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Quartering and Stamp Act
The Quartering Act issued from British Parliament on March , 24 1765. The Stamp Act the issued from British Parliament on March , 22 1765 -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act became unconstitutional in Virginia -
Townshend Revenue
British passes an act that levying taxes in America -
Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams made a letter opposing the Townshend Act taxes -
John Wikes
John Wikes was imprisoned for writing a article for the North Briton thats criticizes King George III -
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone explores Bluegrass State in Kentucky -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was where British troops killed 5 people in a crowd and killed Crispus Attucks ( Native American ) was the first to die -
Battle of Alamance
A preAmerican Revolutonary war between local military and a group of rebels called '' Regulators '' -
Boston Tea Party
The big tea party at Boston Harbor and Indians were welcomed and people made a protest against taxes from British Parliament -
Intolerable Acts
Amendment to original Quartering Act enacted , allowed governer in colonial America to house British soldiers in uninhabited houses , outhouses , barns , or other buildings if suitable quarters not provided -
Rhode Island
Rhode Island became the 1st colony to prohibit importation of slaves -
Revolution begins
The American Revolution begins as Lexington common shot '' heard around the world '' -
Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine wrote and published '' Common Sense '' -
Battle of Moores Creek Bridge
This battle was lead by Donald McDonald who was part of the British and lead by Richard Caswell and Alexander Lillington who were part of the Patriots took place at the Moores Creek Bridge and it was a fight for freedom from the British soldiers -
Continental Congress
The Continental Congress ( CC ) created a committe ( Thomas Jefferson , John Adams , Benjamin Franklin , Roger Sherman , and Robert R. Livingston ) to draft the Declaration of Independent -
The Start of the U.S
The first thirteen states were Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island -
George Washington
George Washington became the first U.S president and he was known for leading the Continetal Army during the American Revolution -
Eli Whitney
The inventor Eli Whitney was known for the creation of the cotton gin. The cotton gin was made for seperating the cotton from the seeds which made it easier for the slaves who picked cotton day and night -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd President and he was known for being one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence and he was the Govrner of Virginia and after spending 5 years as the US minister to France in Paris he became the first US Secretary of State by president Washington -
Louisiana Purchase
French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 800,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million, this is known as the Louisiana Purchase. -
Indians land
The forced removal of American Indians, especially Cherokees, from their homeland, the “Trail of Tears”. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln becane the 16th president and when he became president he tried to abolish slavery. When he tried doing this the Civil War began and he was known for changing the economy and bringing power to the government. Before he could end slavery for good , he was shot and killed on April 15 1865 -
American Civil War
American Civil War begins at Fort Sumter and the Civil War, also called the War between the States was waged from April 1861 until April 1865. The four year war was between the federal government of the United States and 11 Southern states that asserted their right to secede from the Union. Abraham Lincoln was the central figure of the American Civil War. -
The Purchase of Alaska
William H. Seward ( Secretary of State ) agreed to buy Alaska from Russia for 7.2 million dollars and William knew that the purchase of Alaska would increase land for the U.S by 20%. Buying Alaska was a good move for America because the gold people found there. -
Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison was a inventor and he was known for inventing the first voice machine , the first electric lamp , the first lightbulb shows his first motion picture and created and phone compnay with Alexnader Graham Bell -
Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was a inventor and he was known for inventing the telephone and making the first phone call in history and in later in life he and Thomas Edison began a phone company -
Henry Ford
Henry Ford was a automoblie company ower and he was known for creating gas for a car , making the first car , creating the assembly line and making the Model T car -
Wright Brothers
The Wright Brothers ( Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright ) made and flew the first plane ever made and some what succesful -
The Titanic
There was a boat the was called the Titanic because of its massive size. When it started it journey from England to America and about a few days later this massive boat which was called the '' unstoppable '' hit a iceberg a sunk killing around 1,517 lives as the boat broke in half. -
Child Labor
Congress passed a law that hiring children under 14 was against the law and then child labor wasn't fully abolish until 1938 -
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt became president of U.S -
U.S
In 1917 is when America enters WW1 and WW1 lasted from 1914 _ 1918 -
Women's vote
In the 1920's was when the Nineteenth Amendment which gave women the right to vote
