Mt. Carmel High School

Early US History Timeline

14   1492- Columbus “discovers” America.

15  1517- Martin Luther writes his 95 Theses.

15  1519-33- The Spanish conquer the Inca’s and Aztecs.

15  1585-90- Sir Walter Raleigh attempts to establish a colony on Roanoke Island.

16  1607- Jamestown becomes the first successful English colony.

16  1619- The Pilgrims arrive in Plymouth Massachusetts.

16  1630- The Puritans arrive and establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

17  1730- The First Great Awakening

17  1770’s- Influence of John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau

17  1776- Thomas Paine writes Common Senses

17  1776- The Declaration of Independence

17  1781- The Articles of Confederation

17  1786- Shay’s Rebellion

17  1787- The Constitution