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500
Creation
God created the world/universe! ;)
4500 B.C. -
500
Tower of Babble
God scattered people all around the world and created a ton of different languages.
2200 B.C. -
500
Migration of Native Americans across Beringine
Native Americans entered North America across the Beringine to seek food, shelter , and clothing.
1850 B.C. -
Period: 500 to
History Timeline ;)
All things we are going to learn in 8th grade history.;) -
Jan 1, 1000
Leif Erikson
Viking explorer, Leif Erikkson, landed on Vinland. -
Sep 19, 1492
Christopher Columbus lands in the America
Spanish explorer, Cristopher Columbus, sailed the Atlantic in search for India. Instead, he landed in North America, claiming the island for Spain. His motives were gold, glory, and God. -
13 Colonies Founded
The 13 Colonies were founded from 1602 tp 1732. These colonies cosisted of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersy, Masachussetts, Rhode Island, Conneticut, and New York. -
Settlement of Jamestown
Jamestown was established in 1607 by the men of the London Company. They settled on a penisula of what is now Virginia because they thougt they would be protected from the attacks of the Native Americans. -
Mayflower lands on Plymouth
The Separatists, more commonly known as the Pilgrims, wanted their children to grow up in English culture, yet they wanted the freedom to worship how they wanted to. So, they boarded the Mayflower and sailed to the New World in hope that they would start their own colony, which is one of the starts of the original 13 colonies. -
The Great Awakening
A movement which revived the religious belief in the American colonies that began in the 1730's. It swept through and influenced the colonies very swiftly. -
French and Indian War
Also called the 7 year war, this war was fought between the fFrench and Indians v.s. the English. The English won. -
Boston Massacre
When British soldiers fired into a raging mob that was gathered outside of the custom's house, killing 5 civlians and wounding more. -
Boston Tea Party
Late at night, the Sons of Liberty, dressed as Indians, got onto the British ships in the Boston harbor and with hatchets in hand, dumped all of the tea off of the ships into the harbor. -
Battle of Concord and Lexington
When the militia tried to hold off the British Army at the bridge leading into Concord. This lead to a retreat from the British and a new confidence for the minutemen. -
Declaration of Independence
Formal document separatng the 13 colonies from Great Britain. It consists of 4 basic parts: The preamble, the natural rights, the list of grievences, and the independence. -
Valley Forge
George Washington and his troops roamed the colonies in below freezing temperatures with little food, supplies, and clothes to keep them warm. Despite these disadvantages, the American army came out with a victory and a new confidence in their ability to defend freedom. -
Articles of Confederation
The 1st written plan of government of the United States. A confederation is an associasion of states that cooperate for a common purpose. -
Yorktown
Yorktown:
George Washington and his troops were joined by the French army and fulfilled a surprise attack on the British who were driven to Chesapeake Bay after a tiring chase from the American army. Saratoga:
The turning point in the war were the Americans defeated the British after a long battle. -
Treaty of Paris
The end of the Revolutionary War. This gave the Americans full freedom from Great Britain, gave the Americans their rightful land back, and the United States gave back all of the property to the Loyalists that was taken during the war. -
Shy's Rebellion
There was a money shortage that affected the farmers because their land was taken away. A group of them led by Shay, rebelled and closed courthouses. They were eventtually overtaken by the military. -
Constitution signed
A group of men finally compramised and signed a documanet saying how the nation would be run. -
Bill of Rights Passed
The first ten ammendments in the U.S. Constitution -
Election of 1800
The election between Jefferson and Adams that resulted in a tie to be broken by Hamilton which lead to the 12 ammendment in the Constitution. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States paid France $15 million dollars for their claimed land. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark set out to find an all water route through the western United States to the Western (Pacific) Ocean. This expatidition lasted for 2 years and ended in September of 1806. -
War of 1812
This war was made up of little battles throughout the northeastern part of the United States and lasted until Feb. 18, 1815. This war would've ended sooner because the Treaty of Ghent was signed, but communication was slow, so another battle was started. -
War of 1812
After Britain picked on the Americans for years, Congress finally declared war. -
Star Spangled Banner was written
Francis Scott Key went on a British ship to save one of his friends, for exchange of himself. He was forced to watch the disrtuction of Fort McHenry and thus our nation's anthem was created. -
Missouri Compomise
When the dispute over whether the new land from the Mexican War should allow slavery or not became too much, a compomise was made: a line was drawn north of parallel 36, 30 degrees north. -
Jacksonian Democracy
A political movement toward a greater democracy for the common white man symbolized by Jackson and all of his supporters. -
Trail of Tears
The movement of Cherokee Indians to Indian reservations further west which lead to cruel punishment of the Indians on the journey to their destination. -
Civil War
This war bewteen the Southern slave states and the Northern free states lasted until April 9, 1865. The Southerners believed that they had a right to own slaves while the Northerners disagreed and they went to war.
