| Term | Definition |
|
1096 |
The Europeans begin Crusades to capture the Holy Land from Muslims |
|
1215 |
The Magna Carta is signed |
|
1455 |
Gutenberg invents the printing press |
|
1492 |
Columbus reaches the West Indies |
|
early 1500s |
The Reformation begins as Martin Luther nails the 95 theses to the church door in Wittenburg |
|
1588 |
English navy defeats the Spanish Armada |
|
1607 |
Jamestown is established |
|
1620 |
Pilgrims land at Plymouth and the Mayflower Compact is signed |
|
1675 |
King Philip's War begins |
|
1692 |
Salem Witch Trials |
|
1775 |
Lexington and Concord Battles |
|
1776 |
Declaration of Independence |
|
1783 |
Treaty of Paris ending the Revolutionary War |
|
1787 |
The Constitutional Convention |
|
1789 |
Washington's presidency begins |
|
1803 |
Lewis and Clark's expedition begins |
|
1820 |
Missouri Compromise |
|
1831 |
Nat Turner Slave Rebellion |