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Jamestown is made the first permanent settlement
Jamestown is created as the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
French and Indian War
War over land in North America. Britain wins the war, but has to repay their war debt. -
Stamp Act
The British start to tax the colonists on the usage of stamps. The colonists are very against this change. -
Boston Tea Party
Protest against the tea tax from Britain by the Sons of Liberty by throwing tea into the Atlantic Ocean. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The first battle of the American Revolution -
Second Continental Congress
Colonists talked about becoming Independent -
Declaration of Independence is signed
The colonists declare independence from Britain -
Battle of Yorktown
Battle that ends the war and declares the colonists the United States of America. -
U.S. Constitution written
During the Continental Congress the constitution was written to lay down rules for the country that came from complaints in the Declaration of Independence. -
George Washington becomes 1st President of the USA
On this day a Virginia plantation owner named George Washington takes on the role of being the United States’ first president. -
Louisiana Purchase
The United States buy about 828,000 sq mi from France for about $15,000,000 or about $18 per sq mi. -
Star Spangled Banner Written
Francis Scott Key writes the star spangled banner as a poem while watching a battle. It later becomes the country’s nation anthem. -
Trail of Tears
Many Cherokee Indians are forced to march from Georgia to Oklahoma to designated Indian areas. Many died from starvation and disease along the “Trail of Tears.” -
Civil War
War between the Union and Confederacy over the institution of slavery. -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln gives a speech to the soldiers to bring them together to help try and end the civil war.
