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500
CREATION
GOD CREATED THE UNIVERSE!
4500 BC -
500
TOWER F BABEL
GOD SCATTERED PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD AND CREATED DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
2200 BC -
500
MIGRATION OF NATIVE AMERICANS ACROSS BERINGIA
NATIVE AMERICANS ENTERED NORTH AMERICA ACROSS BERINGIA TO SEEK 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
VIKING EXPLORER LANDED IN VINDLAND -
Sep 19, 1492
Christopher Columbus Lands In South America
Spanish explorer, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean trying to reach India, but insted landed in South America -
13 Colonies Founded
The colonies consisted of Virginia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maryland, Conneticut, Rhode Island, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Georigia. -
JAMESTOWN
The first British colony was started -
MAYFLOWER
The Sepratists, also called Pilgrims wanted to come to America because they wanted their children to grow up in the English but be able to worship anyway they chose. In 1620 the Pilgrims sailed across the Atlantic Ocean for America to start their new lives. -
Great Awakening
The Great Awakening shook up the English colonies. This religious movement caused an outpouring of Christian faith. It also prompted new ways of thinking about the church and society. -
French and Indian War
This is also called the 7 years war. The French and Indinans vs. the English. The British won the war. -
Boston Massacre
5 colonists were killed by British soldiers protecting themselves from the colonists hitting them with things. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty dumped tons of British tea into the Boston Harbor as a boycott against the tax put on the tea. -
Concord and Lexington
The very first battle fought in the American Revolutionary War against the colonists and British soldiers. The colonists won the battle. This is where the '"Shot Hard Round the World" hapened. -
Delclaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to delcare freedom from the control of Great Britian. It was wriiten to explain to the world why America was separating fom Britian. -
Valley Forge
The American army were just about to quite when George Washington begged them to keep going. The army ended up winning the battle even though they were freezing and didn't have enough supplies to keep them warm. -
Articles of Confederation
The first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of states that cooperate for a common purpose. -
Battle of Saratoga/ Yorktown
At the Battle of Saratoga, the American army kept on fighting bsck to the British and ened up winning the battle making a turnning point in the war for the Americans.
At the Battle in Yourktown, George Washington and his troops gained many soliders from France helping them win the battle and to help block off the Cheasapeke Bay which helped them win the battle. -
Treaty of Paris
The signing of the Treaty of Paris marked the end of the Revolutionary War and declared peace between Amereica and Great Britian. -
Shay's Rebelion
There was a money shortage and it was particularly hard on farmers who could not earn enough to pay their debts and taxes. In Massachusetts, judges ordered farmers to sell their land and livestock to pay off their debts. Led by Daniel Shays, a hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill, Massachusetts farmers rebelled. In 1786, Shays and his followers closed down courthouses to keep judges from taking their farms. Then they marched on the national arsenal at Springfield to seize the weapons stored there. -
Constitution signed
This is when many people decided on how our country would be runned. Some people signed it and others didn't depending on if they agreed with what the document stated. -
Bill of Rights
A fromal listing of the rights for every citizens. It lists the common day rights that we use everyday for example, the freedom of speech and religion. -
Election of 1800
This election was between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Thomas Jefferson won this election against John Adams. -
Louisiana Purchase
This is when the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from the French. They bought this area for $15 million. Many people were not happy about this becuase they thought that it would be too hard to govern that large of an area. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark travled up the Missouri River trying to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean. They found the Pacific Ocean in Oregon and returned home to St. Louis after 28 months of travel. -
War of 1812
Congress declared war on Great Britian. The reason for declaring war were, impressment of sailors, safe lands, direct route to Canada, and the Indians were given weapons. It was a bad war that lasted for 3 years. The treaty of Ghent eneded this war. But before the news of the treaty reached Americans in Louisiana the Battle of New Orleans was fought. -
Star Spangled Banner
This song was written after Francis Scott Key saw an American flag waving in the air after the battle at Fort McHenry. He wrote the lyrics to a poem he was saying while he was captured. -
Jacksonian Democracy
The idea that the common people should control the government. This is what presidnet Jackson believed when he was elected as presidnet in November of 1828. -
Trail of Tears
The removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in 1838 and 1839. This is known as the Trail of Tears becuase so many peopled died on their way to the Indian Territory. -
Missouri Compromise
An agreement made by Congress in 1820 under which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a slave state. Maine was also admitted into the Union as a free state -
Civil War
This was a war between the north and the south states of America. They were fighting against and for slavery. The south wanted the nation to be a slave nation while the north wanted to have a free nation. The north won the war and the battle ended on April 9, 1865.
