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A war that determined the control the vast territory of North America between France and Great Britain. Great Britain won which caused the Treaty of Paris.
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British troops fire into a mob, killing five men in Boston and leading to intense public protests. I chose this event because it is important.
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Group of colonial Americans disguised as Indians get on ships in Boston harbor and dump more than 300 crates of tea overboard to protest against the British tea tax. I chose this event because it showed the Americans were mad at the British.
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56 delegates meet in Philadelphia to create the first continental congress. It happened by all the delegates talking and debating things. I chose this event because it's important.
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The continental congress accepts the Declaration of Independence to separate from Great Britain in Philadelphia. I chose this event because it showed the colonies apart from Great Britain for the first time.
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The U.S. gained more territory for the first time after the U.S. declared independence from Britain. this event is important because 8 new states were implemented into the country
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The treaty of Paris was signed. the importance of this is the treaty ended the american revolution
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Farmers all over the colonies protest. They protested because of high state taxes and stiff penalties for failure to pay. I chose this event because it showed not everything was picture perfect in the colonies.
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The U.S. elects their first president, George Washington. He was voted in by state electors. This happened in the U.S. I chose this event because our first president is very important.
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United States pays France $15 million for the Louisiana Territory. It is west from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and is about 830,000 square miles.I chose this event because it almost doubles the size of the U.S.
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Abe Lincoln was born in the state of Kentucky. this is important because he will go on to become one of the most influential presidents ever
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U.S. declares war on Britain because of British interference with American shipping and westward expansion. I chose this event because wars are important.
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The British burn down the the white house.
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Francis Scott Key writes the Star Spangled Banner as he watches British attack on Fort McHenry at Baltimore, Maryland. I chose this event because it is very important to our nation's history.
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The Civil War was fought between the Union (north) and the Confederates (south) over slavery and state territory rights. This war was deemed the deadliest war in American history.
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After the victory at Antietam, Lincoln issued for the second time the Emancipation Proclamation, announcing all slaves that could either, escape Confederate areas or through advancements of federal troops, would be free.
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When Confederate General Smith surrendered, this marked the end of the Civil War. This would soon lead to the end of slavery in all of the U.S.
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On this night, John Wilkes Booth assassinated president Abraham Lincoln. This made Andrew Johnson president, which doomed the Reconstruction and condemning of the South to being poor and undeveloped.
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The invention of the telephone was first introduced. this is important because it was one of the first inventions in a whole span of inventions to come.
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At this time the Republicans had given up their fight for racial equality and black's rights in the south. The Republican governments collapsed when Hayes withdrew the last federal troops from the south, ending Reconstruction.
