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Jameston
First perminent English Settlement -
Mayflower Compact
First governing document of Plymouth Colony -
Lexington and Concord
First battles of the American Revolution -
Declaration of Independence
Announced our 13 colonies, and our independence from Britian -
Valley Forge Starts
Battle of Valley Forge begins -
Valley Forge Ends
Battle of Valley Forge ends -
Constitution of the United States
Supreme law of the United States of America -
Louisiana Territory
President Thomas Jefferson purchesed from France -
Temperance Movement
A campaign against the sale or drinking alcohol. -
Civil War Starts
Beginning of Civil War -
Fort Sumter
Where first shots of the Civil War were fired (South Carolina) -
Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest single day of the Civil War -
Capture of Vicksburg
the North captured this Mississippi town and "split" the Confederacy into 2 regions. Also gave them control of the Mississippi River -
Battle of Gettysburg
Turning point of Civil War for North bc Confederate troops were forced to retreat and never invaded North again. -
Civil War ends
Ending of Civil War -
13th Amendment
Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude -
14th Amendment
Addressed citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws -
15th Amendment
Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote
