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English colony at Jamestown Virginia
It was the first settlement by the English in North America. It was brought to failure by disease, famine, disease, and conflict. -
First Africans brought to North America
First slaves were brought to Jamestown and treated them as indendured servants. -
Pilgrims land at Plymouth
For more than 2 months at sea and then the Pilgrims finally landed at Plymouth. Due to the storm it had driven them 220 miles northeast of their destination. -
Salem Witch Trials
Young girls were accused of being possesed by the devil and accused a couple of local women to be convicted of witchcraft. -
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French and Indian War
Fought between the British Britain and France. Both sides had military units and were ready to attack. When France expanded in the Ohio River Valley they came into action. -
Boston Massacre
A fight on the street throwing stones and sticks to the squad of soldiers. Then the soldier shot at the people and had killed citizens. -
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty members had dressed up as Native Americans and took tea from the boat. They had taken the tea from the boat and pured it into the sea. -
The Declaration of Independence
Announced that the 13 American states were independant sovereign states. -
Revolutionary War Ends (Treaty of Paris)
A treaty between the US and Great Britain that ended the revolutionary war and recognized American Independance. -
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Shay's Rebellion
A protests by American Farmers against the state and local enforcing taxes upon them. -
Constitution Ratified
The goverment agreed that New Hampshire became the 9th state in the US. -
Whiskey Rebellion
A tax protest in the US during George Washington's presidency and proteseted on whiskey tax. -
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Lewis & Clark Expedition
Thomas Jefferson sent a group of U.S. military volunteers under the leadership of Captain Meriwether and Lieutenant William Clark to an expedition. -
War of 1812
A war between the US, Great Britain, Ireland, North American Colonies, and Native American allies. -
Missouri Compromise
The Congress tried to defuse the political rivalries by the request of Missouri in which slavery would be permitted. -
Trail of Tears
The Cherokee had to give up its land due to the Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy. -
Texan Indepedance
Texas had gotten independance from Mexico. Stephen Austin had gotten Mexican goverment's aproval to bring Americans to Texas. -
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Mexican American War (Treaty of Guadalupa Hildelgo)
A treaty of peace and friendship betweenn the US and the Mexican Republic. -
Gold Rush in California
Gold was founded by James W. Marshall in Coloma, California. -
Compromise of 1850
Defused political confrontation between the slaves and free states the status of terroritories. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
An act that created territories in Kansas and Nebraska for New lands for settlement by allowing white male settlers in the territories. -
Abraham Lincoln elected President
Abraham had beat Set Stephen A. Douglas and John C. Breckinridge which were Southern Democrats. He also beat John Bell of the new Constitution Union Party. -
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Civil War
A war between the North states or the free slave states vs the south states or also known as the slave states. In the end the Union ended up winning and led to the free of slavery and many lives were lost to this War. -
Transcontinental Railroad completed
Golden Spike was driven at Utah and completed the first transconstitional railroad in the US. -
Reconstruction Ends
The Republicans had given up the fight for racial equality and black rights in the South. Hayes had withdrew the last federal troops in the South aswell.
