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American Revolution
Who: G. Washington
What: Colonial Revolt
When: 1763
Where: United States
Why: For independence of the U.S. from the British Empire
How: British soldiers exchanged gunfire at Lexington -
Boston Massacre
Who: British Army
What: British soldiers shot and killed several people while being harassed by a mob
When: 1770
Where: Boston
Why: The British were being mobbed
How: British instituted taxes on tea, paper, glass, paint, and lead -
Boston Tea Party
Who: Samuel Adams organized it with 60 more members of the Sons of Liberty
What: A political protest in Boston
When: 1773
Where: Boston Harbor
Why: American Colonists believed Britain was unfairly taxing them
How: American colonists dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor -
Treaty of Alliance
Who: France and U.S.
What: Defensive alliance between U.S. and France- mutual military support
When: 1775-83
Where: signed in Paris
Why: insurance policy for France- guaranteed support from U.S.
How: lays out terms and conditions of this military alliance -
Stamp Act
Who: Parliament vs. Colonists
What: imposed a tax on all printed materials
When: 1765
Where: U.S. Colonies
Why: Britain needed money
How: George Grenville came up with the tax idea -
Declaration of Independence
Who: mainly wrote by Thomas Jefferson
What: U.S. declaring independence from Britain
When: 1776
Where: signed at Independence Hall
Why: so U.S. could be free from Britain
How: contains the ideals and goals of the nation -
Articles of Confederation
Who: wrote by John Dickinson
What: first written constitution of the U.S.
When: 1781
Where: made in Philadelphia
Why: to prevent a monarchy
How: fixed by the constitution -
Treaty of Paris
Who: King George lll and U.S. Reps.
What: ended the American Revolutionary War
When: 1783
Where: Paris
Why: chose because it brought peace between our home country
How: it established peace between Britain and America -
Constitutional Convention
Who: led by George Washington
What: held to ratify the Articles of Confederation
When: 1787
Where: Independence Hall
Why: the government under the Articles was weak
How: organized by three branches of government -
First U.S. President
Who: George Washington
What: serves as commander in chief
When: 1789
Where: Washington D.C.- White House
Why: to govern the country
How: the citizens vote for the president every four years -
Whiskey Rebellion
Who: George Washington led troops to put down insurrection
What: tax protest
When: 1791
Where: U.S.
Why: proved U.S. government could suppress violent oppositions with military force
How: ended with the use of force -
Louisiana Purchase
Who: Thomas Jefferson purchased the land
What: the acquisition of the Louisiana Territory
When: 1803
Where: Western U.S.
Why: gave U.S. control over the Mississippi River
How: let U.S. expand west and become a world power -
War of 1812
Who: fought between U.S. and Britain
What: Napoleon staged a French invasion of Russia
When: 1812
Where: mainly in upper Canada
Why: maritime problems
How: affected U.S. by increasing patriotism -
Civil War
Who: Confederates vs. the Union
What: war over slavery
When: 1861
Where: North and South U.S.
Why: to end slavery
How: effected the land with all the bombs being set off -
Emancipation Proclamation
Who: Abraham Lincoln
What: declared all slaves in rebellious states be freed
When: 1863
Where: in the National Archives
Why: after the victory of Antietam
How: changed America by abolishing slavery in 1865 -
Gettysburg Address
Who: Abraham Lincoln
What: urged everyone to honor those who died at Gettysburg
When: 1863
Where: Gettysburg, PA
Why: paid tribute to soldiers who sacrificed their lives
How: gave a two minute long speech -
Slavery is Outlawed
Who: Abraham Lincoln
What: the freeing of all slaves north and south
When: 1865
Where: North abolished slavery first then south after the Civil War
Why: taking away their natural rights
How: the 13th Amendment -
Lincoln Assassination
Who: Abraham Lincoln
What: shot in Fords theater
When: 1865
Where: Fords Theater
Why: revenge for confederate states
How: Booth snuck and shot Lincoln in the back of the head -
The Great Chicago Fire
Who: Citizens
What: fire lasting two days- killing 300 people and 100,000 people homeless
When: 1871
Where: Chicago, Illinois
Why: fires were common at this time
How: cost U.S 200 million dollars to rebuild -
Invention of the Telephone
Who: Alexander Bell
What: invented the telephone
When: 1876
Where: Boston
Why: trying to reactivate a telegraph transmitter
How: first long distance phone call in history
