common Sense/Declaration of Independence

1781-1789

Articles of Confederation in place

1783

Treaty of Paris (Britain recognizes independence)

1787

Constitutional Convention

1789

U.S. Constitution went into effect/Washington elected

1791

Bill of Rights ratified

1792-1824

First Party System (Federalist/Democratic-Republicans)

1793

Whitney invents cotton gin