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Jamestown is established
Jamestown, Virginia, was the first British establishment settled in the New World. Which was named after King James l. -
Virginia House of Burgesses
The first democratically-elected legislative body in the British American colonies. -
Mayflower Compact is signed
The Mayflower Compact was a set of rules for self-governance established by the English settlers who traveled to the New World on the Mayflower. -
John Winthrop, ¨A Model of Christian Charity¨
John Winthrop was an English Puritan who wrote, "A Model of Christian Charity", as a sermon to emphasize God's high expectations for the settlement and explain the consequences of failure. -
Rhode Island founded
Rhode Island was founded by Roger Williams into the 13 colonies. -
English Civil War begins
The war began due to the disagreements about religion, and discontent over the king's use of power and his economic policies. -
New Amsterdam is captured
The Dutch governor, Peter Stuyvesant, surrendered New Amsterdam to the British the year of 1664. Which in later years, the British then named the colony New York in honor of the Duke of York. -
Great Plague in London
The Great Plague was an epidemic first present in London of the year 1665. Records indicated that some 68,596 people died, although the actual number of deaths was suspected to have exceeded 100,000 deaths. -
Bacon´s Rebellion
Bacon´s Rebellion was an armed rebellion which began in 1676 by Virginia settlers. Which was led by Nathaniel Bacon against Colonial Governor William Berkeley, after Berkeley refused Bacon´s request to drive Native Americans out of Virginia. -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights is an Act of Parliament signed into law. Firmly establishing the principles of frequent parliaments, free elections, and freedom of speech within parliament . -
Stono Rebellion
A slave revolt that began in the colony of South Carolina. With many slaves fleeing to modern day Florida, who at the time was ruled by Spain, to become a free Spaniard. But in return, the slaves would have to pledge themselves to Spain and convert their religion to Catholic. -
Benjamin Franklin invents the Lightning Rod
Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod to prove that lightning was electricity, and protecting people, buildings, and other structures from lightning. -
George lll becomes the King
George lll becomes the King of Great Britain and Ireland after the death of his grandfather King George ll.In his accession speech to Parliament he stated that he will, ¨Glory in the name of Britain.¨ -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed by representatives of King George lll and representatives of the United States, which officially ended the American Revolutionary War and conflict between the two countries. -
Stamp Act
This act was Parliament's first direct tax on American colonies, which raised money for Britain taxing things such as newspapers, pamphlets, legal documents, dice, and playing cards. -
Townsend Duties
To help pay the expenses involved in governing the American colonies, Parliament passed the Townsend Act, which taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea, -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in Boston on March 5, 1770, in which a group of nine British soldiers shot five people in a crowd of about three to four hundred who were abusing them verbally and throwing various objects. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was an American protest. In Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians who boarded three British tea ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
Quebec Act
The act granted emancipation for the Catholic, French-speaking settlers of the province. Repealing the loyalty oath and reinstated French civil law in combination with British criminal law which upsets American colonists. -
Beginning of The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga sparked because General John Burgoyne attempted to invade New England from Canada with the goal of isolating New England from the rest of the United States. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was an acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic. In return for fifteen million dollars, the United States acquired a total of 828,000 square miles in Middle America. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act closed U.S. ports to all exports and restricted imports from Britain. The act was President Thomas Jefferson´s response to British and French interference with U.S. merchant ships. -
Argentina gains their Independence
With the establishment of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata in 1816, Argentina achieved its independence from Spain. -
The Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States foreign policy position that opposed European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere. -
The Treaty of Constantinople
The Constantinople Conference, resulted in the Treaty of Constantinople. It was fought between the Great Powers, which included Britain, Russia, and France, and the Ottoman Empire, on one side. The treaty´s most important clause was that it recognized Greece as a sovereign nation. -
Battle of the Alamo
On this date the Battle of the Alamo began, which was an important event in the Texas Revolution and American History because it rallied the rest of Texas to fight against the Mexican army. -
The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush, was a rapid influx of fortune seekers in California that began after gold was found at Sutter´s Mill in early 1848 and reached its peak in 1852. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg began on this date during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war´s turning point. -
The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution
The Fourteenth Amendment was added to address that no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges of citizens of the United States.