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1492
Columbus Arrives
Columbus arrives in the new world from Spain. -
Sir Walter Raleigh Roanoke Island settled and disappears
They settled in 1584 and went missing in 1590 -
Jamestown established
The colony of James town was settled -
slavery begins in the English colonies
Slavery has started to become popular in the colonies -
Plymouth established with Mayflower Compact
The colonists established with the mayflower compact -
Life of Anthony Johnson in Virginia
The life of the black colonist Anthony Johnson
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Pennsylvania Colony established
The colonists made a colony in Pennsylvania -
Salem Witch Trials
Salem witch trials was when they thought that some of the colonists where witches and burned them at the steak. -
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First Great Awakening
This was when spiritual devotion was awoken -
Albany Plan by Ben Franklin begins to unite American Colonies
This was to unify the colonies. -
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7 Years War “French-Indian War”
This was the war against the French and the British -
Stamp Act
This is when the British taxed stamps for mail for the colonists. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre was when British soldiers killed many -
Articles of Confederation
This was an article made about the confederates. -
Boston Tea Party
This was when the colonists protested the taxes on tea by through out the British tea -
First Continental Congress does NOT seek independence
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Second Continental Congress DOES seek independence
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Battles of Lexington and Concord
This was the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War. -
Britain surrenders Revolutionary War
This is when the brits finally ended the war. -
Shays’ Rebellion
This was when people were rebeling against the the government. -
Constitutional Convention
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Constitution Ratified
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George Washington becomes First President
This is when George Washington was elected as president -
Washington’s Farewell Address
Washington writes letters towards the end of his 2nd term -
Alien & Sedition Acts
A law was passed that stated that no foreigners could become residents of the us and there freedom of speech was limited -
Thomas Jefferson elected president
Jefferson was elected president -
Louisiana Purchase
A very big purchases of land by the us from the french -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The discovery of the west of American. -
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War of 1812
Another war against Britain. -
Missouri Compromise
This was passed and made Missouri a slave state -
Monroe Doctrine
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Andrew Jackson as President
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Frederick Douglass joins the Abolitionist Movement
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Fugitive Slave Act passed
An act was about fugitive slaves -
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Compromise of 1850
5 bills where passed -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin published
A book was published -
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Bleeding Kansas
Debate over slavery -
Dred Scott Decision
A Supreme Court decision -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
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Civil War
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Lincoln Assassinated
Lincoln was killed -
13th-15th Amendments pass, become law
