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Indigenous People occupy the "Americas" from time immemorial. 

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Indigenous People occupy the "Americas" from time immemorial. 

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September 29th 1526 - The colony of San Miguel de Gualdape is established somewhere on the coast of present-day Carolinas or Georgia by Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón.

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September 29th 1526 - The colony of San Miguel de Gualdape is established somewhere on the coast of present-day Carolinas or Georgia by Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón.

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May 14th 1607 - British establish Jamestown colony (Virginia)

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May 14th 1607 - British establish Jamestown colony (Virginia)

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October 1687 - The first documented freedom seekers arrived in Florida. This group included eight men, two women and a three-year-old nursing child.

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October 1687 - The first documented freedom seekers arrived in Florida. This group included eight men, two women and a three-year-old nursing child.

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November 7th 1693 - King Charles II of Spain issued the edict which stated that any male slave on an English plantation who escaped to Spanish Florida would be granted freedom provided he joined the Militia and became a Catholic.

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November 7th 1693 - King Charles II of Spain issued the edict which stated that any male slave on an English plantation who escaped to Spanish Florida would be granted freedom provided he joined the Militia and became a Catholic.

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October 1705- Virginia Slave Codes  unequivocally made chattel slavery the law in British colonies.

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October 1705- Virginia Slave Codes  unequivocally made chattel slavery the law in British colonies.

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March 15 1738 - Fort Mose was established as the first free black settlement in what is now the United States.  

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March 15 1738 - Fort Mose was established as the first free black settlement in what is now the United States.  

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June 26th 1740 - Fort Mose destroyed during the Battle of Fort Mose.

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June 26th 1740 - Fort Mose destroyed during the Battle of Fort Mose.

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February 10, 1763 - The Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). France surrenders all of its North American possessions east of the Mississippi to Britain. Spain gives Florida to the British. All residents in the Spanish colony leave for Spanish Cuba including those at Fort Mose.

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February 10, 1763 - The Treaty of Paris ends the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). France surrenders all of its North American possessions east of the Mississippi to Britain. Spain gives Florida to the British. All residents in the Spanish colony leave for Spanish Cuba including those at Fort Mose.

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November 7th 1775 - The British governor of Virginia, Lord Dunmore, issues a proclamation offering freedom to any slaves of rebellious Americans who are able to enter British lines. 

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November 7th 1775 - The British governor of Virginia, Lord Dunmore, issues a proclamation offering freedom to any slaves of rebellious Americans who are able to enter British lines. 

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April 19th 1775 - September 3rd 1783 - American Revolutionary War

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April 19th 1775 - September 3rd 1783 - American Revolutionary War

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1782 - British Loyalists evacuate to Canada, British Bahamas, and Florida.

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1782 - British Loyalists evacuate to Canada, British Bahamas, and Florida.

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May 17th 1790 - Spanish Florida ends its official policy of providing sanctuary for fugitive slaves after pressure from US gov’t. However fugitive slaves still come and are harbored in Seminole and maroon communities.

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May 17th 1790 - Spanish Florida ends its official policy of providing sanctuary for fugitive slaves after pressure from US gov’t. However fugitive slaves still come and are harbored in Seminole and maroon communities.

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May 1st 1807 - Slave Trade abolished in the British Empire

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May 1st 1807 - Slave Trade abolished in the British Empire

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June 18th 1812 - The War of 1812 (between British and US) began over US maritime rights.

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June 18th 1812 - The War of 1812 (between British and US) began over US maritime rights.

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August 14th 1814 - Major Edward Nicolls arrives in Pensacola after invitation from Spain. 

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August 14th 1814 - Major Edward Nicolls arrives in Pensacola after invitation from Spain. 

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November 7th 1814 - Americans under direction of Major Andrew Jackson invade Pensacola. 

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November 7th 1814 - Americans under direction of Major Andrew Jackson invade Pensacola. 

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April 2nd, 1814 - Admiral Sir Alexander Cochran and General Sir John Keane issue a proclamation to all Indian tribes in Florida to join the British army against the Americans in exchange for protection and support by the British.

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April 2nd, 1814 - Admiral Sir Alexander Cochran and General Sir John Keane issue a proclamation to all Indian tribes in Florida to join the British army against the Americans in exchange for protection and support by the British.

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1814-1815 - British construct Fort at Prospect Bluff. 5,000 people including British troops, Maroons (escaped slaves), and Native Americans (Red Stick Creek, Miccosukee) lived at Prospect Bluff.

