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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus discovers America
Christopher Columbus discovers America after sailing across the Atlantic Ocean for around ten weeks time. Little did everyone know, this land would spout many disputes. -
Jamestown Settlement
Jamestown was founded, all the colonists settled down for land. -
Thirteen Colonies Were Founded
The first thirteen colonies included: Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island. -
Starving Time
In the winter of 1609-1610, Jamestown had gone though food shortages. Starvation got so bad that people resorted to cannibalism. By the end of the winter, when spring arrived, only 61 people survived out of the 500 colonists that were there previously. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian war is generally known to be called the "Seven Years' War." The war raised up from the commotion by the land of Ohio River. -
Britain wins the French and Indian War
Britain gains a big portion of land in the United States after winning the French and Indian war. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act started from the fact that the British wanted to end the smuggling trade, which angered a lot of people. -
Quartering Acts (Part of Intolerable Acts)
The quartering act made it so people were forced to let soldiers into the colonists homes. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act stemmed from the Sugar Act. Lot's of people were smuggling, so the Stamp act was implemented to stop smuggling altogether. Although, the stamp act angered lots of people because every paper had to be stamped, and each stamp required to pay taxes. -
The Townsend Acts
The Townsend Acts happened because Britain got into a war and needed money to supply for the war, the only way to receive the amount of money they needed was to tax colonies. The colonists were not happy with this, and boycotted the goods. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre started as a street fight but then quickly escalated into a massacre which killed five people, which triggered many colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a protest in which colonists were furious at Britain for implementing the rule "taxation without representation." The colonists decided to dump tea into ocean. -
Boston Port Act (Part of Intolerable Acts)
After the Boston Tea Party incident, Britain demands $1 million from all residents to pay for the tea dumped into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts was a sort of punishment for the people who participated in the Boston Tea Party protest. -
First Continental Congress
The first continental congress was joined by thirteen congress men from each American colony. This congress was an important step into the right direction to declare independence. -
Patrick Henry's Speech
Patrick Henry's speech consisted of the famous lines "Give me liberty, or give me death!" This speech encouraged America to fight for their freedom, rights, and independence. -
American Revolution
The American Revolution was to declare independence, and a war broke out. The American Revolution started because the colonists rejected the imperial rule. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This jump started the American Revolution. In the Battles of Lexington and Concord shots could be herd, which were signs that this was the start of war for independence. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Known to be one of the bloodiest battles that took part of the American Revolution. Although the colonists lost to the British, colonists got even braver to stand up to the British. -
'Common Sense' was Published
Common Sense is a pamphlet that Tomas Paine wrote. Common sense talks about wanting independence, with good arguments to persuade people in the colonies to also fight for independence. -
America Declares Independence
America Colonists were tired of abiding Britans rules so they declared independence. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris ended the Revolution War. America was now seen as an independent country! -
American Constitution was Written
The legendary American Constitution was written. The American Constitution is a constitution in which allows the people to vote for what they want, and only a selected few laws could be passed. After being ratified, a election would happen from December 15, 1788 to January 10, 1789. -
American Constitution Replaces Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were replaced to create a better, and stronger government where everyone could participate in.