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English colony at Jamestown Virginia
Jamestown Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. -
First Africans brought to North America
Slaves were loaded onto a Portuguese ship which was seized by the British. The British took the slaves to Virginia in order to have laborers. -
Pilgrims land at Plymouth
William Bradford and the Mayflower pilgrims who founded Plymouth colony, landed in America. They stamped a rock with tyhe year in which they came, commonly known as Plymouth rock. -
Salem witch trials
The Salem witch trials was a period of time where more than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and 20 of them were executed in colonial Massachusetts. -
French and Indian war
The French and Indian war (seven years war) was fought to decide who would receive certain territories -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five Colonist by the British which created tension and eventually resulted in a rebellion. -
The Boston tea party
The Boston tea party was a political protest led by the Sons of Liberty. The Birotsh were enforcing taxes on tea and the colonist thought that it was ridiculous. The Sons of Liberity went onto a ship that was transporting Tea and threw it all overboard. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a document which declared the 13 colonies an independent nation. -
The Revolutionary war ends
The Treaty of Paris was signed which established that America was now in independent nation . -
Shays rebellion
Farmers gathered to protest taxes against their business. They resorted to violence adn weapons to prove there point. -
Whiskey rebellion
The Whiskey rebellion was a protest against taxes on Alcohol. -
Constitution ratified
The government that was proposed under the constitution would begin -
Louis and Clark expedition
Louis and Clark were sent to explore new land for the United States to conquer -
War of 1812
The war was an attempt to restrict the United States trade and gain of new territory -
Missouri Comprimise
A compromise in which resulted for the omission of slavery in Missouri. -
Trail of tears
Native Americans were forced from the land to migrate to different places in the United States through treacherous path that cause many deaths, illnesses and injuries. -
Texan Independance
Texas was originally a part of Mexico until it created and signed a Declaration of independence and became a part of America. -
Mexican American War
The Mexican American war took place inorder to stop the expansion of America into Mexican territory. -
Gold Rush In California
California Gold Rush HistoryMany people migrated to California because there was a discovery of a large amount of gold. -
Comprimise of 1850
Comprimise of 1850 VideoCongress Passed five Bills that defused an argument between slave and free states. They created a comprimise that fit both o fthere needs. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This act was a bill that was passed that continued to allow popular sovereignity within the states. This allowed the states to decide on whether or not Slavery would be legal in that region. -
Abraham Lincoln elected Pesident
Abraham Lincoln was, by popular vote, elected the 16th president of the United states of America. He opposed slavery and planned to abolish it. By him beimg elected it caused many discrepancies between the north and the south states. -
Civil War
Civil War VideoThe civil war was a war between the North and South sAmerican states. The South was fighting to become seprate from the Nothern states because their veiws where too different. -
Transcontinental Railroad completed
This Railroad was the longest railroad in America that ran from East to West. The Transcontinental railroad was used as a war weapon in favor of the North to transport soldiers and supplies. -
Reconstruction Ends
This was the ending of a period of time in which America was forming a "new" nation and rebuilding what they has lost.
