History of the Americas
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- What modes of transportation were invented during the Industrial Revolution?
- Columbus 1st voyage reaches the Caribbean
- The "Lost" colony of Roanoke was established in present day North Carolina
- Balboa becomes first European to see the Pacific
- Pilgrims sign a peace treaty with Massasoit, chief of the Wampanoags
- What impact did the new inventions/economy from the Industrial Revolution have on Americans?
- John Cabot claims North America for England
- King Phillip's war between New England colonists and Wampanonag- Narrangsett alliance
- Pocahontas is born, daughter of Chief Powhatan
- Cartier lands in and claims Canada for France
- How did industrialization affect the middle class?
- Ponce de Leon encounters Native Americans while exploring Florida
- Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay & kills 100 Timueuan warriors
- By 1840 how many pounds had been imported
- What led to an increase of slaves who worked on plantations?
- What argument did president Jefferson make that greatly increased the size of the United States?
- What became the first state west of the Appalachians in 1792?
- in 1740 how many tons of iron had been imported
- Who were the Native Americans pushed off their lands by?
- Which act forced Native Americans to move west of the Mississippi River?