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massacre at mystic
a massacre of native Americans for killing a white outlaw for taking Indian girls hostage -
the scalp act
because of a Pennsylvania the scalp allowed people to bring scalps of adults and children in for money -
the Boston tea party
was a defiance by the people of the British injustice against the colony's -
The battle of Concord and Lexington
this battle kicked off the revolutionary war and cause the long fight for independence in America -
the declaration of independence is signed
the untied states writing its laws allowing for the country to confirm its solidarity -
the winter at valley forge
washingtons amry holding a strategic point while they suffered they built their experience and helped the army overall -
the Battle of Yorktown
this battle ended with the defeat of the british and forecasted the defeat of the british and liberation of the colonies -
the article of confederation
the first constitution of the untied states -
the 3/5ths compromise
this considered slaves as people and they could vote but they only counted as 3/5ths a person -
the constitution is ratified
this begins the great laws and when the united states had a clear and precise jurisdiction from Britian -
presidential inauguration of George Washington
this marked the first president of the united states making it a unified nation of america -
summary of George Washington
a farewell from Washington after stepping down from 2 terms of president and residing to his cabin -
the death of George Washington
one of the first founding leader of the united states along with what sent America into its beginnings -
marbury vs. madison
this was a judicial debate about the power of the federal courts being allowed to make legislative and executive acts unconstitutionally -
election day 1800
this day was important because it marked when thomas jefferson beat john adams making him the second president of the united states -
slave trade ends
the triangular trae of slaves and goods ends and slaves are no longer delivered to the us -
Battle of Tippecanoe
a battle between Tecumseh's forces and general Harrison forces with the us winning and delving a serious moral blow to native american sides. -
Missouri compromise
this divided the states making the north and south from free sates to slave states -
indiana removal act
this removed indians from their home lands moving them to reservations to live in -
Nat Turner Rebellion
5 slaves escaped and enlisted 75 other slaves with guns and killed whites to secure their freedom -
trail of tears
this was a large trail where multiple indians traveled thousands of miles dying on the way there to be removed from their home lands -
fugitive slave act
this did not allow slaves to escape from slaves states to free states and become free and were forced to go back to their slave state -
dred scott decision
one of the worst decision by the supreme court saying that Scott was free but could never be a citizen violating the Missouri compromise -
emancipation proclamation
Abraham Lincoln sign a proclamation that anyone held as slaves in the rebellious states was considered a free state in the union -
13th amendment
this law removed slavery and only allowed for it as a punishment by crime -
14th amendment
no state can make law the remove the privileges or rights of us citizens -
John D. Rockerfeller creates standerized oil
created a stand oil business and was criticized for making too much money and taking over an empire of oil -
15th amendment
grants African American men the right to vote -
Battle of little bighorn
Custer leads himself to defeat against crazy horse and his band of plains indianas -
the great Oklahoma land race
was a rush for people to claim land in Oklahoma -
battle of wounded knee
was a massacre of the lakota people where 300 people were murdered by the united states -
Ellis isle opens up
helped process immigrants as they came into the united states -
Plessy vs Ferguson
a case that cemented the saying separate and equal as long as place were separate but equal -
the wizard of oz book is published
a great book was written by L Frank Baun -
Angle island open to process immigrants
was an immigration station for people in san Francisco -
the empire state building opens
new yorks biggest building the empire state building was built