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Establishment of Jamestown
First successful British colony. Located inland of virgina. -
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Starving Time
Disease, drought and a harsh winter caused a very intense time period for colonists. People dug up dead bodies to eat. Only 60 people survived. -
First shipment of tobacco
The growing and shipping of newly discovered tobacco saved Jamestown, and tobacco became a cash crop. -
First shipment of slaves
The Dutch sailed 20 African slaves bought by Britian to Virginia. They did this because there was an increasing need for a labor force in agriculture. -
House of Burgeses was established
First representative body in colonial Britian. Located in Virgina it was a bicameral government system with general elections made by land-owners to vote for Burgesses, also had a royally appointed council -
Mayflower arrives at Plymouth/Mayflower Compact
Pilgrims and strangers arrived at Plymouth and created the Mayflower compact, Which was a set of rules for a self-governed government and was an agreement between the settlers arriving in Plymouth. -
Bacans Rebellion
Bacan wanted more land for farming so he asked William Berkeley to remove natives so he can get more land. Berkeley refused causing Bacan to do it himself creating a militia of 40,000 colonists. Eventually being elected for assembly and then begging Berkeley more, which Berkeley said he might as well kill him because its not gonna happen. So Bacan burned Jamestown to the ground -
King philips war
Phillip was a native that helped out the colonists and had a good relationship with them. This changed when the colonist tried to take more of their land causes the natives and colonist to go to war. This ended in Phillips head being decapitated and displayed on a pole in Plymouth for 20 years. -
Fench and Indian war begins
It was the first colonial war between European powers. It was a war primarily between France and Britian over territorial conflicts. Also called the Seven year war -
Salem witch trials
A scare of Witches spread through out Europe and America and was a time in which women were accused of being a witch and killed. The people who accused never got punished even tho they basically killed many in innocent women. -
Sugar act of 1733
Imposed a tax on Sugar and molasses. -
French and Indian war ends
This war ended with the Treaty of Paris and caused major dept to England. -
Currency act of 1764
Threatened to destabilize the entire colonial economy. -
Stamp act of 1765
First direct tax on American colonies. Must buy a stamp for all paper products. -
Quartering Act
The colonist must provide shelter and food for British soldiers. -
Declaratory act of 1766
Basically the king said i can pass any act their isn't anything you can do -
Boston massicar
Shots fired 2 colonists died after British soldiers being attacked. -
Boston tea party
30-130 Men dressed as natives duped tea off into the sea as a form of protest. -
Tea act
Proposed to give a monopoly to the east India company on direct sales to the colonies. -
Decloration Indpendence
The 13 colonies declare their independence from Britain. -
Louisiana purchase
Thomas Jefferson buys land from France doubling the size of America. -
Lewis and Clark explore
Lewis and Clark start exploring the newly purchased land -
War of 1812
America declares war on Britain over interference with shipment and westward expansion. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
A trial that ended in the supreme court allowing congress to set up a national bank -
Missouri Compromise
Main becomes a free state and Missouri becomes a slave state to maintain a balance of free and slave states. -
Mexican War
America declares war on mexico to gain the territory California. -
Harriot Tubman escapes
She escapes from slavery and becomes one of the most important figures in the underground rail road. -
Abraham Lincoln was elected
Abraham Lincoln was elected -
Begining of Civil war
the southern states seceded from the union and thus starts the civil war over states rights and slave ownership -
end of the civil war
Robert E Lee surrenders his troops to Ulysses S Grant ending the civil war.