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1600's - 1877
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James town
Jamestown was the first colony in the America's. Which started American history. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first form of government the America's. This shaped how the colonies would be governed for later generations. -
Plymouth colony
Plymouth was founded by a group of seperatist and anglicans, later known as the Pilgrims. Anoth early on successful colony. -
French-Indian War
A war between Great Britian and Frrace. The war was fought over two rivers. -
Sugar-act
The Sugar- act was enforced during the time of an economic depression. The colonists had no money to pay the taxes which angered the citizens of the American colonies. This resulted in a rebellion. -
Townshend-act
Series of laws, directed at the 13 American colinies. The laws were Revenue Act of 1767, the Indemnity Act, the Commissioners of Customs Act, the Vice Admiralty Court Act, and the New York Restraining Act. -
Boston massacre
The Boston Massacre led to the start of the American Revolutionary War. -
Boston Tea Party
After offiials didn't return three ships of texad tea to Britain, the colonists snuck on board,and destroyed the tea by throwing it in the ocean. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The battles were the first military engagements of the American Revolutiony War. -
election of Geoge washington
George Washington was the first President of the United States and began the tradition of a democratic vote. -
American Revolution
The 13 American colonies joined together to break free of the British rule. Several battles and wras later the U.S.A won their independance. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence stated that the American colonies were independent of British rule and our modern government is still shaped around the principles of the Declaration. -
Battle of Saratoga
Saratoga finished John Burgoyne's army, and completely shut him out of the revolutionary war. The battle of Saratoga was the turning point in the Revolutionary war. -
Constitution was ratified
The Constituion is the supreme law of the United States of America. The constitution is the heart of the organization of the U.S government. Our government to this day still is based off of the document. -
Federalist papers
85 essyas or documents supporting the ratification of the United States of america. 77 of these essay's were put in the Independant Journal. -
Missouri Compromise
It was an agreement passed in 1820 between the anti-slavery and pro-slavery sections in the U.S. Congress. It mostly involved regulating slavery in the western terretories. -
Compromise of 1850
Was a package of 5 bills, passed in september 1850, which defused a four year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North regarding the statues of territoies acquired during the Mexican- American war -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Act created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It allowed the settlers to determine if the would allow slavery within their boundaries. -
Civil war
1861-1865
Eleven southern slave states declared their secession from the Union, and formed the Confederacy to fight for independence. By the Union winning the war slavery was made illegal in all U.S. states. -
Emancipation Proclomation
Lincoln announced that he would issue a formal emancipation of all slaves in any state of the Confederate States of America that did not return to Union control. This made slavery officially illegal in the United States. -
Assassination
The assassination took place on Good Friday as the civil war was coming to an end, The assassination was planned and carried out by John wilkes booth, Lincoln was shot in Fords Theatre.
