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"lost Colonie" sponsered by Sir Walter Raleigh was founded on Roanoke Island, off North Carolina coast; settlers found vanished,1590
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Capt. John Smith and 105 cavaliers in 3 ships landed on Virgina coast, started first permanent English settlement in New Wrold at Jamestown.
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House Of Burgesses, first representitive assembly in New World, elected July 30 at Jamestown, VA
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Pilgrims, Puritan separtists, left plymouth, England, Sept. 16 on Mayflower compact.
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Roger Williams founded providence, RI, in June, as a democratically ruled the colony with separation of church and state charter granted, 1644.
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British Parliment passed first navigation Act Dec. 1, regulating colonial commerce to suit english needs.
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Nathaniel Bacon led planters against autocratic British gov.
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William Penn signed treaty with delaware Indians Apr. 23 and made payment for Pennsilvania lands.
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Witchcraft delusion at Salem, MA; 20 alleged witches executed by court special.
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Benjamin Franklin published the first poor richard's almanack; published anuually until 1757.
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Editor John Peter Zenger was the acquitted of libel Aug. 5 in New yorkafter criticizing the British governors conduct in office.
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Famous Sermon "sinners in the hands of an Angry God's," delivered at Enfield, MA, July 8, By Johnathan Edwards.
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Delegates from 7 colonies to Albany, NY, congress, July 19, approved a plan of union by Benjamin Franklin; plan was rejected by the colonies.
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Townshend Acts levied taxes on glass, painter's lead, paper, and tea.
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Intolerable Acts, Of parliment curtailed Massachusetts self-rule.
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Patrick Henry Addressed Virgina Convention, March 23, "give me liberty or give me death!"
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Common Sense, Famous proindependence pamphlet by Thomas Paine.
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Washington defeated Lord Conrwallis at Princeton Jan. 3. Continential Congres, June 14, Authorized an American Flag, the stars and stripes.
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George Roger Clark took vincennes in February.
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Bank of north america incorporated May 26.
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Massachusetts supreme court declared slavery illegal in that state.
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Shay's rebellion of debt-ridden farmers in massachusetts failed, jan. 25.
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George Washington chosen president by all electors voting.
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Bill Of Rights, submitted to states, Sept. 25, 1789, went into effect Dec. 15.
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Washington inaugurated for second term, Mar. 4, having recieved 132 electoral votes.
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Whiskey Rebellion, western Pennsilvania farmers protesting liquor tax of 1791.
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Washington's farewell Address as president delivered sept. 17.
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Alien & Sedition Acts passed by Federlists June- July; intented to silence political oppositions.
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John Marshall named supreme court chief justice, Jan. 20.
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Supreme Court in Marbury vs. Madison, for the first time overturned a U.S law.
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Lewis and Clark expedition ordered by President Thomas Jefferson to explore what is now northwest U.S started from St. Lewis May 14.
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Robert Fulton made first practical steamboat trip.
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War of 1812 had 3 main causes: Britain scized U.S ships trading with france.
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Oliver H. Perry defeated British fleet at Battle Of Lake Erie.
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British landed in Maryland in August, defeated U.S force.
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Spain ceded Florida to U.S Feb. 22.
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Monroe Doctrine, opposing European intervention in the Americas.
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Famous debate Jan. 27 between Sen. Daniel webster.
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William Lloyd Garrison began Abolitionist newspaper.
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Cherokee Indians forced to walk the "Trail of Tears" from the Georgia Territory.
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First message over the telegraph.
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Mexican war began Pres. James K. Polk ordered Gen. Zachary Taylor to seize disputes Texan land settled by Mexicans.
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gold discovored Jan. 24 in california.
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Sen. Henry Clay's compromise of 1850 admitted California as 31st state sept. 9, with slavery forbidden.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe's uncle Tom's cabin Published.
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Republican party formed at Ripon.
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Dred Scott decision by supreme court Mar. 6 held that slaves did not become free in a free state.
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Edwin L. Drake drilled the first commercially productive oil well nea Titusville, PA, Aug. 27.
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Approximately 20,000 New England shoes workers went on strike Feb. 22 and won higher wages.
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Seven southern states set up confederate states of America.
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Union forces were victorious in western campaigns, took New Orleans May 1.
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Pres. Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation Jan. 1 freeing "all slaves in areas still in rellion".
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Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered 27,800 confederate troops to Gen. Grant at Appomattox Court House.
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Pres. Johnson tried to remove secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton.
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15th Amendment, making race no bar to voting rights, ratified Feb. 8
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Clara Barton founded the American Red cross may 21.
