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Period: Sep 30, 1400 to
history time line
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Sep 30, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Spanish rulers gave columbus money to carry out his plan to the americans -
Oct 11, 1493
puritan beliefs
believed english chruches needed reformation -
diseases
disease spread quickly such as smallpox -
Early British colonies
A group of English settlers founded Jamestown, Virginia. It was the first permanent English colony in the Americas -
British colonies
There were 13 Bristish colonies, the colonies prospered. -
French and indian war
The french and British colonists clashed. The french and Indian war then started. -
French and Indian war
The war ended with french defeat. France surrended most of its Northern land to the British -
Boston Massacre
British soldier fired on a mob of people and killed several colonists. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists wanted to destroy tea sent by the East India Company. They boarded the ships then threw the tea into the harbor. -
colonial resistance and rebellion
Colonists and British soldiers fought at lexington and concord. -
Decleration of Independance
The congress adopted the Decleration of Indeoendace declaring the colonies independant -
Stars and Stripes
The flag was approved by congress in 1777 after Betsy Ross created the design in 1776 -
War for Independance
The two sides engaged in peace talks. The treaty of Paris was signed and it recognized the United States as a nation. -
Confederation and Constitution
The required number of states approved the first ten amendments known as the bill of rights. -
The age pf Jackson
Andrew Jackson became presidant His presidantal style made him very popular with people. -
Womans rights
Female reformers met in New York at the Seneca Falls Convention. They approved a statement that demanded equal rights for woman. -
The civil War
The civil war began when Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, which was a union fort in Charleston -
Buisness and Labor
The National Labor Union formed and persuaded the government to adopt 8 hour days in governmant office -
Expansion of Industry
Thomas Edison established a research lab, the telephone was also invented. -
Cultures clash
The dawes act of 1887 tried to force the assimilaton of Native Americans into white culture.
