US history

US history

Period: Jan 1, 1585 to Dec 31, 1881

lost colony

Jan 3, 1585

Sir Walter Raleigh found Roanoke on Ropanoke island which was known as the lost colony because all the settlers just vanished in1590.

Jamestown

May 1, 1607

Captin John Smith landed his ships on the virginia coast starting the first permant colony in the new world.

first black labors

Apr 12, 1619

first indentured servents brought to james town.

house of burgesses

Jul 30, 1619

First representitive assembly in the new world in jamestown VA

Pilgrams

Sep 16, 1620

puritans left plymoth and reached cape cod nov. 19 and landed with 103 passengers.

Rohde island found

Jun 12, 1636

Roger willams founded Providence Rhode island in june with seperation from church.

navigation Act

Dec 1, 1660

british parlimant passed the navigation act reulating english commerce.

The burning

Sep 19, 1676

nathaniel bacon led planters against autocratic british gov and burned james town the rebellion collapsed when bacon died

treaty

Apr 23, 1683

willam penn sighned treaty with the indians and made payment for pennsylvania lands.

witch trial

Apr 13, 1692

the witch craft delusion at salem 20 alleged witches executed an speical court.

poor richards almanack

Apr 13, 1732

Benhjamin franklin published the first poor richards almanack.

john peter zenger

Aug 5, 1735

zenger was aquitted of libel in new your after criticizing the british goveners conduct

french and indian war

Apr 13, 1754

the french and indian war began when the french occupied ft duquesene the the britished captued quebec and move the french to nova scotia

sugar act

Apr 5, 1764

placed duties on lumber,foodstuff,molasses and rum in colonies to pay war debts

stamp act

Mar 22, 1765

required revenu stamps to fund troops

quartering act

Mar 24, 1765

required colists to house troops any time

town shend acts

Apr 13, 1767

levied taxes on glass printers lead paper and tea.

boston massacre

Mar 5, 1770

british troops fire into bosron mob killing 5 people includin crispus attucks

boston tea party

Dec 16, 1773

the boston tea party was a protest where the sons of liberty boarded a ship dressed as iniads and through of 14 crates of brithish cargo.

intolerable acts

Apr 13, 1774

british rule took away self rule until tea was paid for from boston tea party

lexington&concord

Apr 19, 1775

the first battle of th revelution had begun over 278 casualties were took by the british

commen sense

Apr 13, 1776

thomas pain wrote his novel that inspired colonists to fight for indipendence