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1492
Columbus Arrives
Columbus arrives in America (the new world). -
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Sir Walter Raleigh Roanoke Island Settled and Disappears
Sir Walter and settlers create settlement on Roanoke Island only to completely vanish 3 years later. -
Jamestown Established
The first English settlement in America (Virginia) was established. -
Slavery Begins in the English Colonies
African slaves were brought to Point Comfort by Dutch traders. -
Plymouth Established with Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact established that the colonists remained loyal to King James, but required self-governance. -
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Life of Anthony Johnson in Virginia
Anthony Johnson was a indentured slave who married a woman named Mary, earned his freedom, bought land, and owned slaves. He died in 1670. -
Pennsylvania Colony Established
William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1681. -
Salem Witch Trials
In Salem village, Massachusetts, citizens were accused of witchcraft in which many were found guilty and some were hung. -
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First Great Awakening
In the American Colonies, new meanings of religion reached everyone and preachers also starting becoming more popular. -
Albany Plan by Ben Franklin Begins to Unite American Colonies
Benjamin Franklin created the Albany Plan which unified the Thirteen Colonies in Albany, New York. -
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7 Years War “French-Indian War”
Great Britain and France fought in an imperial war over North America continents. -
Stamp Act
First direct tax used on material papers issued by the Parliament of Great Britain. -
Andrew Jackson as President
An American soldier who became the seventh president. -
Boston Massacre
A riot turned into a massacre by the shooting of American colonists by British soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty protested against the Tea Act by throwing chests of tea into Boston Harbor. -
First Continental Congress Does Not Seek Independence
The First Continental Congress were delegates from the Thirteen Colonies (except for Georgia) who did not seek independence. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
First military battles of the American Revolution. -
Second Continental Congress Does Seek Independence
After the American Revolution had begun, the congress declared their complete independence from Britain. -
Articles of Confederation
The first Constitution created By the original 13 states of America. -
Britain Surrenders Revolutionary War
The British surrendered to the American Colonists on Yorktown during the Revolutionary War. -
Shays’ Rebellion
Shays’ Rebellion is the fight in Massachusetts caused by the debt crisis by the government taxing. -
Constitutional Convention
America decided how it was going to be governed, and revised the Articles of Confederation. -
Constitution Ratified
The Constituion became the offcial way of the American government. -
George Washington Becomes First President
In April 30th, George Washington announces he has become President of the United States of America. -
Washington’s Farewell Address
A letter George Washinton wrote for America before he retired to Virgina. -
Alien & Sedition Acts
The four laws passed by the U.S. Congress limiting places to go and freedom of speech. -
Thomas Jefferson Elected President
On Feburary 17, Thomas Jefferson was elected the third president of the United States. -
Louisiana Purchase
America buys Louisiana from France. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark explore the Western part of America by president Jefferson’s wishes. -
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War of 1812
The United States and it’s allies fought Great Britian and it’s allies for America’s independence. -
Missouri Compromise
An effort of balance between slave and free states. -
Monroe Doctrine
A foreign policy in America that porhibited further colonization from the British. -
Frederick Douglass Joins the Abolitionist Movement
Frederick was a fromer slaved who joined the movement to promote freedom for all slaves -
Fugitive Slave Act passed
this act required slaves to be returned to their owners and was part of the Compromise. -
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Compromise of 1850
Five laws/bills were passed to fight slavery and territorial expansion. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin published
An anti-slavery American novel written by Hariet Beecher Stowe. -
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Bleeding Kansas
The topic of slavery in Kansas caused a violent civil confrontations. -
Dred Scott Decision
The supreme court’s ruling saying that Dred Scott was not entitle an enslaved his freedom -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
The 16th president of the United States elected on November 6th. -
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Civil War
American Northern states loyal to the Union and American Southern states not loyal to the Union fought in the American Civil War to form the Confederate States of America. -
Emancipation Proclamation
A presidential proclaim and executive order by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. -
13th-15th Amendments Pass; Become Law
These admendments passed more rights to African Americans and slaves. -
Lincoln Assassinated
President Lincoln of the United States was shot to death on April 15th.
