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Period: Apr 14, 1200 to
US History
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
"Great Charter" for the citizens of England, which was a document that garunteed basic political rights of the citizens of the parliment -
Roanoke
Pioneers find the first colony, Roanoke located on the North Caroline coast, but somehow mysteriously disappears. -
Jamestown
John Smith discovers the first permanent English settlement in the New World, Jamestown. -
House of Burgesses
The first representative assembly in the New World, House of Burgesses is elected to be in Jamestown. -
Mayflower Compact
The passengers of the Mayflower sign the agreement to uphold laws for the good of men of Plymouth. -
Rhode Island is Found
Roger Williams, a puritan, finds Rhode Islands for religous reasons. -
Navigation Acts
a regulation for the conial commerce -
Pennsylvania!
William Penn signed a treaty with Delaware Indians, and paid for the land of Pennsylvania. -
Witchcraft Delusion
In Salem, MA alleged witches are executed by special court. -
Great Awakening
A great religous revival spreads through the colonies. -
Poor Richard's Almenack
Benjamin Franklin publishes the first Poor Richard Almanack. -
Zenger Trial
John Peter Zenger, New York writer, is put into trial for critiscizing the British govener's conduit in office. -
French and Indian War
A war with the French, Natives, and England. The French lost Canada. -
Sugar Act
Act placed on surgar to pay debt off from French and Indian War. -
Stamp and Quartering Act
all products must have stamps and documents, and colonists must house British Troops. -
Boston Massacre
Blood is spilt of the citizens in Boston, during a massacre from the British soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty have an attack on British ships, and dumped the tea on the ships into the harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
An act of taxes that would pay for the loss of tea from the Boston Tea Party. -
Revolution Begins
Patrick Henry says "Give me liberty or give me death!" -
The British are Coming!
Paul Revere and William Dawes worn America of the British invading. -
First Battles
Battles are held at Lexington and Concord. -
Townshend Acts
levied taxes on glass, painter's lead, paper, and tea. -
Declaration of Indpendence
The Declaration of Independence is written and approved to show the U.S. is officially independent. -
Common Sense
famous pro-independence pamphlet -
Articles of Confederation
The first set of government of which that our government is set off today was formed. -
Saratoga
Burgoyne's 5,000 British soldiers surrender. -
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones defeats Serapis in North Sea of Britain. -
Yorktown, VA
Cornwallis surrenders at the last battle of the revolutionary war. -
Paris Peace Treaty
Recognizes the American's Independence, and stops the revolutionary war. -
Constitutional Convention
The convention to see if the constitution will be fully ratified, and be the form of government for the U.S. -
Northwest Ordinance
Rules of statehood in the Northwest territory is made. -
1st President
George Washington is elected to be first president. -
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments are added to the constitution. -
Cotton Gin
An invention created by Eli Whitney to make life easier for slaves, but ironicly enough, they get more handed to them. -
Washington's Farewell Address
This was the last speech from Washington as president, to warn of perminant alliances with foreign powers. -
Louisianna Purchase
Land is bought from the French for just $11,250,000. -
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark start their heroic journey on the Mississippi River to explore the land recently bought. -
Robert Fulton
The first steamboat is set into water for faster transportation. -
War of 1812
Britain has captured U.S. vessels and sailor, and aided the Natives against the Americans. -
Star-Spangled Banner
A song that was written by Francis Scott Key after a British Fleet was defeated, which is now are national anthem. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri was allowed to be a slave state but Maine had to be a free state. -
Monroe Doctrine
Monroe declared America the protector of Latin countries, and America a supreme power. -
Trail of Tears
The Native Americans were moved to the West on Indian Territory. -
Communication Gets Better
Samuel F.B. Morse creates the telegraph, which is a machine that sends messages with beeps, and boops. -
Manifest Destiny
America is determined to be stretched from sea to sea. -
Women Rights Convention
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton lead a Women's Rights convention in Seneca Fall, NY, which changed some states mind about Women's Rights. -
Compromise of 1850
This admitted California as a free state, and made Utah and New Mexico into territories. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe writes a story of a slave who is highly mistreated by his master, and this raises tension with the North and the South. -
Dred Scott Case
A slave on free land is sent back to slavery, and this rules out the Missouri Comproimse. -
Abe is President
Abraham Lincoln is elected President in a 4-way race. -
Confederate States of America
The South secedes from the union to create a new country, where Jefferson Davis is President. This leads to the first battle of the Civil War, Ft. Sumter. -
The Battle of Anietam
The bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
All slaves are free. -
Gettysburg Address
After the Gettysburg battle, Abraham Lincoln says, the war must end, it is getting way too out of hand. -
Civil War Ends
Robert E. Lee surrenders to Grant at the Appmattox Court House. -
Lincoln is Assassinated
Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater. -
14th Amendment
Citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. -
15th Amendment
Voting allowed to all races. -
Red Cross is Founded
Clara Barton finds the American Red Cross.
