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500
Creation
God created the universe :)
4500 BC -
500
Tower of Babel
God scattered people around world and created different lanuages :)
2200 BC -
500
Migration of Native Americans across Beringia
Native Americans entered North America across Beringia for food, shelter, and clothing :)
1850 BC -
Period: 500 to
History Timeline (:
All things we are going to learn in 8th grade history (: -
Jan 1, 1000
Leif Erikkson (:
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Sep 19, 1492
Christopher Columbus lands in North America (:
The spanish explorer, Christopher Columbus, was going to India but landed in North America. He was searching for God, gold, and glory. -
13 Colonies Founded (:
Colonies consisted of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticutt, New York, New Jersey, Pennsilvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. -
Jamestown (:
English men came to the new world, america, to establish colony and look for gold. -
Mayflower (;
A group of separists , aka pilgrims, sailed to the new world for religious freedom. -
Great Awakening (:
The Great Awkening was a religious revial in american religious history. -
French and Indian War (:
Also called the seven years war, The french and indians fought against the england. The English won. -
Boston Massacre (:
As the same day as the townshend acts were repealed, a fight broke out among the colonists and several patriots were shot. -
Boston Tea Party (:
A group of patriots disguised themselves as mohawk indians and dumped british tea in the river. -
Concord and Lexington (:
First military engaagement in the revalutionary war. -
Declaration of Independence (:
Document that freed the colonists from british rule. -
Battle of Saratoga/ Yorktown (:
The turning oint in the British war. Grerman and Heessian troops surrendered their arms. The battle of yorktown was when the British general, Cornwallis, was cut off at virgina and were forced to push back. -
Valley Forge (:
The site of the American Contidental army in the winter during the Revolutionary war -
Articles Of Confederation (:
The first written plan of government for the United States. -
Treaty of Paris (:
The end of the revolutionary war. -
Shay's Rebellion (:
Farmers in massachusetts shut down the courthouses because judges ordered them to sell their livestock to pay off debts -
Constitution Signed (:
The Constitution of The United States of America was signed by 38 of the 41 presented at the conclusion of the constitutional Conventon in Philidelphia -
Bill of Rights Passed (:
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Election of 1800
Jefferson vs Adams. Because of the electoral collage, Jefferson wins. -
Lousiana Purchase
United States purchased the Lousiana Territory from France for a price of $15 million. It doubled the size of the United States and moved the country towards westward expansion. -
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Lewis and Clark expedition
Thomas Jefferson told Lewis and Clark to find a water route across North America and explore the uncharted west. -
War of 1812 (:
America declared war on Britian because of they were stealing and impressing American merchant sailors for their navy. -
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War of 1812
Started from Britian cutting off American trade. The Treaty of Ghent was signed by representitives at Ghent, Belgium, ending the War of 1812. Its terms were all conquered territory must be returned and comissions were plan to settle the border between the United States and Canada. -
Star Spangled Banner
Composed by Francis Scott Key. Congress proclaimed it as the US National Anthem in 1931. -
Jacksonian Democracy
President Jackson was elected. Politcial movement towards greater democracy for the common man. -
Trail of Tears
name given to the forced relocation of Native American nations from southeastern parts of the United States following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. -
Missouri Compromise
the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. -
Period: to
Civil War
The war in the US between the north and the south
