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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
The events leading to the creation of the Great Nation of Today USA
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Apr 1, 1492
Spanish Exploration
Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic, and landed in the Caribbean Sea. Columbus was an Italian explorer funded by the King of Spain -
Sep 30, 1500
African slaves replace natiave born slaves
American farmers were forced to replace the native trade due to the fact that natives came down with disease. Americans turned to Africans and shipped them from Africa to the Americas -
English Settle in Jamestown, Virginia
It was the first permanent settlement in the new world. It did not thrive until they found growing Tobacco as very profitable fortune -
Sugar Act
The Sugar act was passed by parliment in 1764 which led to taxation of salt. Mostly merchants paid this tax -
The Stamp Act
This act was confirmed by the British. The act meant that every colonist had to pay tax on all their printed paper. -
The Boston Massacre
British Army entered Boston, due to the protests over British taxation. The Army fired upon a protesting group resulting in many deaths. -
The Tea Party
In 1773 the British gave all rights to produce tea to one British company puting many colonist out of business. Resulted in the Boston Tea Party when they dropped all the tea into the Harbor -
The Intolerable Act
The king of England used this act to bring the colonies back into the clutches of the British government. The government did not want them getting out of control so this was a way to bring them back. So, they thought -
Colonist vs British in Lexington and Concord
Influenced some conolist to start pushing for an independce act. British government was offered a treaty by the colonist once it has started but the government decleared it a state of rebellion. -
The Declaration of Independence
In 1776 the Continetal Congress imposed an act called the Declaration of Indepence. This act would seperate the British from the Colonists. -
The Creation of the United States
The British agreed to sign a peace act called the Treaty of Paris. This treaty would give the colonies indepence. -
The Bill of Rights
This would give rights to the colonists. In all parts of the Nation, it was a blanket act that would influence good on the nation.
