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Dollar
In 1765 the United States adopted the first dollar. -
The Stamp Act
An act for granting and applying certain stamp duties -
The Quartering Act
Outlining the location and conditions in which British soldiers are to find room and board in the American colonies. -
Boston Massacre
A street fight between colonists and loyalists. Several colonists were killed. -
The Boston Tea Party
The British put a big tax on tea so the colonists dumped the tea into the harbor. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Patriot militia drove the British back to Boston -
Battle of Bunker Hill
It was a British victory but they lost many troops. -
Battle of Moores Creek Bridge
It was a Patriot victory, but they tricked the British into crossing a bridge. While on the bridge the Patriot open fired. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson to annouce their freddom from Great Britian. -
Battle of Gilford Courthouse
Cornwallis surrendered to Yorktown and eventual surrendered to Major General George Washington. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first president of the United States. He was the commander and chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. -
Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments of the US Constitution. -
Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney patents his machine to comb and deseed bolls of cotton. -
John Adams
John Adams was the 2nd president of the United States. He preiously was the Vice President. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States. He was the author of the Declaration of Independence -
Sacagawea
She accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition -
James Madison
James Madison was the 4th president of the United States. He was a American statesman and a political theorists -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the 7th president of the United States. -
The Indian Removal Act
Forced indians to leave their homelands -
Trail of Tears
They forced the Cherokee Nation to travel over thousands of miles called the Trail of Tears and it led to over 4,000 Native American deaths. -
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was born a slave, she was a abolitionists, conductor on the Underground Railroad and freed three hundred slaves. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He served at president until he got assassinated on April 15, 1865. And was the president during the Civil War. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
It was the first battle of the Civil War and a Confederate victory. -
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. -
Battle of Bull Run
It was the first major land battle of the American Revolution. It took place in Farifax, Viginia and it was a Confederate victory. -
Battle of Shiloh
The battle began when the confederate launched a surprised attack on Union forces under the General Ulysses S. Grant in was a Union victory -
Battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single day battle in American history -
Emancipation Proclamation
A presidential proclamation that was issued by president Abraham Lincoln. -
Siege of Vicksbrurg
The final military action of the Vicksburg campain in the Civil War. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s soldiers crossed the Potomac River in Virginia and they began to march toward the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. -
Sherman's March to the Sea
Union General William T. Sherman led some 60,000 soldiers on a 285-mile march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of the March to the Sea was to frighten Georgia’s civilian population into leaving the Confederate cause. -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant -
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States. And became president after Lincolns death. -
13th Amendment
Abolish slavery -
14th Amendment
Citizenship rights and protection from the laws. -
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States. He was the Commanding General of the U.S. Army. -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell patents his telephone, that you can communicate with other people. -
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was the person who invented the first telephone -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was the person who invented the light bulb. -
Clara Barton
Clara Barton was a nurse during the Civil War, and she founded Red Cross. -
Sitting Bull
Sitting Bull was a Hunkpapa Lakota holy man who led his people as a tribal chief during the years of resistance to United States government policies. He was assassinated at the Grand Rive on December 15, 1890. -
The first airplane
The Wright Brothers buiklt the worlds first airplane. -
The Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers invented the first airplane. -
Model T
Henry Ford produced the first Model T. -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford was the person who invented the firstever car the Model- T. -
16th Amendment
Allowed the government to collect income tax -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was the 28th president of the United States. He was the leader of the Progressive Movement. -
17th Amendment
Esrablishes the direct election of United States Senators by popular vote. -
Assembly Line
The first assembly line was installed at Ford Motors. -
Tanks
Tanks were first introduced in World War 1. They were the most deadliest weapon. -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was the first African American professional baseball player. -
Warren G. Harding
Warren G. Harding was the 29th president of the United States. He previously was the U.S. Senator from Ohio. -
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was the person who invented general theory of relativity. -
Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt was the thirty second president of the United States. He was also a statesman and a American lawyer.
