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James Town Created
144 people sent to make the town named after king george.
Originaly sent over to obtain gold. -
Powhatan Surrenders
after years of war Powhatan surrenders after his daughter is kidnapped.
Pochahantis marry's John Rolfe -
Boston Massacre
5 Lives lost this day
Caused by a group of people throwing rocks at brittish soldiers. -
American Melting Pot
MICHEL-GUILLAUME DE CRÈVECOEUR a french settler whom during his studies took in acount the cultures and ethnics that turned up upon american soil, mostly in pensylvannia the ethnice groups mostly got along and created many towns. that had never before existed in a country across the atlantic. -
Declaration Declared
Yes the declaration was declared but the ideals of this single legal paper had been the basis of many movements, one line in particular " we hold these truths to be self evidant that all men are created equal... Etc. " this single line had created the basis of the womens rights movements as well as many others. -
Treaty of paris
Brittan finaly sees the united states as a country.
though Debts were still owed to brittian. -
Shays Rebellion
Strated in western massachusetts.
Caused by massachusetts not wanting to go through Pro Debtor laws, so the bank reposessed property. -
Federalism
Federalisim is an idea of a strong central government. -
Washington 1st President
originaly resigning his role as general for a farm life in mount vernon he was elected president when he didn't want to be at first. -
Jefferson Elected President
Rediculed for his idea of seperating of church and state, he was running against john adams and inevetibly won. -
Abolishing Slavery
Even Prior to the civil war the slaves and a few others were trying to end slavery in general within the country -
First Factories Open Up
The Boston Manufacturing Company was one of the first Corperations to open up a factory to create textile, and the first to use machines to make cotton into cloth. -
Battle of Fort Mchenry
it was here that Francis Scott Key wrote the star spangled banner, which in 1931 became our national anthem. it also marked a failed atempt by the brittish to burn down the white house. -
Jackson Elected President
A common man ruling as president, Known for his arogance and rather short temper he did listen to the people. also nicknamed king Veto since he was the only president to use this ruling many times over. -
Nat Turner Massacre
he was a slave that had gathered 70 others, to achieve a rather horendous act, and slaughtering 75 men women and children, going from plantation to plantation, in a road of bloodshed. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny is the idea that god created man to do something, take louis and clark for example through manifest destiny they made it through to the pacific coast, with a little help -
Fredrich Douglas Speaks to crowds
Former Slave, escaped when he was 21. he spoke to crowsds about how it was like to be a slave during the time he was one, due to hsi oral and writing skills he had been questioned as to see if his story was true. -
Gold Found
James Marshal Finds shiney Specks in river, near Sutters Mill, millions flock over to try their hand in getting rich. creating ghost towns, and the present state of california. -
The Treaty of Guadalope - Hidalgo
United states achieved the texan teritory, new mexico, and califronia for Thirteen Millon Dollars, same as the Lousiana Purches from france. as well as ending the Mexican - American War -
Cane Fight
Charlse Sumner, in advertantly called out the seneator of south carolina when the issue of slavery has popped up two days prior, in a fit of rage the Senator of South Carolina, Andrew Butler, decided to beat upon Sumner with his gold tipped cane over an over. -
Lincoln Elected President
Narowly won the polls by obtaining 180 electoral votes plus another 40%. Due to him winning the election south caroline seceeds. -
Johnson Impeached
First time a president has ever been impeached. 11 represenatives brought articles of impeachment against Johnson for various acusations. -
First Black to sit in congress
Hiram Revels becomes the frist black senator from Mississippi
