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French & Indian War
Who: great britain and france
What: war fought between britain and france to declare who was the strongest power
Where: north america
Significance: the war helped bring about american revolution
Why i chose the event: i wanted to know more about the war -
Stamp Act Passed
Who: British Parliament
What: a new tax imposed on all american colonists and required tax on every printed paper they used
Where: the colonies
Significance: the rage caused colonists to get organized in opposition groups
Why i chose this event: to know what this is -
Stamp Act Repealed
Who: America, Britain, Parliament
What: after months of protest, parliament voted to repeal the stamp act
Where: Britain
Significance: shows that the power is in the people
Why i chose this event: to show that the law only lasted a year -
Boston Tea Party
Who: america & britain
What: americans disguised as mohawk indians threw 342 chests of tea belonging to britain east india company into boston harbor off of ships
Where: boston harbor
Significance: this event let great britain know the colonies would do anything to be independent
Why i chose this event: for myself to better understand the event -
Declaring Independence From Great Britain
Who: great britain & america
What: representatives from the 13 colonies signed the Declaration of Independance
Where: Independance Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Significance: if we did not declare our independance from britain we would still be under british rule
Why i chose this event: it is a very important event in american history -
Articles of Confederation
Who: the 13 original colonies
What: the first constitution, established a weak central government
Where: Philadelphia
Significance: named the new nation “The United States of America”
Why i chose this event: the articles of confederation caused conflict -
Signing of the Treaty of Paris
Who: great britain, spain, france
What: britain formally recognized the independence of the 13 colonies
Where: Paris
Significance: signified america’s status as a free nation
Why i chose this event: significant to where america is at right now -
Monarchy Abolished in France
Who: Legislative assembly of france
What: voted to abolish monarchy and establish first republic
Where: France
Significance: precedent to King’s death
Why i chose this event: i find it interesting -
Invention of the Cotton Gin
Who: Eli Whitney
What: Whitney invented this machine to separate cotton seeds from fiber
Where: Georgia
Significance: reduced the time it took to separate cotton seeds from fiber
Why i chose this event: it is an important invention to agriculture -
Ohio Becomes the 17th State
Who: Ohio General Assembly, U.S. Senate, House of Representatives
What: The Ohio Constitution signed by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives making Ohio the 17th state
Where: Ohio Statehouse in Colombus, Ohio
Significance: made ohio a state in America
Why i chose this event: i live in Ohio so it is relevant to me -
Slavery Abolition Act
Who: Britain, Caribbean, South Africa, Canada
What: a number of slaves from those countries were freed
Where: Britain
Significance: slavery was officially put to end, freed over 800,000 enslaved africans
Why i chose this event: it helped get rid of a big problem that is slavery -
Mexican American War Begins
Who: Mexico, U.S., President James K. Polk
What: war fought in order for the U.S. to take over Mexican territory
Where: in an area that used to be mexican territory but is now american territory
Significance: america gained power over California, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Nevada
Why i chose this event: to refresh myself on the topic -
Pony Express Begins
Who: William (“Buffalo Bill”) Cody, Robert (“Pony Bob”) Haslam
What: system of mail delivery by continuous horse and rider
Where: St. Joseph, Missouri, Sacramento, California, San Francisco
Significance: fastest delivery of a message across america
Why i chose this event: i did not know what it was -
Battle of Gettysburg
Who: General Robert E. Lee & his Army, General George G. Meade Confederate Army, Federalists
What: confederates attacked federalists, confederates failed at the cost of thousands of casualties
Where: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Significance: turning point of civil war, prevented confederate invasion of the north, elimated 1/3 of General Lee’s men
Why i chose this event: to learn what it is -
Sand Creek Massacre
Who: Cheyenne & Arapahoe Indians, Colonel John Livington’s Colorado volunteers
What: Indians massacred by americans for control over the great plains of eastern colorado
Where: Sand Creek Colorado
Significance: over 100 indians killed, mostly children and women
Why i chose this event: i have not heard of this event -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Who: John Wilkes Booth & Abraham Lincoln
What: abe was attending a performance, booth slipped in the president box and shot abe
Where: Ford‘s Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Significance: the passing of abe changed the reconstruction era
Why i chose the event: it is well know -
Ku Klux Klan Founded
Who: James R. Crowe, J. Calvin Jones, John C. Lester, Frank O. McCord, John B. Kennedy, Richard R. Reed
What: american white supremacist hate group who’s primary target is african americans
Where: Pulaski, Tennessee
Significance: cause oppression and aggression towards african americans
Why i chose this event: to learn a little more about them -
Civil Rights Act
Who: President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
What: law that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin
Where: White House
Significance: ended segregation in public places
Why i chose this event: to know more about this law -
Great Chicago Fire
Who: Patrick & Catherine O’Leary’s property
What: their could have knocked over a lantern & started the fire, other theories are a meteor or human started the fire, the fire lasted 2 days
Where: Chicago
Significance: about 300 deaths, destroyed thousands of buildings, about $200 million damages
Why i chose this events: i thought it was interesting -
Great Railroad Strike
Who: workers of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
What: workers striked until the 3rd wage cut in a year was revised
Where: Martinsburg, West Virginia
Significance: shows that strikes can work
Why i chose this event: had to do with where i live
