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English colony at Jamestown Virginia
The first english colony has built the town of Jamestown Virdinia -
First Africans brought to North America
Slavery and the Making of America
On this day, 20 slaves were sold in Jamestown,Virginia -
Pilgrims land at Plymouth
The english ship known as the Mayflower lands on Plymouth rock in 1620 -
Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials, 1692
This was the day of the Trial of Martha Corey, famous by becoming a notorius witch -
French and Indian War Begins
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The French and the British declare war with eachother. The Native Americans fought on both sides in the war -
French and Indian War Ends
The British were victorious by defeating the French and got the French's land in the end -
Boston Massacre
Several colonists were killed by British soldiers while they were protesting about the taxes -
Boston Tea Party
American Patriots dumped British Tea into the harbor for tax reasons -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence, made by Thomas Jefferson, was the official writen document saying that we are a free nation from the British -
Revolutionary War Ends
The British army and King George the 3rd surrendered with Treaty of Paris -
Shay's Rebellion Starts
A group of ex-patriots from the war started rebeling due to losing their land during the war -
Shay's Rebellion Ends
The rebellion ends and Shay is thrown in jail and die in jail -
Constitution Ratified
Colonist represenatives from each state talk about editing the Constitution so there will not have another rebellion -
Whiskey Rebellion
The rebellion to end the Whiskey Act that George Washington signed -
Lewis and Clark Expedition Starts
The expedition to discover what was out west to the Atlantic Ocean -
Lewis and Clark Expedition Ends
Lewis and Clark made it to the Atlantic Ocean, discovering 179 new plant life and animals -
War of 1812
America declare war England a second time -
The Missouri Compromise
Allowed states above Missouri's 30 degree line be free slave states -
The Trail of Tears
The Americans forced out Native American tribes out of their land and move them out west so USA can settle those land -
Texan Indepence
Texas became free from Mexico and is part of the United States of America -
Mexican American War Starts
The war with Mexico and USA for land purposes -
Mexican American War Ends
Mexico surrenderd with the Treaty of Guadalupa Hildelgo -
Gold Rush in California
People moving to California for Gold -
Compromise of 1850
five separate bills passed by congress which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states -
Kansas Nebraska Act
The decision weither or not that Kansas and Nebraska should be slave states -
Abraham Lincoln is elected as President
Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States of America -
The American Civil War Begins
Eleven south state form the Confederate States of America and go to war with the Union states -
The American Civil War Ends
The Confederate States of America surrender and joins back with the Union -
The Transcontinental Railroad is completed
The great railroad that goes across America is now finished -
Reconstruction Ends
The reconstruction of America after the Civil Wars ends