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1814-1815 - British construct Fort at Prospect Bluff. 5,000 people including British troops, Maroons (escaped slaves), and Native Americans (Red Stick Creek, Miccosukee) lived at Prospect Bluff.

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1814 - British evacuate the fort at the end of the War of 1812 leaving the fort in the hands of escaped slaves and Native Americans. U.S. officials considered the Negro Fort to be a threat to the system of chattel slavery in the Deep South.

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1814 - British evacuate the fort at the end of the War of 1812 leaving the fort in the hands of escaped slaves and Native Americans. U.S. officials considered the Negro Fort to be a threat to the system of chattel slavery in the Deep South.

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July 27th 1816 . US(General Gaines) and  Lower Creek Allies attack and destroy the Negro Fort killing killed 270 men, women, and children.

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July 27th 1816 . US(General Gaines) and  Lower Creek Allies attack and destroy the Negro Fort killing killed 270 men, women, and children.

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November 21st 1817 US (General Gaines) attacks Fowltown and the First Seminole War begins.

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November 21st 1817 US (General Gaines) attacks Fowltown and the First Seminole War begins.

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April 16th 1818 - General Andrew Jackson attacks and destroys Bowlegs Town. Black and Indigenous residents flee to Angola.

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April 16th 1818 - General Andrew Jackson attacks and destroys Bowlegs Town. Black and Indigenous residents flee to Angola.

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1819 - Seminole Chief Kenadgie arrives in New Providence  to ask assistance from The British government as American forces advance and decimate Seminole villages in Florida. He presents a document signed and sealed by British Admiral Sir Alexander Cochran which promised support to the Seminoles. 

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1819 - Seminole Chief Kenadgie arrives in New Providence  to ask assistance from The British government as American forces advance and decimate Seminole villages in Florida. He presents a document signed and sealed by British Admiral Sir Alexander Cochran which promised support to the Seminoles. 

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1819 - Florida is ceded to the United States via the Adams Onis treaty

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1819 - Florida is ceded to the United States via the Adams Onis treaty

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1821 - Lower Creek Indians, directed by General Andrew Jackson, attack and destroy the maroon settlement of Angola.

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1821 - Lower Creek Indians, directed by General Andrew Jackson, attack and destroy the maroon settlement of Angola.

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1821 - First freedom seekers arrive on Andros Island in the Bahamas  with the assistance of Bahamian wreckers. The Red Bays community is established.

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1821 - First freedom seekers arrive on Andros Island in the Bahamas  with the assistance of Bahamian wreckers. The Red Bays community is established.

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1830 - The Indian Removal Act is signed into law by President Andrew Jackson which allowed the president to exchange Native American lands within existing state borders for land west of the Mississippi River.

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1830 - The Indian Removal Act is signed into law by President Andrew Jackson which allowed the president to exchange Native American lands within existing state borders for land west of the Mississippi River.

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1834 - Slavery abolished in the British Empire

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1834 - Slavery abolished in the British Empire

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1841 - November 9th. The Creole Revolt, one of the most successful slave rebellions in US history, takes place.

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1841 - November 9th. The Creole Revolt, one of the most successful slave rebellions in US history, takes place.

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1844 - Jonathan Walker, a dedicated abolitionist, shipwright and sea captain from New England,  attempts to take seven enslaved men to The Bahamas in a whaleboat he constructed himself. 

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1844 - Jonathan Walker, a dedicated abolitionist, shipwright and sea captain from New England,  attempts to take seven enslaved men to The Bahamas in a whaleboat he constructed himself. 

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1847 - July 10th.  Seven enslaved men fled Fort Jefferson on Garden Key and attempt to cross the Florida straits to The Bahamas but are unsuccessful. 

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1847 - July 10th.  Seven enslaved men fled Fort Jefferson on Garden Key and attempt to cross the Florida straits to The Bahamas but are unsuccessful. 

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1858 - February 22nd. Eleven enslaved Africans arrived in Nassau, Bahamas after they escaped from Fort Zachary Taylor.

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1858 - February 22nd. Eleven enslaved Africans arrived in Nassau, Bahamas after they escaped from Fort Zachary Taylor.

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1865 - Slavery abolished in the United States.

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1865 - Slavery abolished in the United States.

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1866 -  The original Red Bays settlement is destroyed by a hurricane, which forces the group to relocate to their present location.

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1866 -  The original Red Bays settlement is destroyed by a hurricane, which forces the group to relocate to their present location.