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Aug 3, 1492
Columbus Arrives
Columbus lands in the Bahamas. He is the first to discover the new world. -
Aug 9, 1526
slavery begins in the English colonies
The first of the African slaves arrive in America -
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Roanoke Island settled and disappears
After three years the people living on Roanoke island disappeared. -
Jamestown established
This was the first permanent settlement in the new world. -
Plymouth established with Mayflower Compact
This allows the pilgrims to sail across the Atlantic Ocean -
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Life of Anthony Johnson in Virginia
Anthony johnson was the first African slave to become free and then become wealthy. -
Pennsylvania Colony established
Founded by William Penn, safe haven for quakers -
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Salem Witch Trials
a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft -
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First Great Awakening
A series of christian revivals that swept through Britain and the 13 colonies -
Albany Plan by Ben Franklin begins to unite American Colonies
a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies -
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7 years war
The French colonies and France fought the British and their colonies. -
Stamp Act
Taxes on all paper imposed on the colonies. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers attacked by mob. They shoot into the crowd and kill 5 people -
Boston Tea party
Patriots boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress doesn’t seek independence
The Continental Congress decided not to declare independence from Britain because they were worried about Britain beating them in a war. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first battles of the revolutionary war -
Second Continental Congress Does seek independence
The second continental congress decides to declare independence from Britain -
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Articles of Confederation
The articles were put into place and eventually replaced -
Britain surrenders Revolutionary War
Britain surrendered at Yorktown -
Shays’ Rebellion
Farmers rose up and rebelled against the articles of confederation. -
Constitutional Convention
Delegates create the constitution and a new form of government -
Constitution Ratified
The constitution was accepted -
George Washington becomes First President
George Washington is the first President -
Washington’s Farewell Address
Letter saying he was going to not run for a third term of presidency -
Alien & Sedition Acts
This allowed the president to imprison and deport non-citizens of the United States -
Thomas Jefferson elected president
Third president -
Luisiana purchase
Thomas Jefferson purchases the Louisiana territory from France -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark cross North America -
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War of 1812
was a conflict fought between the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and its own allies -
Missouri Compromise
States north of Missouri were not allowed to have slaves and south of Missouri could have slaves. -
Monroe Doctrine
a United States policy that opposed European colonialism in the Americas. -
Andrew Jackson as President
Andrew Jackson is elected as the seventh presiden. In my opinion he is the worst President of them all -
Frederick Douglass joins the Abolitionist Movement
Frederick Douglass was a compelling force in the anti-slavery movement. A man of moral authority, Douglass developed into a charismatic public speaker. -
Fugitive Slave Act passed
The act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state -
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The compromise of 1850
Henry Clay introduced a series of resolutions in 1850, to seek a compromise and avert a crisis between North and South -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin published
Anti slavery novel/journal -
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Bleeding Kansas
A series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory -
Dred Scott Decision
This was decided in this case that slaves were not allowed to be citizens -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
The 16th President -
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Civil War
The bloodiest war in American history -
Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free. -
Lincoln Assassinated
Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth -
13th-15th Amendments pass, become law
3 more amendments were added to the constitution -
Robert is born
I am born this day -
First day at ocs
This was my first year at ocs -
First year of middle school
This is when school started getting serious -
13th birthday
