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Aug 3, 1492
Colombus Sailed the Ocean Blue
Colombus set off from Spain -
Oct 12, 1492
Land Ho!
Colombus made landfall in the Carribean -
Jamestown is Official
On this date, 100 men established Jamestown. -
Goin' To The Chapel
Pocahontas married John Rolfe. -
For She Was a Jolly Good Fellow
Pocahontas dies. -
Virginia Goes Burgess
The House of Burgesses was founded in Virginia. This controlled the $ in VA, the militia and was eventually able tp pass legislation. -
Mother, Do You Think They Have Turkey?
The Mayflower sets sail from England. -
Majority Rules
The Mayflower Compact was signed by 41 men. -
America Went Ivy League
Harvard was founded. -
To The Sewer!
Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachussetts Bay Colony for preaching "new and dangerous opinions." So she went to Rhode Island. -
All Hail The King's Grandson
King George III was born. -
Woohoo! Something Happened On Aug 9!!!
The French take Fort William Henry in the Franch and Indian War. -
Well Thanks Grandaddy
King George III takes the throne after the death of his grandfather. -
The Beginning of King George's Paper Wasting Campaign
The Proclomation Act of 1763 was issued by King George III whuch prohibited settlement west of the Appalachians. -
England Has a Sweet Tooth
The Sugar Act was passed by Parliament in order ot raise money for the war. -
Silver and Gold, Nothing Shines Like Silver and Gold
The Currency Act of 1764 was passed by Parliament which ordered the colonies to to use British money and taxes had to be paid in gold and silver. -
Poker Debts Rise Before the Game Even Gets Started
The Stamp Act taxed documents and other paper products such as playing cards. -
Knock, Knock. Who's There? The British Army at Your Door.
The Quartering Act required the colonists to quarter soldiers in thier homes. -
Trouble With a Capital Tea
The Tea Act was passed by parliament in porder to save the British East India Company from going bankrupt giving them a monopoly on the tea trade. -
Where Tea Taxing Goes Overboard
In the Boston Tea Party, 10,000lbs. of tea was dumped into the Boston Harbor and done to provoke England into unwise reaction. -
They Closed the Tea Pot
The Boston Port Act was implemented which blocked off and closed the Boston Port. -
Mass's Last Straw
The Massachusetts Government Act was passed and shut down the colonial elected assembly. -
One If By Land, Two If By Sea
The midnight ride of Paul Revere. still celebrated in Boston as Patriot's Day -
Come Back, England, Come Back
Congress approved the Olive Branch Petition which said, "England, lets be friends." -
England Declares Superiority and the Colonists Freak Out
The declatory act was passed by parliament to show authority over the colonies -
We Win One at Bunker
The Battle of Bunker Hill. Colonist victory!! -
Where England is Told to Take A Hike
written by Thomas Jefferson and signed by 41 men and declared independence of the colonies from Britain -
Ode to the End
The Treaty of Paris was officially signed marking the end to the Revolutionary War. -
Anarchists Have a Democratic Fit
The US Constitution was signed. -
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France Goes Into an Anti-Royal Uproar
French Revolution -
Off With His Head!
King Louis XVI was beheaded. Oops, I'm glad I'm not the French King. -
Whew! They Missed Bad Luck By One Day!
George Washington took the oath of office on Thursday, April 13, 1789, becoming America's first president. -
The Line No One Shall Cross
Pinckney's Treaty: with the Spanish and established the Southern boundary of the US against Spanish territory. -
Republicans Go On Just Another Political Rampage
John Jay's treaty was put into effect and it resolidified what was decided in the Treaty of Paris. -
Mr. Inpopularity becomes Mr. President
John Adams takes the oath of office. Whoohoo! -
Striking Up a Bargain With the French
Convention of 1800: this voided the perpetual alliance with the French and created a commercial treaty with them. -
Washington is on the Presidential Agenda
Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated. First president to take the oath of office in Washington DC. -
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The Shores of Tripoli
War with the Barbary Pirates: a non declard war that occured on the northern coast of Africa. -
The Best Deal of the Century
America buys the Louisiana Territory for $15,000,000! -
The Day The People Knew
The purchase of the Louisiana Territory was announced to the American people. -
We're Cutting All Ties!
The Embargo of 1807 was passed by Congress. -
We State Our Case on Our Foreign Relations
The Non Intercourse Act was passed which established that there was to be no trading with England or France. -
Stubborn Makes its Political Debut
James Madison takes the oath of office becoming the 4th president of the US. -
Britain Tries to Protect its Skin With Erskine
England and the US sign the Erskine Act which stated that Britain would drop the Orders of Council. -
Madison's Stupidity Leads to Napoleon's Trading Victory
Madison opens up trade with France and puts an embargo on England. -
Fixing Roosevelt's Non-Traditionalist Style
The two term precedent was made a law by the passing of the 22 amendment.