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Boston Massacre
9 British soldiers opened fire on citizens in Boston The soldiers killed 5 and injured 6. The next morning the Officer and his soldiers were arrested These actions incresed the Anti-British Act's -
Boston Tea Party
70 colonials boarded 3 British ships in the Boston Harbor The tea was thrown overboard to protest against the Tea Act This began the movement towards the War for Independence -
First Battle of Revolutionary War
The Battle of Lexingotn and Concord was the first official battle of the Revolutionary War. The night before, hundreds of British soldiers marched into Concord to seize munitions A confrontation began and soon the British were outnumbered and outgunned. They then retreated. -
Declaration of Independence
Independence was declared the 2nd of July, it was approved on the 4th. Only 6 people signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution John Hancock is the onl person to sign the document on the 4th of July -
War of 1812
The president signed a declaration of war with Britain Brilliant success at the Battle of Lake Erie in Septemeber 1813 In April 1814 Napolean was defeated, in result, the British turned full attention to America -
Burning of the White House
Britain marched on the WHite House after the Battle of York in Onatrio, Canada James Madison's wife saved a portrait of George Washingotn and several important documents Madison served the rest of his term at the Octagon House -
Treaty of Ghent
The treaty settled the boundary of Canada and America The treaty did not cover the two main reasons for the War of 1812 The treaty was not heard of for almost 2 months after it was signed -
Beginning of Civil War
Abraham Lincoln was President during Civil War Slavery divided the states into a Southern and northern States It began when the Southerners bombarded For Sumnter -
End of Civil War
The last battle was fought at Palmito Beach At the end of the war 620,000 soldiers died in the war 214,601 soldiers more died in the Civil War than World War 2 -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth fatally shot Abraham Lincoln in the back of the head. This was 5 days after Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army Lincoln was there to see "Our American Cousin"
