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The Pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact is one of the first attempts as a self-government in the English colonies and they were promising to follow the law that were made. -
The Stamp Act is passed
The Stamp Act levied taxes and legal documents. -
The Boston Massacre
Acts and taxed were forces upon the colonist. Five colonist were killed by the British -
The Boston Tea Party
The American colonies were tired of taxation by the British and the Americans dumped tea into the Harbor. -
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
This battle marked the Revolution. The Americans fought for freedon from the Bristish. -
The Declaration of Independence is signed
It declared independence from England. -
War of 1812
This war lasted three years and it forced nations (Britain) to respect American Independence. -
Abraham Lincoln elected President
He was very important to American history. He made many changes such as the Emancipation Proclamation. He was later assassination in 1865. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
This was written by Abraham Lincoln and this document stated that all slaves should be free. Slavery was made illegal throughout the United States in 1865. -
The 13th Amendment
Slavery was abolished throughout the United States . -
The 19th Amendement Ratified
This amdendemt guaranteed women the right to vote.
