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1492
Columbus Arrives
Columbus is the first European to arrive in the new world -
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Sir Walter Raleigh Roanoke Island settled and disappears
The first colony is made but it fails -
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Life of Anthony Johnson
Anthony Johnson was a African American known for achieving wealth -
Jamestown founded
The first successful colony -
slavery begins in the English colonies
The first slaves are brought into America -
Plymouth established with Mayflower Compact
It was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. -
Salem witch trials
a series of hearings and prosecutions -
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First Great Awakening
religious revival in the British American colonies -
Albany Plan by Ben Franklin begins to unite American Colonies
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies -
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7 Years War “French-Indian War”
A war between the French and the Indians -
Stamp act:
tax on British colonies -
Boston Tea Party
“no taxation without representation” -
First Continental Congress does NOT seek independence
a meeting of delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies -
Second Continental Congress DOES seek independence
the group of leaders who worked to create the Declaration of Independence -
Battles of Lexington and concord
kicked off the American Revolutionary War -
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Britain surrenders Revolutionary War
This is the end of the war -
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Articles of Confederation
an agreement among the 13 original states -
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Shays rebellion
Farmers rebelled -
Constitutional Convention
Decision on how America was going to be governed -
Pennsylvania colony established
William Penn settles now-a-day Pennsylvania -
Constitution Ratified
Became the framework of the government of the US when New Hampshire 9th out of 13 states to ratify the Constitution -
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George Washington becomes First President
“FATHER” of our country -
Washington’s Farewell Address
Letter written by President George -
Alien & Sedition Acts
4 laws passed by the federalists- dominated 5th United States Congress -
Thomas Jefferson elected president
3rd president -
Louisiana Purchase
The US got the territory from France -
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Lewis and Clark expedition
Crossed the new eastern portion of the country after Louisiana Purchase -
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War of 1812
The U.S, against the UK of Britain and Ireland and other allies -
Monroe Doctrine
Told the Europeans that that US doesn’t allow colonization and puppet monarchs . -
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Missouri Compromise
Balanced the power between North and South in the US Senate -
Frederick Douglass joins the Abolitionist Movement
Developed into a charismatic public speaker -
Fugitive Slave Act passed
Slaves to be returned to their owners, even if in a free state -
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Compromise of 1850
Political confrontation between slave and free states received in the Mexican- American War -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin published
Anti slavery novel -
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Slaves to be returned to their owners, even if in a free state
War in Kansas territory -
Dred Scott Decision
Rule was that slicing in a free state doesn’t mean a slaved person is free -
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Civil War
War between the north and south -
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Abraham Lincoln Elected President
16th President -
13th-15th Amendments pass, become law
Were designed to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves -
Lincoln Assassinated
Shot and Killed at Ford Theater in Washington
