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Jan 1, 1000
Leif Eirikson discovers America
Leif Eirikson (c.970- c.1020) was a norse exploerer. He was possibly the first Europeanto travel to North America. He was born i Iceland. His father was Erik the Red, who had created the colonies in the Greenland. Erikson is said to have vissited the North America long before anyone else in Europe did. According to Iceland sagas the place he went to was Newfoundland in Canada. The Vikings called it Vinland. This theory is not supported by clear proof. Sources: https://snl.no/Leiv_Eiriksson -
Colonists decided to abandon Jamestown in spring
The colonists decided to abandon Jamestown in Spring 1610 right before supplies arrived from England -
13 British Colonies
The 13 colonies was: Delaware, Pensylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massechusets, Bay Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, Rohode Island and Providence Plantations. -
Seven Years War
The british and the american colonist goes together against the french and the indians. The wars of about the american land, who today is owned of the americans. The war was seven years long. And the british-americans won the war after the french-indians surrended in 6th octobre 1763. Sources: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-seven-years-war-begins -
Why did the American Revolution start?
In year 1760 a.c the european people had lived in america for around 50 years. Its was not many people hwo wanted The Great Brittain out of america at that time. Because the the americans felt free at this time. But then the brittain people startet to get bossy. -
The Stamp Act
Britain passed this act putting taxes on things like newpapers, legal documents and playing cards. The was the first tax forced upon Americans. You needed to have a scull as a mark to show the british police that you have paied taxes for the stuff that they had set as a law to pay for. Sources: http://www.timetoast.com/timelines/us-history-timeline-1600-1877 -
The Boston Tea Party
The British king had less money. He let Americans pay interest for things like paper, tea and lead. Eventually could not Americans find themselves in that they had to pay unnecessary interest to the British king. To mark this, dressed a number of Americans out as Indians to so throw all tea that was aboard a British ship out to sea. The tea was worth 1.2 billion dollars in the present. This is called the Boston Tea Party. Sources: SFF-bladet + https://snl.no/The_Boston_Tea_Party -
The War Of Independence
The declaration of the 13 North American colonies joined congress in Philadelphia signed 4. July 1776 that they were free and independent states. It was primarily authored by Thomas Jefferson and preceded by a declaration on human rights, strongly affected by natural law. -
The Declaration of Independence
US independence as a state linked to the Declaration of Independence of 4 July 1776, where representatives from 13 British colonies along the Atlantic coast took a political and ideological confrontation with the British Empire. Secession sparked war with the British, who were defeated in 1783. This date is later been to the American national day. Sources: SFF-bladet -
Treaty of Paris
American and british leaders signs the teaty of the Paris and the American revolution ends.Once the Tready of Paris was signed Great Britian recognized that the United States was no longer under their power.
