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Jamestown
Jamestown was the first successful European colony in the New World. -
Plymouth
Plymouth was a colony created in the New World by people seeking the freedom of religion. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was a rebellion of white indentured servants for their freedom. -
First Great Awakening
The First Great Awakening was a huge revival in the United States where tens of thousands of new Christians were revived. -
Stono Rebellion
Stono's Rebellion is where black slaves rebelled against their masters for education and communication. -
Abigail Adams becomes First lady
Abigail Adams was of the 18th century and an advocate for married women's property rights and more opportunties for women. She thought that women should be educated and recognized for their intellectual capabilities in order to guide and influence the lives of their children and husbands. -
French and Indian War
War between the English and the French over the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
Incident which led to the deaths of many innocent Americans. -
Independence Day
The day the colonies freed themselves from Great Britain's rule. -
Battle of Saratoga
One of the major victories of the american revolution that convinced France to side with the Americans. -
Articles of Confederation Ratified
Basic outline of what America stood for and led America during the war; gave the government very little power -
Shay's Rebellion
Farmers rebelled over the foreclosure of their land and the governement could do nothing. This caused the repairing of the Articles of the Confederation. -
Northwest Ordinance Passed
Creates plan for establishing new states and also bans slavery in the Northwest. -
Constitution Ratified
Help solve some of the problems during that time such as state representation and whether or not to count slaves in proportional representation. -
Whiskey Rebellion
People rebelling because of the tax on achohol, more specifically whiskey. -
Alien and Sedition Acts Passed
Alien acts target the foreigners in or coming to America while the Sedition acts target seditious speech.
