US History Timeline Project (Scarlett Bilbro W2)

Sugar Act (CC #6)

Apr 5, 1764

A revenue-raising Act that also allowed British courts to try American smugglers (one of the first acts that was actually imposed and maintained).

Boston Massacre (CC#6)

Mar 5, 1770

Resulted in the death of five American colonists and the persecution of British soldiers.

Boston Tea Party (CC #6)

Dec 16, 1773

American colonists dumped large amounts of tea into the ocean in defiance against Britain's decision to tax a good as commonly consumed as tea.

Intolerable Acts (CC #6)

Jan 1, 1774

(note: no specific date is given, only the year 1774) The Intolerable Acts decreed that American colonies were not allowed to self-govern, citizens must house British soldiers, and allowed for religious toleration of Catholics.

Missouri Compromise (CC #18)

Jan 1, 1820

Divided western territory horizontally so that land in the north did not have slavery and land in the south did. An attempted compromise between north and south.

Fugitive Slave Act (CC #18)

Jan 1, 1850

(No specific date) Required all citizens to turn in runaway slaves to the authorities, resulted in mass emigration to Canada.

Kansas-Nebraska Act (CC #18)

Jan 1, 1854

Said that popular sovereignty could decide whether or not a state would allow slavery.

Kansas joins Union (CC #18)

Jan 29, 1861

Kansas joins the union as a free state after months of bloody violence.

Battle of Forst Sumter (CC #19)

Apr 12, 1861

First shots of Civil War, southern victory.

(Beginning of) Seven Days Battle (CC # 19)

Jun 2, 1861

Battle between Robert E, Lee and George McClellan. Major Nothern victory but southern troops were allowed to leave peacefully.

First Battle of Bull Run (CC #19)

Jul 16, 1861

First major Civil War battle in Virginia.

Battle of Antietam (CC #19)

Sep 17, 1862

McCellan stops Lee's invasion of the North; more than 22,000 soldiers died, injuried, or went missing,

US begins helping Allies (CC #35)

Jan 1, 1940

Congress allows states to begin sending weapons to Britain.

Peace Time Draft (CC #35)

Sep 1, 1940

FDR makes first move towards joining the war.

Bombing of Pearl Harbor (CC #35)

Dec 7, 1941

Event that immediately prompts American governent to join war.

First US involvement (CC #35)

Nov 1, 1942

US troops are sent to Northern Africa. This is the first occurence of the US' direct involvement in WW2.