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152 Years of American History
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The stamp act was passed
people had to pay taxes on documents -
Quartering act is passed
The quartering act was passed by the british so that people would have to provide housing and food for soldiers when needed. -
The declaratory act was issued
The British Parliament repealed the Stamp Act and issues the declaratory act -
The Townshed Act is passed
affected many items that were imported to america -
Boston Massacre
The boston massacre takes place -
Tea act
The British parliment passed the tea act. -
Boston Tea Party
The boston tea party takes place -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and concord took place, starting off the american revolutinoary war. -
The Declaration of Independence
The congress approves the declaration of independence -
The Battle of Cowpens
A decisive victory for the Continental Army -
Battle at Guilford Courthouse
The Americans win an important victory in the revolution. -
Surrender at Yorktown
The British surrendered at Yorktown to the American Army lead by George Washington. -
The US constitution
the Constitution comes into effect -
The us bill of rights is ratified
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Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin
helps out the cotton industry -
The Louisana Purchase
Doubles America's size -
The 12th Amendment is ratified
provides the procedure of electing the president and the vice president -
Sacagawea
Acts as a interpreter and and guide in the exploration of the western part of the US -
Robert Fulton invents the steamboat
Another form of transportation is invented -
The slave trade ends
People are not traded for goods and other stuff anymore -
Burning of Washington D.C,
British Troops burned down Washington D. C. -
Second Great Awakening
The second great awakening was a protestant religious revival in america. -
Oregon Trail
The Oregon trail was starting to be used by people migrating to the pacific northwest. -
The Indian Removal Act
Causes the trail of tears and the removal of Indians -
The Trail of Tears
The Cherokee Removal Act leads to the removal of Cherokees in the Southeastern part of the US -
Mexican-American War
The mexican american war began in 1846. The americans won the war. -
California gold rush
Gold is discovered in California -
The treaty of guadalupe hidalgo
Ends the war between Mexico and the US -
The Clayton-Bulwer treaty is signed
treaty between the US and UK it was negotiated to build the Nicaragua Canal -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The main issue discussed in the lincoln-douglas debates was slavery. -
10 more states secede from the Union
The Confederate States of America are established -
Seceed
10 more states seceeded from the union. -
Battle at Bull Run
First battle of the civil war took place. -
Battle at Hampton Roads
The ironclad battle between the monitor and the Merrimack took place in 1862 -
Gettysburg
The most famous battle three day battle of the civil war took place and the emancipation proclomation took place during this war freeing all slaves in the south. -
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Frees slaves in the rebel states -
Vicksburg
In the seige of Vicksburg the union took possesion of the Mississippi River. -
Lee surrenders to Grant
The Union beats The Confederacy -
13th amendment passed
The thirteenth amendment was passed and slavery was abolished. -
Freedmans Bureau
The freedmans bureau aided free slaves. -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
civil rights act is passed to protect the civil rights of african americans. -
KKK was founded
The ku klux klan was founded in 1866. -
14th Amendment
The fourteenth amendment was ratified. This was the second of the reconstruction amendments. -
Grant was elected president
Grant was elected president after the civil war. -
National Womens Sufferage Assosiation
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony founded the Natinoal Womens Sufferage Assosiation. -
The telephone is invented
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone -
Thomas Edison
Invents the lightbulb -
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Made the decision on seperate but equal facilities for whites and blacks. -
The Ford Motor Company was formed
The first automobile company -
First flight
The Wright brothers made the first powered flight. -
Ford Model T
First car put on the market for sale. -
The 16th Amendment is ratified
establishs an income tax -
Assembly line
Henry Ford made the assembly line making faster production. -
The start of WWI
The assassination of Archduke Franz triggers the start of WWI -
President Woodrow Wilson's 14 points
assures citizens that the war was being fought for a moral cause and for postwar peace in Europe -
World War I ends
The Treaty of Versailles ends the war -
First radio broadcast
The first radio broadcast was made in pittsburg and detroit. -
The 19th ammendment is ratified
gives women the right to vote -
Zimmerman Telegram
The telegram was found by the US making them involved in the War. -
Scopes Trial
John T. Scopes was found Guilty for violating a law on teaching evolution in school.
