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The Pilgrims
The arrival of pilgrims and settlers to the new world. However, they weren't the first ones to be there. Upon arrival they met the Native Americans that inhibit the land. -
First Printing Press in MA
The first printing press is set up in Cambridge, MA. This will allow for faster production of text and more copies can be made. This is an advancement in technology. -
King Philip's War
This war takes place in New England between colonists and Native Americans because of the colonists wanting to expand their territiry. 600 colonists were killed and 3,000 Native Americans. King Phillip was then hunted down and killed. -
Freedom of Religion
Protestants in France lose their religious freedom as King Louis XIV revokes the law, causing many to leave for America. The French knew that in America, they can pursue any religion they wished to. -
The Boston Tea Party
Boston had a "tea party", they invited all their friends. The colonists were tired of the high taxes placed on goods. In retaliation, they dresses up as Natives in the night and went to the harbor. They proceeded to dumping 340 chests of tea weighing about 92,000 pounds into the harbor. -
The Intolerable Acts
A series of laws implied in order to punish the colonists for what they did at the Boston Tea Party. These acts angered the colonists since they were forced to do many things such as house soldiers and feed them. They also had to pay more taxes. -
Lexington and Concord
The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The first shots were fired in this battle marking the beginning of a long war. Paul Revere played an important part where he went from town to town warning the colonists that the british were coming and to prepare theirselves for whatever was going to happen. -
The Beginning of the American Revolution
The Colonists were tired of being ruled by England and wanted to be free of their control. The americans began to fight the soldiers causing the American Revolution to start. -
The End of the American Revolution
Victory goes to the Colonists and they claim their freedom from England. American is now a free country. This was the end of the British monarchy and aristocracy in American. -
Women's Suffrage Movement
The first meeting for the Women's suffrage movement was held in Seneca Falls, NY. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott were the leaders of this meeting. -
The Civil War
This war determined whether or not the United States would be one, or if it would be divided by the confederacy. This war ended on April 9th, 1865. -
The 13th Amendent
The thirteenth amendment was ratified on this day. The thirteenth amendment abolished slavery in all of the United States.
