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Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent english Colony in Virginia, disease , famine and conflict with Native Americans almost brought them to failure for the first two years but succeeded and expanded . -
Boston massacre
the Boston massacre was an incident where 5 colonist died when the British soldiers let out a round of shots , Crispus Atticus was the first African American male to die for the cause . the General in charge was arrested along with 8 of his men and were acquitted -
Boston Tea Party
Samuel Adams and the sons of liberty boarded 3 ships and threw over 342 barrels of tea into the water rebelling against the tax on tea , which led to the coercive act . -
American Revolution
it started with the tension between the 13 colonies and Great Britain. the "shots heard around the world" started with Lexington and concord , later into the war France came in to join the colonist . the British surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia -
Declaration of Independence
the Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson , it set forth a List of grievances against King George. -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana purchase from the French. It stretched from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River , later on the famous Lewis and Clark expedition was set to explore the new territory. -
War of 1812
James Madison also known as the "father of our constitution " led on his presidency during the war of 1812 against one of the most powerful countries in the world , Great Britain . They tried to control the U.S. shipping trade with the impressment of American soldiers and including the capture and burning of the Capitol , Washington, D.C. we were still able to fight if their groups and defeat the British , ending the war with the ratification of the treaty of Ghent on February 17, 1815 . -
Civil War
there were decades of tension between the northern and southern states over issues including states rights the election of Abraham Lincoln caused seven southern states to succeed from the union creating the confederate states of America , there were four years of conflict and war until the confederate general surrendered in 1865 -
Gettysburg Address
the Gettysburg address was regarded as one of the most powerful speeches in American history . Held at the cementary of Gettysburg (the site of one of the most bloodiest battles of the war ) he invoked principals of human equality and the important of the preservation of the Union . -
Lincolns Assassination
John Wilkes booth a confederate sympathizer and famous actor killed Abraham Lincoln in Fords Theater . his .44 caliber let out a single fatal shot . It was the largest man hunt in history with 10,000 federal troops , detectives and police tracking him down.
