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Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement in America -
The House of Burgesses
The first representative assembly in America, meets for the first time in Virginia. -
The Plymouth Colony
The Plymouth Colony is established by pilgrims from England. -
Colonial Population
Estimated at 50,400. -
English Seizes New Amsterdam
Seizes New Amsterdam from the Dutch and renames it New York. -
Population of American
Population of American is approximately 275,000 -
Boston News Letter
Founded by John Campbell -
Tea
Tea is first introduced into American colonies. -
Boston Masscre
A street fight that turned deadly over a "patriot" mob throwing snowballs, sticks, and stones at British Soldiers -
Boston Tea Party
Protesting against the high taxes that England put on their teas. One of the first protests in American History. -
Declaration of Independence
US declare their independence from British. -
Articles of Confederation
America wanted the Articles of Confederation to reunite separate states. This is important because without it we would basically not have the freedom we have today. -
Yorktown
The final battle of the Revolutionary War -
Underground Railroad
A system of pathways that were used to get slaves from the South to the North, even to Canada. Many people helped with the Underground Railroad, and one was Harriet Tubman. It was important because this helped bring many slaves to freedom and this greatly affected the South. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill Of Rights is very important to the United States because it tells all the personal freedoms that limit the government’s power in many proceedings. -
The Constitution
The Constitution is basically the laws that we as Americans worked for and believe. -
Election of 1800
Close running Presidency where Thomas Jefferson beat Aaron Burr. Thomas Jefferson ended up being one of the greatest Presidents. -
The War of 1812
This was important because it strengthened the federal government, and showed other countries that they shouldn't mess with the United States. -
Missouri Compromise
This law was a congressional agreement that regulated the extension of slavery in Missouri. This was important because it was how slavery was going to be dealt with. -
Civil War
From 1861-1865. The Civil War was fought for freedom. This impacted the whole world. -
Lincoln's Assassination
President Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Fords Theater.