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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
in 1215,the king of england thought he could do anything and everything he desired.The citizens of england fought against the king and won. Once they had beaten him, they forced him to sign the Magna Catra. The document was a promise that the king would never take away peoples land, take farmer crops, etc. Overall it put limits on the kings power. -
Period: Jun 15, 1215 to
Major Events in American History
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French and Indian War~ 1754 to 1765
This war was fought between Britain and New France.Since the french were out-numbered, they allied with the Indians. It began with a disagreement over the control of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers. The arguement erupted into violence and started the Franch and Indian War. -
Boston Tea Party.
This event happened because of the Tea Act. Britain made a law that the colonists could only buy tea from England. The angered colonists dressed as Native Americans and raided three british ships. During their raid they dumped 340 chests of tea into the harbor. -
American Revolution~ April 19,1775 to September 3,1783
The American Revolution was a political upheaval between the 13 colonies and Great Britain. The american colonial society rejected the authority of th British parliment to tax them. During 1773 ,protests by rebelious colonists -known as patriots- continued to escalate. The british responded by enforcingg laws like the coercive Acts on Massachusetts. The tension increased to the out break of war. -
Louisiana Purchase
This purchase was made by the current president, Thomas Jefferson. He bought france from Napolean for $15 million. Meaning he bought every acre of land for three cents. This purchase is very significant because it doubled the size of the United States. -
War of 1812
The causes of the war was because the british angered the Americans by interfering with trade. They siezed U.S. cargo and intimidated our sailors. The U.S. army and navy were small and our military was poorly trained. In the end we won and Americans gained patoitism and nationalism for the United States -
Trail of Tears 1838 to 1839
This event happened because of the Indian Removal Act. The law forced Native Americans to leave their homes in Georgia and move west of the Mississippi River to indian territory; Oklahoma. About 4,000 cherokee indians died on the way to the territory -
Uncle Tom's Cabin~ 1852
This book is based on slave life and was written by an abolishonist. Hariette Beecher Stowe, the author,caused quite the uproar between the north and south. Her book had a major influence in the way Americans viewed slavery. Also the novel caused even more tention between the North and South. -
Civil War ~1861 to 1865
When the war began, Lincolns goal was to keep the United States together. Brothers,friends, and soldiers fought against eachother. This war is known to be the most bloodoiest war in american history. After the Gettysburg Address, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the McLean house in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. The north had won. -
Lincolns Assassination
President Lincoln as enjoying the play "Our American Cousin" with his wife after the civil war. John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor, snuck into Lincoln's balcony. John was a supporter for the south in the civil war and blamed Abraham for starting a war. John shot Abraham in the back of his head and President Lincoln died the next day.
