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Stamp Act
Stamp Act passed... 1st direct British tax on colonists -
Quatering Act
Britain enacts Quartering Act, required colonists to provide temporary housing to British soldiers. -
Townshed Act
British passes Townshend Revenue Act levying taxes on America. -
Gunpowder in Church
Gunpowder in Brescia Italy church explodes, killing 3,000. -
Slavery outlawed
Slavery outlawed in England. -
New Jersey
New Jersey passes bill requiring a license to practice medicine. -
Revolutinary War
American Revolutionary War: The United Kingdom's East India Company tea ships' cargo are burned at Annapolis, Maryland. -
Tea Party
Big tea party in Boston harbor - indians welcome Boston Tea Party protest against taxes imposed by British parliament. -
Great Hurricane
Great Hurricane of 1780 kills 20,000 to 30,000 in Caribbean. -
Revolutionary war.
Revolutionary War ends. -
1st Voyage
1st US voyage around the world - Columbia leaves Boston. -
Tarriff Act
1st US tariff act. -
Loan to government
1st loan to US government (from NYC banks). -
Geroge Washington
1st US President George Washington delivers 1st state of the union address. -
Thomas Jeffreson
Thomas Jefferson becomes the 1st US Secretary of State under President Washington. -
Big Bottom Massacre
Big Bottom massacre in the Ohio Country, marking the beginning of the Northwest Indian War. -
Presidental succession act
US Congress passes Presidential Succession Act. -
Fugitive slave law
1st US fugitive slave law passed; requires return of escaped slaves. -
British war ship
British warship Queen Charlotte catches fire 700 die. -
New Jersey
New Jersey becomes last northern state to abolish slavery. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson kills Charles Dickinson in a duel after Dickinson had accused Jackson's wife of cheating. -
Embargo Act
Congress passes Embargo Act, to force peace between Britain & France. Embargo means an offical ban or trad with another country. -
Boston
Wearing masks at balls forbidden in Boston. -
1st insurance by blacks.
1st insurance co managed by blacks (American Insurance Co of Phila). -
War
War of 1812 begins as US declares war against Britain. -
Us Warship
US warship Constitution defeats British warship Guerriere. -
Immagration law
US passed its 1st immigration law. -
1st emigration
1st organized emigration of blacks back to Africa. -
Immigrants
The first 86 African American immigrants sponsored by the American Colonization Society started a settlement in present-day. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri Compromise passes, allowing Missouri to join the United States despite slavery still being legal there. -
Spain sells Florida
Spain sells (east) Florida to United States for $5 million. -
Steamboat
1st steamboat to navigate the Mississippi River arrives at Ft Snelling. -
House of representatavies
House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams 6th US president. -
Freedom Journal
Freedom Journal, 1st Black paper, begins publishing. -
Black Newspaper
1st US black newspaper, "Freedom's Journal" (NYC), begins publishing. -
Three Protecting Powers
The three protecting powers (Britain, France and Russia) establish the borders of Greece. -
The indian removal act
Forced indians to leave their homelands. -
National negro
1st National Negro Convention begins in Phila. -
William Lloyd
William Lloyd Garrison publishes 1st issue of abolitionist journal. -
Marching
Soldiers marching on a bridge in Manchester, England cause it to collapse. -
Negro Hospital
1st US Negro hospital founded by whites chartered, Savannah, Georgia. -
Slavery Abolished
Slavery abolished throughout the British Empire - Slavery Abolition Act 1833 comes into effect. -
NO DEBT
The United States national debt is 0 for the first and only time. -
Texas
Texas abolishes slavery. -
Canada
Canada gives black citizens the right to vote. -
Trail of Tears
They forced the Cherokee Nation to travel over thousands of miles called the Trail of Tears and it led to over 4,000 Native American deaths. -
Union Act
Union Act passed by British Parliament, uniting Upper & Lower Canada. -
Mexican war
The Mexican war Extends america to the west. -
Baseball
Baseball becomes americas pastime. -
Gold
Gold is discovered in California -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was born a slave, she was a abolitionists, conductor on the Underground Railroad and freed three hundred slaves. -
Oil
Oil industry is born. -
Pony Express
The pony Express unites America -
Confederd states
The confederd states cesede and civil war begins. -
Emancipation Proclamation
A presidential proclamation that was issued by president Abraham Lincoln. -
Siege of Vicksburg
The final military action of the Vicksburg campain in the Civil War.. -
Labor unions
Labor Unions rise to prominence. -
Telephone
The telephone is Invented -
Spanish-American war
Spanish-American war established U.S World Power. -
Wright Brothers
The wright brothers pioneer flight. -
Automobile
The automobile changes the face of america. -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford developed the modern assembly line. -
Panama canal
Panama canal united two oceans. -
America fights
America fights for freedom in ww1 -
Albert Elnstein
Albert Einstein was the person who invented general theory of relativity. -
Women
Women gain the right to vote.
