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Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occured when the British troops fired into the Boston mob. This even was later credited as the first battle of the American Revolution. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration on Independence was written to assure natural rights to all people, The declaration states that all people have the right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuite of Happiness. -
First U.S. Bank
Establishment of the Bank was included in a three-part expansion of federal fiscal and monetary power championed by Alexander Hamilton -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the collective name for the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey tax continued to grow for over two years. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The U.S. purchased 827,000 square miles of land west of the Mississippi River from France for $15 million dollars. Which more than doubled the size of the U.S. -
Lewis & Clark Expedition
The expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson shortly after the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, consisting of a select group of U.S. Army volunteers under the command of Captain Meriwether Lewis and his close friend Second Lieutenant William Clark. -
Maine State Hospital
Hospital for the insane opened. Superintendent Cyrus Knapp. 30 patients by 12/31/1840. -
First Women's Rights Convention
The First Women's Rights Convention was held at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, NY. An estimated 300 men and women attended the Convention. At the conclusion, 68 women and 32 men signed the Decaration of Sentiments. -
Civil War Begins
the Civil War began with shots fired on the fort. Fort Sumter eventually was surrendered to South Carolina. -
Emancipation Proclamation
It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion. -
Lincoln's Assassination
The first U.S. President to be assassinated. The assassination of Lincoln was planned and carried out by the well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth, as part of a larger conspiracy in a bid to revive the Confederate cause. -
Last Shot Fired of the Civil War
This shot ended the Civil War. It is important, because it ended the 4 year war and brought the US back together. -
15th Ammendment
Prohibiting race as a voting qualification.
