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7th Grade Social Studies Timeline

By mary.morano

  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Transcript

  • Shay's Rebellion

    Shay's Rebellion
    Shays's Rebellion erupts (Aug.); farmers from New Hampshire to South Carolina take up arms to protest high state taxes and stiff penalties for failure to pay.

  • George Washington Inaugurated as President

    George Washington Inaugurated as President

  • George Washington Farewell Address

    George Washington Farewell Address
    Speech Transcript

  • John Adams begins Presidency

    John Adams begins Presidency
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqAt8A0W204&feature=youtube_gdata

  • Marbury vs. Madison Supreme Court Decision

    Marbury vs. Madison Supreme Court Decision
    Marbury v. Madison: Landmark Supreme Court decision greatly expands the power of the Court by establishing its right to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.

  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase
    Louisiana Purchase: United States agrees to pay France $15 million for the Louisiana Territory, which extends west from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and comprises about 830,000 sq mi (treaty signed May 2). As a result, the U.S. nearly doubles in size.
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    War of 1812

    Link to video on war

  • Indian Removal Act

    Indian Removal Act
    President Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, which authorizes the forced removal of Native Americans living in the eastern part of the country to lands west of the Mississippi River.

  • Terrorist Bombings in NYC, Washington, DC