Just In Case You Have A Minute! (to learn some history) SAS :)

1. 1215 Magna Carta was established in Britain. 2. 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. And bumped into America. 3. 1497 Italian explorer John Cabot was lost at sea 4. 1501 America was named after Italian Amerigo Vespucci. 5. 1513 Explorer Spaniard Vasco Nanezde Bal Bod claimed Spain and all lands around it. 6. 1519 The first crew to sail around the world was led by Ferdinand Magellan. 7. 1519 explorer Hernando Cortes was in a big war, and offered gold to leave. 8. 1531 Francisco Pizzara cause Incan Empire to collapse. 9. 1542 Alvar Nunez Cabeza went on a expedition to find cities. 10. 1585 First colony Virginia was established. 11. 1587 John White tried to establish the Roanoke colony. 12. 1607 Plymouth Company sponsored the Sagadahoc colony at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Maine. 13. 1606 King James I of England granted charters to both companies. 14. 1607 The first permanent English settlement was Jamestown. 15. 1608 John Smith took control of Jamestown. 16. 1610 2 Ships arrived at Jamestown to end the “ starving time “ 17. 1619 The first African Americans arrived in Jamestown. 18. 1619 The House Of Burgesses was created 19. 1620 a ship called the Mayflower arrived off Cape Cod on the Massachusetts coast. 20. 1622 Powhattan killed hundreds of Jamestown residents. 21. 1630 Religious group Puritans left England to escape bad treatment from King James I. 22. 1630 11 Ships brought 1,000 passengers to the Massachusetts Colony. 23. 1636 Thomas Hooker made the Fundamental Orders Of Connecticut. 24. 1638 John Wheelwright established the town of Exeter. 25. 1676 Bacons Rebellion 26. 1675-1676 King Phillips War. 27. 1689 Massachusetts colonists overthrew governor Andros. 28. 1692 Salem Witch Trials began. 29. 1700 Colonial population reaches 257,000 30. 1701War of Spanish Succession begins in Europe. 31. 1704 Boston News Letter is founded. 32. 1707 England and Scotland merged and formed Great Britain. 33. 1712 Hammer Mill was invented. 34. 1718 French founded the city of New Orleans. 35. 1718 Spanish priest’s build the Alamo in Texas. 36. 1727 George II becomes king of Great Britain. 37. 1726 population in colonies grew. 38. 1729Carolina became a royal colony. 39. 1732 James Oglethorpe founder Georgia 40. 1739 Stono Rebellion. 41. 1742 Franklin Stove. 42. 1750 population of English colonies passes the 1 million mark. 43. 1750 The Triangular Trade. 44. 1752 The king made Georgia a royal colony. 45. 1752 Lightning Rod. 46. 1754 French and Indian War began. 47. 1756 Seven Years war between France and Britain is declared. 48. 1763 Proclamation of 1763 becomes a law. 49. 1763 Treaty Of Paris ends Seven Years War , in Europe. 50. 1765 Stamp Act is passed. 51. 1767 Townshend Act is passed. 52. 1770 Boston Massacre. 53. 1773 Boston Tea Party 54. 1774 Intolerable Acts are passed. 55. 1774 First Continental Congress meets. 56. 1775 Battle Of Ticondaroga. 57. 1775 Battle Of Lexington and Concord. 58. 1776 Declaration of Independence is signed. 59. 1776 British Capture New York 60. 1776 Battle Of Trenton. 61. 1776 Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge 62. 1777 Battle Of Princeton. 63. 1777 Battle Of Brandywine. 64. 1777 Washington’s Army porters at Valley Forge. 65. 1777 Battles Of Saratoga 66. 1777 Patriots win Battles of Saratoga. 67. 1777 Continental Congress passes the Articles of Confederation. 68. 1778 France enters war on America’s side. 69. 1778 Battle of Momoth. 70. 1779 Battle of Vincennes. 71. 1779 American Frontier soldiers takes a British fort (now Indiana) 72. 1780 British Capture Charles Town. 73. 1780 Bifocal Glasses are invented. 74. 1781 Battle of Yorktown. 75. 1781 British surrender at Yorktown. 76. 1783 Treaty Of Paris Ends war. 77. 1786 Shays Rebellion. 78. 1787 Constitutional Convention. 79. 1788 U.S Constitution is ratified. 80. 1789 Water Powered Textile Mill is invented. 81. 1789 George Washington becomes the first U.S president. 82. 1789 French Revolution begins. 83. 1791 Bill Of Rights is ratified. 84. 1794 Cotton Gin is invented. 85. 1807 Steamboat is invented. 86. 1820 Truss Bridge is invented. 87. 1834 Steel Plow is invented. 88. 1837 Telegraph is invented. 89. 1837 Morse code is invented. 90. 1839 Platform Scales are invented. 91. 1839 Rubber was invented.

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