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Voyage to Cuba
Sir Walter Raileigh sends out expedition to Cuba. Don't know exact date. -
Jamestown
Jamestown. Doon't know exact date -
Salem Witch Trials
In 1692 three girls accused three women of being witches, one of them was practicing witchcraft. 24 people died during this witch craze. It ended in 1693. -
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone is born. -
Proclomation of 1763
The Proclomation of 1763 was about land grants. Nobody liked it, it was basically ignored. -
Boston Tea Party
On December 16, 1773 a group of colonists dumped 342 crates of tea from Britain into the Boston Harbor in rebellion of the Tea act. -
Declaring Independence
Several men wrote and signed the Declaration of Indepedence. -
Trenton
The day George wAshington and his discouraged troops crossed the Delaware and attacked the hessians on the other side. -
Yorktown
In 1781, Yorktown was won by the colonists who were backed by the French. Possibly signaling the end of the war. -
Constitution
On this day the Constitution was signed. -
Lewis and Clark
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out to find a route to the Pacific -
War of 1812
The war of 1812 begins. -
Gold Rush
Gold Rush.