Civil War Timeline

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    American Timeline

  • English colony at Jamestown Virginia

    English colony at Jamestown Virginia
    Jamestown about one hundred pilgrims landed at JamesTown but where some of the worst people that could've gone, they were people running away. They die every day killed by disease, starvation, and Native Americans.

  • First Africans brought to North America

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    Brought in 1619 and would lead the south in their agriculture, harvesting cotton and tobacco. The entire colony would use slaves for any and all tasks later, and the industry would explode.

  • Pilgrims land at Plymouth

    Pilgrims land at Plymouth
    The MayFlower is one of the ships that William Bradford would lead the pilgrims being the founder of the Plymouth Colony. The colony would become a major reason for countries to create settlements leading to colonies.

  • Salem Witch Trials

    VideoResourceSalem Village, Massachusetts was the scene of multiple hangings due to the prosecution of supposed witches. These trials caused the death of numerous people and trials of persecution everyone was afraid of each other and nobody wanted to be next.
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    French and Indian War

    resourcevideoKnown as well as the seven years war marking another struggle between Great Britain and France two major power houses at the time. Causing the North American Colonies to grow because of the new found resources that Great Britain would need to fuel their war machine as well as France.

  • Boston Massacre

  • Boston Tea Party

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    The Sons of Liberty protested against high taxes and dumped in the harbor hundreds of gallons of tea. Costing a lot of money and was another blow against the British Empire.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    ResourceResourceThe Great Britain colonies had now declared their independence against their mother. They would fight a vigorous war.

  • Revolutionary War Ends (Treaty of Paris)

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    The American Revolutionary War Ends, a new nation has been born for freedom. The war makes a outline for the nation to follow hundreds of years later and ideals will be remember forever.
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    Shay's Rebellion

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    A series of protests by American farmers against war debt and tax collections. This brings troubling ideas and must bring together the states under one constitution and one government.

  • Constitution Ratified

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    On September 25, 1789, the first Congress of the United States adopted 12 amendments to the U.S. Constitution–the Bill of Rights–and sent them to the states for ratification. Ten of these amendments were ratified in 1791. In November 1789, North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constit

  • Whisky Rebellion

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    A Tax revolt of Western farmers, they protested because the tax was on whiskey which they consumed a lot of.
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    Lewis & Clark Expedition

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    Lewis and Clark traveled into the west, they mapped as much as they could and were able to survive their jounrey dispatched by Thomas Jefferson and would become famous explores.

  • War of 1812

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    The War of 1812 was the United States against Great Britain again but only the Canadian area or North. It was a complete failure and the white house was burned down.

  • Missouri Compromise

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    Effort by Congress to get rid of sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missiouri for admission as a state but slavery permitted. At the time it was even this state would push to one side.

  • Trail of Tears

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    Part of Andrew Jacksons Indian removal policy, Cherokee nation was forced to give up land and move. The Cherokee called it the trail of tears many were killed and their people were kicked from their homes.

  • Texan Independence

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    Texas Revolution, Texans fight back against the Mexicans, they will meet at Washington-on-Brazos with the capture of Santa Ana, will declare independece of Mexico.
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    Mexican American War

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    Mexico signs treaty and USA annexes 500,000 square miles of land. This treaty still stands today.
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    Mexican American War

  • Gold Rush in California

    Videoresource Golden Nuggets are found in Sacramento area, word is spread across the nation and people flock in hopes of a better life and easy money.

  • Compromise of 1850

    resourcevideo 5 bills passed to diffuse tensions between the slave states and free states over new applying states being free or slave.

  • Kansas Nebraska Act

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    Creates the territories of Nebraska and Kansas, Compromise of 1850 is repealed with Popular Sovereignty.

  • Abraham Lincoln elected President

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    Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th president, Southern States secede from the United States and form the Confederate States of America.
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    Civil War

    The War between The United States of America or Union against the Confederate States of America or the South killing over 600,000 soldiers.

  • Transcontinental Railroad completed

    Transcontinental Railroad completed
    resourceResourcesThe Transcontinental Railroad is finished and Golden Spikes are placed in 4 corners Utah to siginfy completion.

  • Reconstruction Ends

    Reconstruction Ends
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    The Reconstruction after the Civil War rebuilding the nation and bringing the Confederate States of America back into the United States of America.