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Jamestown is established
Jamestown was the first successful colony established in the New World made by the British -
Sante Fe is established
Sante Fe was the first and largest Spanish settlement in the New World -
First crops planted in the new world
The first crops planted in the new world were beans, squash, peas, okra, and tomatoes. -
House of Burgesess established
The House of Burgusess was the form of government in the colonies. It was a bicameral legislative. -
Enlightenment Era begins
The enlightenment was an era where thinking was being questioned and we turned to science instead of religion. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon formed a militia of colonists to attack Native Americans and goes to William Berkeley in defense. Berkeley did nothing so Bacon got mad and burned Jamestown to the ground. -
Maryland legalizes slavery
Slavery gave Maryland the upper hand in agriculture -
King Phillip's War
War between Native Americans and Colonist. Colonists ultimately win. -
Charter of 1691
States that Massachusetts is a royal colony controled by the monarchy -
Start of Salem witch trials
Series of events where witchcraft spread across Europe. Women were tried and killed if found guilty -
French and Indian War
Battle between Native Americans and British, changed relationship between British and Colonists because of increase in taxation after. -
Treaty of Paris
stops the french and indian war, talks about money and taxing the colonist to pay off war debt -
Stamp Act
First act to directly tax the American colonies, everything paper must have a stamp, if violated, you were tried without a jury -
Quartering Act
Said that colonist must house, feed, and take care of soldiers. Created fear of standing army -
Revenue Act
Taxed exports and imports (trade) -
Boston Massacre
shots fired while british patrolling the streets, 5 bostonians and 2 kids dead, blamed on the mob -
Boston Tea Party
Men dressed up as Native Americans in the middle of the night and looted all the tea off a ship and dumped it into the ocean -
Tea Act
British attempt to give the East India Company a monopoly on tea, this angered colonist and caused the Boston Tea Party -
Pennsylvania Constitution
abolished property owership, protected citizens from imprisonment from debt -
Shay's Rebellion
rebellion in response to dealing with debt, showed need for strong central government -
Embargo Act
Act that closed all ports in the US to imports and exports from Britain -
War of 1812
War that started between brits and americans because of British interference with American trade amongst other things -
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of the war of 1812 where Americans were outnumbered 2:1 but still pulled out a victory against the British -
Texas joins the United States
A long awaited decision, Texas was finally annexed into the United States after being an independent country -
Gold Rush Begins
The gold rush was when Americans started finding gold in the rivers thinking they "struck it rich" -
Start of Civil War
Battles between the US and the Confederecy over slavery and other rights -
Battle of Gettysburg
Fought in Gettysburg, Virginia, the battle with the most casualties, seen as the wars turning point -
12-15th Amendments Passed
These amendments were called the reconstruction amendments and gave African American's protected rights -
Slavery Abolished
Slavery was abolished with the passing of the 13th amendment -
End of the Civil War
The war ended when Robert E Lee surrendered at Appomattox to Ulysses S Grant