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Founding of Jamestown
Jamestown was the first successful permanent english settlement in North America. Artifacts from the region’s settlers are on display in the Archaearium archaeology museum. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. Britain imposing "taxation and without representation" was the cause of this. 342 Chest of tea were dumped from the ships into the harbor. The chest of tea had been imported by the British East India Company. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the start of the American Revolutionary War. On April 18, 1775 hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to Concord in order to seize and destry an arms cache. -
The signing of the Declaration of Independence
Congress members signed the declaration. Not every man who had been present on July 4 signed the declaration on August 2. Two important officials passed up the chance to sign and others were added later. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and 2 others wrote the Declartion of Indpendence. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga occurred during the second year of the American Revolution. There were two horrible battles that had been foughten 18 days apart. It was a great victory for the Continental Army and a crucial turning point for the Revolutionary War. -
The Constitutional Convention
This event took place in Philidelphia, Pennsylvania.
The constituion was signed on September 17, 1787. Although the the document would not become binding until ratified by 9 of 13 states. -
Election of 1800
"Democratic-Republican" Thomas Jefferson defeated Federalist John Adams by a margin of 73 to 65 electoral votes in the presidential election of 1800. When presidential electors cast their votes, however, they failed to distinguish between the office of president and vice president on their ballots. -
Lousianna Purchase
The Lousianna Purchase doubled th esize of the U.S., strengthened the country and provided a powerful westward exspansion. It was the purchase of imperial rights to the western half of the Mississippi River. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. In 1854, the Missouri Compromise was repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act. -
Nullification Crisis
This event was a conflict between South Carolina and the federal goverment of the U.S. This event occurred during the presidency of Andrew Jackson. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
This event was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina. The Battle of Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietam was known as a Union victory. The battle was Ohian George McClellan's greatest success during the American Civil War. Two Union Soldiers had found a copy of Lee's plans before the battle . It was called the Battle of Sharpsburg by the South. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the largest battle of the American Civil War. It was also known as the largest battle ever fought in North America.There were around 85,000 men in the Union's Army, and 75,000 in the Confederacy's Army. 23,049 Casualties for the Union and 28,063 for the Confederates (Which was a third of Lee's Army). -
The Assasination of Abraham Lincoln
John Booth was the first person to assassinate a american. He shot and killed Lincoln in the Ford's Theatre in Washington. Booth had beleived Lincoln wanted to overthrow the constitution to destroy the South. -
The Spanish American War
The Spanish American War was a conflict between the United States and Spain. This war ended colonial rule with the Americas, and resulted in the United States acquisition of territories in the western pacific and Latin America.