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Jamestown (Primary Source)
Jamestown was settled by a charter from the Virginia Company of London in 1607 which is the primary source in the picture. It was a piece of the New World bought by the VA Company and financed by them. -
Mayflower lands in Plymouth, MA
Mayflower lands in Massachusetts along with the signing of the Mayflower Compact. These settlers began the colony of Plymouth. -
Providence, Rohde Island founded
Roger Williams believed in seperation of church from state and was banished from Massachusetts for his ideas and teaching. Williams then went on to develop the colony of the Providence plantation which later became Rhode Island. -
Bacon's Rebellion
This was a rebellion led by Nathaniel Bacon. His followers and himself did not believe they were being protected by the government from the Indians in the West so they first massacred and fought some of the native tribes. After this they went back and forced Governor Berkeley out of office for his lack to provide protection. This event led to the decline use of indentrued servants and the growing popularity of slaves because they were now seen as more violent and feared to would revoult again -
The Dominion of New England
The Dominion of New England was created by King James II. The purpose was to strictly control actions and policies in New England based off of the King's decisions. The result was the action being unpopular to the people and, once the Glorious Revolution took place, arresting the Dominion's authorities. -
Beginning of The Great Awakening (Primary Source)
The Great Awakening was a movement that revitalized religion to Protestant people. It helped the colonies become more unified by all of them sharing the same experience. The primary source shown was a sermon used during the frist Great Awakening. -
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French and Indian War
The French and Indian War was a war between the British colonies and the French and Indians over terroitory in the Americas. The British drove the French out gainning all the land east of the Mississippi River Valley. However, the importance of the event was the debt created by the war and the taxes the Bristis imposed on the colonies to pay for it. -
Proclamation Act (Primary Source)
The Proclamation Act was established to keep settlers from moving west not making the Bristish have to send more troops to protect them against the Indians. This angered the conlonist because many of them had already had land claims in the west and were now not allowed to use them. The primary document shown show the actual document of the Proclamation Act. -
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Pontiac's Rebellion
Ponitac's Rebellion was led by Chief Pontiac. He was seen as a prophet for he revlialtion that caused him to stop drinking and help lead and motivate his people. His idea was that they only way to drive out the invaders was to ally with other Indian tribes against them. This was the last major violent conflict between colonist and Indians that lasted for this time period. The rebellion some Indian victories which were not common but ultimately were defeated. -
Stamp Act (Primary Source)
The stamp act was one tax imposed by the British on the colonies to help pay for the Frech and Indian War. The tax was one of many and taxed paper items such as newspapers and marriage licenses. The stamp act and others angered the colonist and was a main motive for their revolution again England. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was caused by a group of patriots antagonizing British soldiers he started to use force to protect themselves and began to open fire. They killed several colonist but not enough to qualify as a massacre but was published that way for propaganda reasons to promote colonist support for revolution against the English. -
Committees of Correspondence
These were established in each state by Patriot leaders. They were intended to be a fast way for the states to communicate. When one thing happened in one state they would send the message by horseback to the locations of other committees to let the states know what was going on in the country. -
First Continental Congress
The purpose of the First Continental Congress was for delegates to discuss their actions towards the Intolerable Acts. Their goal was to achieve their rights not by Independence and violence but by a letter with a statement of thier rights and how they could have them after the Bristish had taken them away. However, when the British ignored their requests more radical ideas on revolution began to emerge. -
Revolutionary War Begins
The Revolutionary War began in Lexington and Concord. The fisrst shots fired on this day were considered the "shots heard around the world." This war marked the attempt of independence for the colonies and the creation of a new country. -
Declaration of Independence (Primary Source)
The Declaration of Independece was written by lead author Thomas Jeffereson that proclaimed American independence from England. It was signed at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the revolution for America. It convinced the French to ally with them in their fight against the English. The French strong Navy and number later helped America when the revolution. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Lousisana Purchase was purchased by Thomas Jefferson with Frenchman Napoleon Bonaparte to help him fund his military activites. Jefferson had a tough time with this action as president because he believed it went against the constitution but considered it as an implied power and later added it to the constitution because it doubled the size of the coutnry. -
Non-Intercourse Act
The Non-Intercourse Act took place of the Embargo Act which didn't allow America to trade with anyone on the international level. However this hurt America's economy more which is why the Non-Intercourse Act was created to only not allow trade with the French and the Bristish in attempt to hurt their economies and stop their actions against American merchant ships. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was America against the British once again. Its purpose was to drive out the remainning British forces in the Americas, and mainly to stop the British's impressment of American sailors on merchant ship to join their army being accued of desertion. Also it shown the strength of the coutnry of America and its authenticity by being able to hold up against one of the geatest militaries of the time being England's to the rest of the world. -
Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Ghent was signed at the end of the War of 1812. Their was no clear winner of the war but the main point of it was that is removed the rest of the British forces in America and firmly established borderlines in America. -
Missouri Compromise (Primary Source)
The Missouri Compromise made Missouri into a slave state which the South wanted and created Maine into a free state which the North wanted. The intention was to defues all sectional tension between the North and the South by creating an equal number of free and slave states. -
Monroe Doctrine (Primary Source)
The Monroe Doctrine was created letting the countries of the Eastern Hemisphere be warned that they must no longer colonize of have any affairs with the countries of the Western Hemisphere (the Americas) It claimed an action of so would be seen as a threat and would declare war. This doctrine was written by President James Monroe. -
Andrew Jackson Elected
When Andrew Jackson was elected it began the era of the "common man." Andrew Jackson was very popular due to his war hero background and his common man qualities. This made the common man in America feel like they now had more power in government with some one like them in office and created more participation in government such as elections. -
Nat Turner's Rebellion
This rebellion was a slave rebellion led by Nat Turner in Southampton County, Virginia. In the rebellion he gathered slaves and killed 50-70 white slaveowners and families. This was the hishest death count by any slave rebellion in the South. Nat Turner was a religious man who believed he had a vision involving blood and to slay his enemies being white slaveowners.
