After installing a new distributor, the car will not start?

The distributor only goes in one way, I would look at the old distributor to see where the bolt was on the adjustment and put the new one there, it should start. If not let's check for spark, this video should help you:

https://youtu.be/baq_aEWNQ0Y

And this guide can help as well:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-for-ignition-spark

If no spark is present, you may have a defective unit, here are the instructions on how to change it out in case you need it. Check out the images (below). Let us know what happens and please upload pictures or videos of the problem so we can see what's going on.