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Creation of Jamestown
This event was sponsored by the British as a way to counterbalance the expancion of the other european countries, and to make a profit for King James I.This is importsnt because it led to the settling of what would be America. This would also lead to introduction of tabacco because the British wanted to make a profit from the colony. -
Introduction of Tabacco in the Colonies
John Rolfe was a planter on board a supply ship when it shipwrecked in the Caribbean islands. He discovered the seeds and shiped them to europe, where it was favored and it then became a cash crop in Virginia. This sparked a growth for jamestown and tabacco is still a major part of our economy. -
Creation of the Mayflower Compact
This document was written to make organization or laws for there settlement. This was also a series of how there government would work. 41 men signed it. This was the first laws for the colonists. It also formed the start of the colonies. -
The Pilgrims Arive at Plymouth
The pilgrims fled from England with their beliefs of how the church is corrupt. They were said to have landed on Plymoth Rock. This was important because it lead to civilization in North America. -
Ben Franklin's Night Riders
Benjamin Franklin was changed the postal system forming the Night Riders, who halfed mail delivery time by riding at night as they deliver important messages. This was the start of the US postal service and allowed colonists to send important information quickly. -
The Proclamation of 1763
After territory was obtained from the French, the king of England made the Royal Proclamation that stopped westward expansion. It was important because it lead to the American Revolution. -
Stamp Act
This act simply controled what was shipped and increaced the tax for sending mail and delivering mail. This would be one of the reasons the colonists would reble against the king, and be a starter for independence. -
Townshend Acts
These were a series of taxes on everyday things like tea and sugar as a way to repay the debt that Britain was in. These would also escalate to the American Revolution. These would also change the colonists in a way that would make them want independence. -
Boston Massacre
On this day some townspeople from Boston were tormenting and throwing ice at some British soldiers who were guarding the Boston Customs House, a soldier became enraged when a soldier was injured by the crowd and shot into it.this led the colonists to believe the British were evil, and leading them on their way ot independence. -
Paul Revere's Boston Massacre Engraving
This was a creation of Paul Revere which is an engraving of the Boston Massace and was partialy made as propaganda to become independent because of how the British were treating them. This propaganda led to the Colonists rebeling for independence. -
Boston Tea Party
This was when colonists dumped tea from a ship into the Boston Harbor in a way of protest against the Tea Act which raised taxes on tea. This brought the colonies closer to a revolution and a need for freedom. -
Intolerable Acts
These were a set of laws meant to punish the colonies from the Boston Tea Party in the form of taxes. These borught the colonies even closer to rebel. -
1st Continental Congress
This was a delegation of some of the colonies that wanted to show a combined authority to Great Britain. This was a way the colonies could make their own decisions. This angered britain and was a factor leading to the revolution. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This is when militias fought two battles against the british trying to stop them from taking Concord. This was important because these were the first official battles between in the Revolutionary war. This was caused by the British trying to stop the Americans from rebeling and making the 1st Continental Congress -
Boston Campaign: Battle of Bunker Hill
This was when the colonial army took a defensive position on a hill. Under heavy cannonfire they held back the british troops until they had to resort to hand-to-hand combat. The British took the hill but at a large cost. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
This was the date that most people signed the Declaration of Independence. This was the official agreement that the states wanted to be independent. This document was sined by important figures like Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock, and John Adams. -
New York/New Jersey Campaign: Landing at Kip's Bay
British general William Howe landed troops on the shores of Kip's Bay in responce to the American's retreat to New York after the British landed in the bay. Howe's troops never caught up to the American force, leaving them to fight for independence another day. -
Execution of Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale was a member of the Continental army. He voulentered for an inteligence mission in New York City but was captures by the Brititish and executed. He was looked apon as a hero to his country because he was the first American executed for spying for his country. -
New York/New Jersey Campaign: Battle of Trenton
This was the battle of the revolution where General Washington was going to fight the British and the Hessians in trenton New York. On this battle Washington made the famous trip across the Delaware River as a successful surprise attack. This battle was important because it raised the spirits of the Continental Army. -
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Battle of Saratoga
These were two battles that were important to the Revolutionary War. The first battel was won by the British General John Burgoyne, but this was costly and on October 7th he was forced to surrender. This was the turning point of the revolution because it made the French government to formally recognise the colonists cause and and join their cause as an ally. -
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Valley Forge
This was an encampment where the continentaln army stayed throughout the winter. This is also where the french led by Baron Von Steuben trained the army into a fighting force. This was a turning point in the revolution because this is when the army got their training which woud win them the war. -
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The Culper Ring
This was a spy group created when Washington appointed Tallmadge as the head to the Continental Army's secret service. This spy network ran from mid 1778 to the end of the war in 1783. This was a way the revolutionists could send information without being caught as a traitor. This involved every-day people sending secret messages. -
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Battle of Yorktown
This was when the continental and Frnech soldiers surrounded the British controlled Yorktown and put it under bombardment day and night for three weeks until the British surrendered. This ended the fighting in the colonies. -
Creation of Eli Whitney's Cotton gin
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin in 1793 as a way to automaticaly seperate the cotton seeds from the cotton fibers This invention would have brought profits but instead of paying fees to use the cotton gin people made their own versions and pirated the idea as a way to save money. -
Erie Canal
This is a famous canal built in 1817 in New York to improve the transportation of goods and a way to make some money by tolls.This canal stretches 363 miles and is the begining of a canal sysem that stretches 524 miles. -
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Fredreick Douglass, Abolitionist
Fredric Douglas was born into slavery in a cabin in 1818. As a salve he tought himself how to read and write. While he did this he realised the importance and the power ofmlanguage. This idea inspired his that when he freed himself by pretending to be a sailor to be an abolitonist. He fought for the freedom of slaves and equal rights. -
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Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in about 1819 or 1820. In 1849 she escaped from slavery through the Underground Railroad. A year later in september she was helping slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad. -
Fugitive Slave Act
This act madated the return of run-away slaves wherever they are in the country. This meant that slaves that escaped to the North, they could be returned back to their masters in the South. This lead to the Civil War because it farthened the North's and the South's opinion on slavery. -
South Carolina Breaks Away From the Union
On this day South Carolina succeeds from the Union because of the election of Abraham Lincoln. This event was important because it inspired other southern states to succeed, forming a divided nation and causing a Civil War.
