Unit 1 and 2 by Kaiden Bustos

1494: Treaty of Tordesillas

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-03 14:15:38 UTC

The Treaty or Tordesillas was an agreement between Spain and Portugal that existed in Europe during the late 15th century.

It divided the world into parts and what kingdoms owned them. It also was made to prevent conflict between Spain and Portugal about territory.

1739: Stono Rebellion

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-03 14:34:21 UTC

The Stono Revolt was the largest slave revolt in British colonies in Carolina on September 9th in 1739.

A man named Jimmy led about 20 slaves and killed white inhabitants. In the end they were defeated by a milita.

1636: Pequot War

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-03 18:45:07 UTC

The Pequot war was a war between colonial New England and the Pequot tribe that happened in the Mid 17th Century.

The Pequot war was a conflict between colonial New England and the Pequot Tribe, The tribe was allied with English settlers and the tribes rivaling tribes (Mohegans and Narragansetts). It was started by territorial disputes and the fur trade.

1733: Navigation Acts

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-04 13:32:20 UTC

The Navigation acts were a series of British laws that existed in the british colonies and great Britain during the 17th and 18th Centuries.

It made it so British colonies could only ship resources to Great Britain. It was based off of the economic interests and ideology of mercantilism.

~16th Century: Middle Passage

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-04 13:42:27 UTC

The Middle Passage was a transatlantic voyage that took enslaved Africans to the Americas starting around the time of the 16th century.

The Middle passage was a journey across the Atlantic that took enslaved Africans. It was part of the triangle trade and the people aboard endured terrible conditions often dying before making it to the Americas.

1620: Mayflower Compact

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-04 13:50:24 UTC

The Mayflower compact was a agreement by the male passengers of the Mayflower that was signed in 1620 in Plymouth, Massachusettes.

The Mayflower compact was a agreement signed by the male passengers of the Mayflower. It made a system of self government between the pilgrims aboard it.

1492: Christopher Columbus

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-04 14:05:39 UTC

Christopher Columbus was a navigator who found America under the flag of Spain and voyaged around the world during the times of the 15th to 16th Century.

Christopher Columbus was a navigator who explored and discovered America (Which he thought was India). He paved way for European colonization of the Americas.

1607: Jamestown

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-05 18:41:49 UTC

Jamestown was the first permanent English colony in america, founded in 1607

Jamestown was first founded by a joint stock company and many issues at first such as death due to dysentery, Marlaria and staravtion. it became big for tobacco due to John rolfe

1649: Maryland Act of Toleration

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-05 18:46:26 UTC

The Maryland Act of Toleration was a law for religious freedom that passed in 1649 in Maryland.

The Maryland act of Toleration was made to protect religious minorities from persecution.

In was a foundation step in religious freedom in American colonies

1639: Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-05 18:49:27 UTC

A foundational document that established a government in Connecticut in 1639.

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut established a government that was most based on the consent of the government and was considered the first constitution.

1730s: The First Great Awakening

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-08 12:16:18 UTC

The First Great Awakening was a religious revival in the American colonies during the 1730s and 1740s.

The first great awakening was lead by a series of preachers with strong saying and sermons about God. It was mostly led by Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield who were both powerful preachers.

~1650s: Enlightenment

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-08 12:22:09 UTC

The Enlightenment was a 17th century intellectual movement that challenged politics, society, and government with ideas of individualism and reason.

The Enlightenment challenges European power with ideas of individualism and science. Prominent figures included John Locke, Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Montesquieu, and Immanuel Kant.

1542: Bartolomé de Las Casas

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-08 12:28:33 UTC

Bartolomé de Las Casas was a Spanish Dominican friar, historian, and social reformer, And Spanish Priest during the 15th and 16th century.

Bartolomé de Las Casas helped to advocate for Native American equality and to put a end to slavery for them. Originally he was a beneficiary of the Spanish colonial system, he eventually changed his option to advocate for the mistreatment of Native Americans

1676: Bacon's Rebelion

kaidenbustos2029 — 2025-09-09 13:28:49 UTC

Bacon's Rebellion was a Rebellion that took place in 1676, Colonial Virginia.

Bacons rebellion was a rebellion that took place in Virginia and cussed more slavery based in race. It decreased the amount of Indentured servants and was caused by high taxes and low tobacco rates.v