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Jamestown-1607
Jamestown was important in history because it was America's first permanent English Colony in the Colony of Virginia. Captin John Smith was involved in Jamestown. 13 years before the pilgrims landed at Plymouth in Massachusetts. -
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Major Events In History
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Boston Tea Party-1773
Samuel Adams was imvolved in this event. Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty boarded three ships in the Boston Harbor and threw tea over into the ocean. The Boston Tea Party was a key event in the growth of the American Revolution. -
Lexington and Concord-1775
They fought on April 19 1775 and kicked off the American Revolutionary War. Hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord. 1783 the colonist formally won their independence. -
American Revolutionary War-1775
The American Revolutionary War lasted for 8 years straight with many different battles in it. George Washington was involved in this event. George Washington was the General Commander (leader) during the war. The war ended in September 3 1783. -
Declaration Of Independence-1776
Thomas Jefferson was involved and was the main writer/author of the Declaration Of Independence. It was a lettee to the King in England. It was informing the King that he was being fired. -
Louisiana Purchase-1803
Thomas Jefferson was involved and the reason why he was involved was because he was the founder of the Louisiana Purchase. We bought it off of France for $15 million. James Monroe came into the Louisiana purchase after a while. -
Compromise of 1850
The Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C. abolished. Compromise of 1850 consists of 5 laws past in September 1850. Henry Clay was involved in the event (Compromise of 1850) -
Lincoln's assassination-1865
In this event its about the death of Abraham Lincoln. John Wilkes Booth was the murder of Abraham. John shot Abraham in the back of his head in a theatre in Washington, D.C. John fired his .44 caliber single shot. Abraham Lincoln died on April 15 1856 at age of 56 years old.
