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1492
Columbus arrives
Columbus discovers america -
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Sir Walter Raleigh Roanoke Island settled and disappeared
Settlers disappeared off the island -
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Life of Anthony Johnson in Virginia
The first legal slave owner -
Jamestown established
First permanent settlement of America -
slavery begins in the English colonies
The first slaves arrive in america -
Plymouth established with Mayflower Compact
Plymouth was established by the pilgrims -
Pennsylvania Colony established
The colony of Pennsylvania was established -
Salem Witch Trials
Many people were accused of witchcraft -
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First Great Awakening
It altered religious beliefs -
Albany plan
The Albany Plan by Ben Franklin begins to unite American Colonies. -
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7 years war
A war between Great Britain and France and the Indians went on for 7 years. -
Stamp act
An act was passed by the British parliament to help pay for the 7 years war. -
Boston massacre
5 people were killed in a British massacre -
Boston tea party
Angry protesters dumped 342 chests of tea in the Boston Harbor. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
First engagements in the revolutionary war -
The second continental congress DOES seek independence
America declared its independence in 1776, the Declaration of Independence was passed and signed -
Articles of confederation
the original constitution of the US, ratified in 1781, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789 -
Britain surrenders revolutionary war
The British lost to Cornwallis, they surrendered in Yorktown. It was known as the battle of Yorktown -
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First Continental Congress does NOT seek independence
The Continental Congress served as the government of the 13 American Colonies. Acts are passed by Congress. No taxation without representation. -
Shays rebellion
It was a rebellion for high taxes -
Constitutional convention
It was to address the problems of a weak government -
Constitution ratified
The official framework of the government of the US. -
George Washington's becomes first president
American political leader who became first president of the US. -
Washington’s Farewell Address
a valedictory to friends from George Washington after 20 years of being president -
Alien & Sedition Acts
four laws passed by the US Congress that restricted activities for foreign residents -
Thomas Jefferson elected president
Thomas Jefferson was the third president and he was the first peaceful transfer from one party to another -
The Louisiana purchase
The US bought 280,000 square miles -
Lewis and clark expedition
The lewis and clark expedition explored a passage that connects the interior of the continent to the Pacific Ocean -
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War of 1812
opened up the Great Lakes region to American expansion -
Missouri compromise
The United States federal legislation that admitted Maine to the United States as a free state -
Andrew Jackson as president
he was elected as the 7th president of the United States. -
Monroe doctrine
said that European powers do not belong in America -
Frederick Douglass joins the Abolitionist Movement
He became a speaker and leader in the abolitionist movement -
Fugitive slave act passes
it was part of the compromise of 1850 which required that slaves be returned to their owners. -
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Compromise of 1850
a package of five separate bills passed by the United States. -
Uncle toms cabin published
an anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. -
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Bleeding Kansas
a series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory -
Dred Scott decision
The United States Supreme Court upheld slavery in United States territories. -
Abraham Lincoln elected president
Abraham Lincoln was elected 16th president -
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Civil war
fought between the northern states and the southern states -
Emancipation proclamation
This declared that all slaves are freed -
Lincoln assassinated
Abe Lincoln was shot -
13th-15th Amendments pass, become law
The Civil War Amendments (as they were also called), were designed to ensure equality for recently emancipated slaves.
