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American events
Important dates in american history -
First continental congress
Colonists form first continental congress as Britain closes Boston harbor and deploys troops in Massachusetts -
American Revolution
George Washington leads colonist continental army against British rule -
Declaration of independence
Thomas Jefferson's declaration of independence endorsed by congress; colonies declare independence -
Flag of the US
Stars and stripes on the flag for the US was adopted -
Worst defeat in revolution
Americans suffer their worst defeat at the battle of Charleston, South Carolina losing 10,000 soldiers -
US wins Yorktown siege
General Cornwallis surrenders to George Washington ending the armed struggle of the American Revolution -
Britain accepts loss
Britain accepts the loss of the colonies in North America by virtue of the Treaty of Paris -
New Constitution
The founding fathers gathered to draw up a new constitution for the United States and comes into effect in 1788 -
First President
George Washington elected as the first president of the United States -
Bill of Rights
The bill of rights guarantees individual freedom for the citizens under the new constitution -
France sells territory
France sells the Louisiana territories to the US almost doubling the size -
Michigan territory
The Michigan territory was added to the US furthering the size of it and soon becoming a free state with lots of industry -
1808
The Atlantic slave trade is banned so they could not get slaves from Africa which was a big exporter of slaves so they had to be smuggled or get slaves another way -
Defeat of Tecumseh
William Henry Harrison led his troops to defeat the Indians led by Tecumseh at the battle of Tippecanoe -
War of 1812
The war of 1812 between the US and Britain started because Britain tried to limit the trade and travel of US -
War of 1812 pt.2
The war of 1812 finished and the Americans won instilling a great deal of nationalism and gaining respect from other countries -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri compromise was made admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state -
Mexican War
The US gains New Mexico and California from the Mexican war -
Republican Party
Those who opposed slavery set up Republican party and the Kansas and Nebraska act was passed -
Election of 1860
Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected as president of the US in 1860 -
Civil war starts
Eleven pro-slavery southern states secede from the union and form confederate states of America -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issues the Emancipation proclamation declaring all slaves in confederate states to be free -
End of civil war
The civil war ended with the Union being the Victor and slavery being abolished under the 13th amendment and Lincoln is assassinated -
Battle of Wounded Knee
the Americans won the last battle of the Indian war at Wounded Knee against the Sioux people -
Spanish-American War
The Spanish-American war ended with the US gaining Puerto Rico, Guam, the Philippines and Cuba, US annexes Hawaii.
