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Roanake's lost colony
WHEN: One of America’s oldest unsolved mysteries can be traced to August 1587. WHERE: about 115 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island, what is now North Carolina. WHY: Following an earlier, failed attempt at settlement on Roanoke two years earlier, these colonists intended to form the first permanent English outpost in the New World. WHO: 115 English settlers. WHAT: John White, sailed back to England to gather a load of supplies. when he went, a war broke out between England and Spain. -
Jamestown
WHEN: December 6th 1606. WHO: The first President of the new Virginia colony was to be Edward Maria Winfield. The other six council members were: Bartholomew Gosnold, Christopher Newport, John Martin, John Ratcliffe, George Kendall, and John Smith. WHERE: Jamestown. WHAT: The site for Jamestown was picked for several reasons, all of which met criteria the Virginia Company, who funded the settlement, said to follow in picking a spot for the settlement. WHY: Originally to find silver and Gold. -
BOR establishes monarchy in England
WHEN: The English Bill of Rights was an act signed into law in 1689. WHO: by William III and Mary II, who became co-rulers in England after the overthrow of King James II. WHY: The bill outlined specific constitutional and civil rights and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy. WHAT: Many experts regard the English Bill of Rights as the primary law that set the stage for a constitutional monarchy in England. WHERE: NEW YORK CITY. -
Benjamin Franklin
WHO: Benjamin Franklin
WHERE: Boston, Massachusetts.
WHEN: 1706-1790
WHAT: statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor and diplomat. -
George Washington
WHEN: Feb 22nd, 1732.
WHERE: Virginia.
WHAT: First president. He is often referred to as the father of the United States.
WHO: George Washington -
French Indian War
WHEN: May 15th 1756. WHERE: Ohio River Valley. WHY: In 1756 the British formally declared war (marking the official beginning of the Seven Years’ War), but their new commander in America, Lord Loudoun, faced the same problems as his predecessors and met with little success against the French and their Indian allies. HOW: Governor Shirley feared French settlers in Nova Scotia would side with France expelled many of them to other colonies. WHAT: The British and French fought. -
Boston Massacre
WHEN: The Boston Massacre was a deadly riot that occurred on March 5, 1770. WHERE: on King Street in Boston. WHY: Private Hugh White was the only soldier guarding the King’s money. Angry colonists joined him and insulted him and threatened violence. WHAT: White fought back and struck a colonist with his bayonet. In retaliation, the colonists pelted him with snowballs, ice. Bells started ringing throughout the town usually a warning of fire sending a mass of male colonists into the streets. -
Boston Tea Party
WHEN: The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that occurred on December 16, 1773. WHERE: at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts. WHAT: American colonists frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of tea. WHO: 2 American colonists. WHY: frustrated and angry at Britain for imposing taxation without representation. -
American Revolution
WHEN: 1775-1783. WHY: Arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies. WHAT: Skirmishes between British troops and colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord in April 1775 kicked off the armed conflict. WHO: George Washington of Virginia, John and Samuel Adams of Massachusetts, Patrick Henry of Virginia and John Jay of New York. WHERE: NORTH AMERICA. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
WHO: Paul Revere, hundreds of British troops, etc.
WHERE: Massachusetts.
WHY: Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities.
WHEN: The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775.
WHAT: Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column. -
Continental Congress
WHO: government.
WHERE: the 13 colonies.
WHY: For the government of the colonies.
WHEN: From May 10th, 1774, to 1789.
WHAT: The Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 American colonies, and later the United States -
Declaration Of Independence
WHO: Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Robert R. Livingston of New York.
WHERE: Philadelphia, PA
WHY: for the british to stop commanding the usa
WHEN: 1776
WHAT: freedom for the usa. -
Battle of Saratoga
WHO: Burgoyne and troops.
WHERE: Saratoga, New York.
WHY: After a failed Canadian invasion left much of the Continental Army beaten, sick and in retreat, the British hoped to quash rebellion once and for all by isolating the New England colonies from the other American colonies.
WHEN: The Battle of Saratoga september, october, 1777.
WHAT: but neither side gained ground until Burgoyne ordered his column of German troops to support the faltering British line and forced the Americans to pull back. -
Battle of Yorktown
WHERE: Yorktown, Virginia
WHEN: October 19, 1781
WHY: the battle of Yorktown happened because the American and French forces wanted to end the American revolution by capturing a major British army.
WHAT: British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and his army surrendered to General George Washington’s American force and its French allies.
WHO: Charles Cornwallis and his army. George Washington’s and his army. -
The Constitution
WHO: G. Washington-Presidt. and deputy from Virginia
New Hampshire: John Langdon, Nicholas Gilman, and more.
WHERE: Philadelphia.
WHY: The Constitution established America’s national government and fundamental laws and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens.
WHEN: It was signed on September 17, 1787.
WHAT: The Constitution of the United States established America’s national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens.