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In 1492 Columbus went on an exploration and found himself in the Americas. This helped many more explores come to the new found land.
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An exploration in the New World starting after Columbus found the Americas. Even more land later being found.
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John Winthrop went against the flow and said the English church needed reforming. He later became leader in a North American Colony and shaped how Americans saw themselves.
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Was a war faught between Britian and French over American land. In the end Britian won winning most of the land.
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A period when the rural societies in America became industrial and urban. This improved industrial growth, but did not improve work places.
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Was a proclamation that forbade all settlement past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.
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Under this act colonial merchants were forced to pay a tax of six pence per gallon on the importation of foreign molasses. Many Americans did not follow this act and made the American Revolution grow.
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The stamp act was an act that the British put taxs on every piece of printed paper that Americans would use. Making even a bigger hole between the two countries.
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An act that allowed American colonist to give houseing to British soldiers. Many of the defensless coloniest were mistreated by the soliders even if they did give them food and a bed.
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An act Americans made rebelling against the British Stamp Actand even Sugar Act. This mad2 Americas independents grow.
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The Boston Massacre was a street fight in Britian. Many people were killed and this inspired many writers in this time
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A war faught between Great Britan and the 13 colonies in North America for freedom. In the end North America won alonge with winning its independents.
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The Bill of Rights is made up of the first 10 amendments which gives everyone in America equal rights and improved Americna's everyday lives.
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Jefferson Era started when Thomas Jefferson was elected president in 1800. In his time in power he expanded America' terriroty by buying land from the French.
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The Westward Expansion started in 1803 when Louisiana was baught from the French. By 1840 more than 6 million people had moved to the west for economic opportunities.
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The Revoultion was a dramatic change in economy. It was an improvmemnt in every day life, but made workers work longer and harder hours.
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The Mexican-American war was a fight over land. America won winning Texas, California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.
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The Declaration of Sentiments was a document signed by 100 people, 68 women and 32 men. This document faught for women's rights and equality.
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The Civil War was faught between the South and North. The North won in April 9, 1865 winning black's freedom and later thier equal rights.
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The Ku Klux Klan was a group made purley out of hate for blacks. They killed many people, but were stopped in 1871 by federal law.
