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Apr 16, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was an English document the helped shape it's government and infuece America's. -
Lost Colony
The Lost Colony was sponsered by Sir Walter and founded on Roanoke Island, near the coast of North Carolina. -
Jamestown
Capt. John Smith started the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, off the Virginia coast. -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first representative assembly in the New World. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayfloer Compact was an agreement to to form a self-government. -
Pilgrims
Pilgrims, English Puritans, landed at Plymouth on the Mayflower. -
Roger Williams
Roger Williams founded Providence, Rhode Island as a democratically ruled colony. -
Navigation Act
British Parliment passed first Navigation Act, making colonial commerce to fit English needs. -
Nathaniel Bacon
Nathaniel Bacon led planters against autocratic British Governor Sir William Berkeley and burned Jamestown. During the rebellion, Bacon died and 23 followers were executed. -
William Penn
William Penn signrd a treaty with Delaware Indians and made a payment for Pennsylvania lands. -
Witchcraft Delusion
The witchcraft delusion occured in Salem, MAand 20 alleged witches were executed by the court. -
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin published the first Poor Richard's Almanack. -
John Peter Zenger
John Peter Zenger was aquitted of libel in New York after criticizing the British Government. -
Great Awakening Sermon
A famous sermon was given by Jonathan Edwards, a major figure in the revivalist Great Awakening. -
French and Indian War
the French and Indian War begins as French occupied Fort Duquesne. -
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act placed duties onm lumber, foodstuffs, molasses, and rum in the colonies to pay war debts. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act, placed on the colonies by Parliment, required revenue stamps to help fund English troops. -
Quartering Act
The Quartering Act required colonists to house British soldiers. -
Boston Massacre
British troops fired into a Boston mob, mocking the soldiers, killing 5 people including Crispus Attucks. This becam known as the Boston Massacre. -
Boston Tea Party
To protest the tea tax, colonists dressed as Native Americans dumped boxes of tea into the harbor, later known as the Boston Tea Party. -
Intolerable Acts
The Intollerable Acts was passed by Parliament, giving them control of Massachusetts. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia which called for civil disobedience against Britian. -
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry addressed the Virginia convention and said, "Give me liberty or give me death!" -
Paul Revere
Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to alert Patriots that the British were on their way to Concord. -
Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the Revolution was at Lexington and Concord. The Minuteman lost 8 and the British took 273 casualties. -
Continental Congress
Continental Congress named George Washington commander and chier, established a postal system and Benjamin Franklin became the first postmaster general. -
Common Sense
Common Sense was a famous pro independence pamphlet by Thomas Paine. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence declared freedom from Britian. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was adopted by the Continental Congress. -
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones, a U.S. naval hero, defeated the Serapis in British North Sea waters. -
Battle of Yorktown
American and French forces united to defeat Cornwalis at the Battle of Yorktown. -
Constitutional Convention
The Constituional Convention was held in Philadelphia consisted delegates from each state except Rhode Island, which lead the the creating pf the Constitution. -
Treaty of Paris
Britain and America signed the Treaty of Paris, recognizing U.S. independence. -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion of debt-ridden farmers in Massachusetts failed. -
Northwest Ordinance
The Northwest Ordinance set up an orderly pattern of growth for the U.S. -
First U.S. Election
In America's first election, Gearge Washington became president and John Adams was the vice president. -
Federal Judiciary Act
The Supreme Court created the Federal Judiciary Act adn John Jay later confirmed as the first Supreme Court Justice. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Western Pennsylvannia faqrmers protested the liquor tax, later known as the whiskey rebellion. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Righs, informing individual rights, was submitted to states. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Wkitney invented the cotton gin, inreasing slavery and southern crop production. -
Washinton's Farewell Address
Washington's farewell address set many precidents an he warned against perminant alliances woth foreign powers. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were passedby federalists to silence political opposition. -
Thomas Jefferson Eleted
Thomas Jefferson was elected president by the House after him and Aaron Burr won the same number as electoral votes. -
Robert Fulton
Robbert Futon made the first steamboat trip that lasted 32 hours long. -
Embargo Act
The Embargo Act banned all trade with foreign countries, forbidding ships to travel to foreign ports. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 had three main causes including, British seizes on U.S. ships trading with France, British seized 4,000 U.S. sailors, and Britain armed Native Americans, forming an alliance. The war also had three effects including, incresed American Patriotism, weak Native American resistance, and U.S. manufacturing grew. -
Battle of Lake Erie
Oliver Hazard Perry defeated a British fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie. -
Francis Scott Key
During a British fleet, Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star-Spengled Banner." -
Florida to the U.S.
Spain ceded Florida to America. -
Monroe Doctrine
President James Monroe enunciated the Monroe Doctrine which opposed European interaction with the Americas. -
Webster-Hayne Debate
A famous debate was held between Daniel Webster and Robert Hayne, arguingthe states right to nullify a federal law. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, providing land and some pay to Indians who relocate West. -
Nat Turner
Nat Turner, a black slave in Virginia led a local slave rebellion, killing 57 whites. -
Trail of Tears
Cherokee Indians, forced to relocate West, walked the "Trail of Tears" from Georgia to Oklahoma. -
Samuel F.B. Morse
Samuel F.B. Morse invented the telegraph and sent the first message. -
Mexican War
The Mexican War began after President James K. Polk ordered General Zachary Taylor to seize disputed Texan land settled by Mexicans. -
Seneca Falls
Seneca Falls, led by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, was a women's rights convention. -
Compromise of 1850
Henry Clay's Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a state and made Utah and New Mexico territories. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beacher Stowe published "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which showed an abolitionist's view on slavery. -
Republican Party
The Republican Party was formed. -
Gadson Purchase
The Gadson Purchase contributed to the expansion of the U.S. -
Case of Dred Scott
The Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court stated that slaves did not become free in a free state and Congress could not ban slavery from a territory. -
Attack on Harpers Ferry
Abolitionist John Brown seized U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry with 21 men. -
Election of Lincoln
Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected President in a four way race. -
The Confederate States of America Form
As the Civil War begins, the Confederate States of America form, electing Jefferson Davis as President. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The Civil War begins as the Confederates fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston, S.C. -
The Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam in Western Maryland was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all slaves in areas still in rebellion. -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address after Union forces won a major victory. -
Appomattox Courthouse
General Robert E. Lee surrendered 20,800 Confederate troops to General Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse. -
Lincoln's Assasination
President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater. -
The 13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery. -
The 14th Amendment
The 14th Amendment provided citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the U.S. -
The 15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment allowed people the right to vote despite their race or religion. -
Clara Barton
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
