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Period: May 14, 1215 to
American Timeline
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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was an English document that limited the King's power. This document guaranteed the nobles rights. Because of this English document, limited government was established and we still use it in government today. -
Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in America during the year 1607. Colonists had come to America expecting to find gold and wealth. An elected group was established here called the Virgina House of Burgessess. This had lead to representative government in th US today. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a event where 342 chests of tea were thrown into the Boston Harbor. Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty were rsponsible for tossing the tea over. In result of this, the Coercive Acts of 1774 were passed. -
Lexington & Concord
British troops are sent to confiscate colonial weapons, they run into an untrained & angry miltia.This ragtag army defeats 700 British soldiers & the surprise victory bolsters & for the war ahead. Because of this battle, the colonists formally won their independence. -
Declaration of Independence
This fundamental document established the United States as a nation, adopted on July 4, 1776. This document was ordered and approved by the Continental Congress and written largely by Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence has declared the US to be independent of the British Crown. -
Shays Rebellion
Shays Rebellion is the name given to a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by American farmers against state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgements for debt. This event greatly alarmed politicians throughout the nation. Shays Rebellion figured prominently in the debates of ratifying the Constitution. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquistion of the Louisiana Territory by the US from France. Thomas Jefferson bought this land, stretching from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. This is considered the most important achievement of Thomas Jeffersn's presidency. -
Invention of the Stemboat
The first successful steamboat created was built by the American inventor Robert Fulton. Steamboats were powered by steam power during the Industrial Revolution. Steamboats were not only less expensive, but quicker to transport goods. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 occured because the British did a variety of things such as seizing American cargo, and kidnapping US sailors. The Treaty of Ghent officially ened this war. This war not only increased the size of our army but proved American could fight against world power. -
Lincoln's Assassination
On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and Confederate sympathizer, shot President Lincoln at a play inFord's Theatre. This had happened only 5 days after The American Civil War. Many people were shocked and upset about this assassinatin of Presisnet Lincon.
