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Stamp Act
The stamp actThe stamp was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America.The Stamp Act was significant because it was the first tax enacted on the colonies by Britain which affected nearly all of the colonists. -
Boston Tea party
The Boston tea partyThe boston tea party was a way for the british to recoup their money that they lost at the french and indian war by taxing the american colonies. The boston tea party was important to that time era because it was one of the more powerful and significant messages sent to Great Britain to let them know that the colonies of America were going to do what it took to be independent from them. -
The Declaration of Independents
The Declaration Of IndependenceThe Declaration of Independence was a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which announced that the thirteen American colonies then at war with Great Britain regarded themselves as independent states, and no longer a part of the British Empire. This was an important piece of history because it declared The United States of America as a free nation. -
United States Constitution
United States ConstitutionThe Federal Convention convened in the State House (Independence Hall) in Philadelphia on May 14, 1787, to revise the Articles of Confederation. Because the delegations from only two states were at first present, the members adjourned from day to day until a quorum of seven states was obtained on May 25. The Constitution is and was very important to our hisory because it gave the people more righs. -
The French Revolution
French RevolutionFrench Revolution, also called Revolution of 1789, the revolutionary movement that shook France between 1787 and 1799 and reached its first climax there in 1789. Hence the conventional term “Revolution of 1789,” denoting the end of the ancien régime in Franc The French revolution paved the way for the secular system of governance that we now see governing most of the countries of the world. -
Civil War
civil warThe civil war was a war that was fought in the United states In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States,The civil war was important because it set the stage for the freeing of slaves, made the nation a stronger whole, and improved many aspects of daily life i.e health care, banking systems, farming and city life. -
The Battle Of Antietam
The Battle Of AntietamThe Battle of Antietam was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties. This battle was so important because It stopped the Confederacy from gaining foreign aid, from either Britain or France. -
Battle Of Gettysburg
The Battle Of GettysburgDuring the American Civil War, the Confederate Army and the Union Army fought outside a small town called Gettysburg on July 1-3, 1863. The Battle of Gettysburg was largest battle in the Western hemisphere. Here, more men died than any other place in North America. This Battle was signifincant because It stopped the Confederacy from moving onto Philadelphia or NY or going back South to Washington DC. -
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World War 1
War World 1World War I began on July 28, 1914, when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. This seemingly small conflict between two countries spread rapidly: soon, Germany, Russia, Great Britain, and France were all drawn into the war, largely because they were involved in treaties that obligated them to defend certain other nations.
WW1 changed the basic assumptions of virtually the entire global society. It ended the age of Empires, created the movements of ethnic national self-determination. -
Paris Peace Conferance
paris peace conferenceThe Paris Peace Conference was the meeting of the Allied victors following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers following the armistices of 1918. It took place in Paris in 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 32 countries and nationalities. I believe that this event was important to the time era because diplomats created treaties for the post-war world.
