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Dollar
In 1765 the US adopted the first dollar -
The Stamp Act
An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties -
Quartering Act
Outlining the location and conditions in which British soldiers are to find room and board in the American colonies -
Boston Massacre
A street fight between colonists and loyalist. Several colonist were killed. -
Boston Tea Party
The british put a big tax on tea so the colonists threw it in the harbor. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Patriot militia drove the British back to Boston -
Battle of Bunker Hill
It was a British victory but they lost many troops -
Battle of Moores Creek Bridge
It was a Patriot victory, they tricked the British into crossing a bridge. While on the bridge the Patriots opened fire. -
Declaration of Independence
The declaration of independence was written by Thomas Jefferson to announce their freedom from Great Britain. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
Cornwallis surrendered to Yorktown and eventually surrendered to Major General George Washington -
George Washington
First president of the United States. He was the Commander and chief of the continental army of the American Revolution. -
Bill of Rights
Bill of rights is the first ten amendments of the US Constitution -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney patents his machine to comb and deseed balls of cotton -
John Adams
John was the 2nd president of the United States he was previously the vice president -
Thomas Jefferson
3rd president of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence -
Sacagawea
She accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition -
James Madison
James Madison was the 4th president of the United States and a political theorist -
Andrew Jackson
7th president of the United States -
Indian Removal Act
forced indians to leave their homelands -
The trail of tears
They forced the Cherokee Nation to travel over thousands of miles of the Trail of Tears and it led to over 4,000 Native American deaths. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was born a slave, abolitionist, conductor of the Underground railroad. Led over three hundred slaves to freedom. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Licoln was the 16th president of the united states. He was the president during the Civil War. He served as president until he was assassinated. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
First battle of civil war. Confederate victory -
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was the commander of the confederate army during the civil war. -
Battle of Bull Run
It was the first major land battle of the Civil war -
Battle of Shiloh
The battle bagan when the confederate launched a suprise attack on Union forces under the General Ulysses Grant. It was a union victory -
Battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single day battle in US history -
Emancipation Proclamation
A presidential proclamation that was issued by president Abraham LIncoln. -
Siege of Vicksburg
The final military action of the Vicksburg campain in the Civil war -
battle of gettysburg
Confederate general Robert E. Lee’s soldiers crossed the Potomac River in Virginia and began to march toward the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. -
Shermans March to the sea
Union General William T. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of the March to the Sea was to frighten Georgia’s civilian population into leave the Confederate cause. -
Surrender at Appomatax Courthouse
General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant. -
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States and became president after Licolns death -
13th amendment
abolished slavery -
14th amendment
citizenship rights and equal protection from the law -
Ulysses Grant
Ulysses Grant was the 18th president of the United States. He was the Commanding General of the U.S. Army -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone, to communicate with other people -
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander invented the fisrt ever telephone -
Thomas Edison
Thoams Edison invented the first ever lightbulb -
Clara Barton
Clara Barton was a nurse during the civil war and founded red cross -
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was a Hunpapa Lokato holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during the years of resistance to the United States government policies.He was assassinated at the Grand Rive -
The first airplane
The Wright brothers built the worlds first airplane -
The Wright brothers
The brothers invented the first airplane -
Model T
Henry Ford produces the first Model T -
Henry Ford
Henry invented the first ever car the model t. -
16th amendment
Allowed the government to collect income tax -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United State and he was the leader of the progressive movement -
17th amendment
Establishes the direct election of united states senators by poplular vote -
Assembly Line
The first assembly line was installed at Ford motors -
Tanks
Tanks were first introduced in World War I, they were the most deadly weapon -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was the first african american pro baseball player -
Warren Harding
Warren was the 29th president of the United States. He previosly was the senator for Ohio -
Albert Einstein
He is famous for the general theory of relativity -
Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt was the thirty second president of the United States. He was also an american lawyer and a statesman.
