APUSH Dates

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1492

Columbus arrives in the americas

1494

The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed, was an agreement between Spain and Portugal to divide the newly discovered lands outside of Europe

1521

The Aztecs were conquered by Cortés and the Conquistadors

1565

The Spanish established St. Augustine

1680

Pueblo revolt

1607

King James 1 charter, moved to the Americas to Jamestown

1609 - 1610

The Starving Time in Virginia (year-year)

1612

John Rofle began cultivating tobacco, ending the starving time

1619

The House of Burgesses, the first elected legislative body in the British American colonies, convened in Jamestown, Virginia. This assembly, comprising 22 elected representatives (burgesses) from various Virginia settlements, was a significant step towards self-governance in the colonies.

1619

“20 and odd negroes” arrive on Dutch ships in America, marking the first step toward African slave labor

1620

The Mayflower arrives in Plymouth, and the Mayflower Compact is signed: an agreement signed by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower before they disembarked in the New World.

1637

Pequot War

1639

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut: a foundational document of representative government in the United States.

1676

Bacon’s Rebellion: An armed rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley by Virginia settlers, triggered by economic hardship, political grievances, and escalating conflicts with Natives

1675

King Phillip’s War

1663

The Carolinas were founded when King Charles II granted a large tract of land to eight loyal supporters, known as the Lords Proprietors.

1719

The Carolinas are split into North Carolina and South Carolina