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Jamestown
It was the first colony in America and John Rolfe made it wealthy by the growth of tobacco and was a successful colony. -
American Revolution
The American revolution was when there was a war between Britain and America and there was a lot of battles like battle of Saratoga and battle of Yorktown.We ended up winning our independence from Great Britain and we were very happy. -
Boston massacre
The Boston massacre was a group of mad people and were insulting and taunting the British soldiers in a result the soldiers shot and killed some of them.Paul revere drew a famous painting of this event -
Boston tea party
The Boston tea party was when colonist threw tea off a boat because they passed the tea act. King George the third caused this whole mess and the colonist reacted with throwing away the tea. -
Louisiana purchase
The Louisiana purchase was bought by thomas jefferson for 13 million dollars.It was very cheap compared to other lands now of days and the sent Lewis and Clark on the expedition to explore the land.It doubled the size of the United states. -
War of 1812
The War of 1812 was an armed conflict between the United States and the British Empire. The British restricted the American trade since they feared it was harmful for their war with France and they also wanted to set up an Indian state in the Midwest in order to maintain their influence in the region. That’s why 10,000 Native Americans fought on the side of the British in this war. Since Canada was a British colony back then, Canadians were also British allies. The Americans objected to the Brit -
Uncle toms cabin
The novel features Uncle Tom, an African-American slave whose long-suffering story touched millions. Several other characters are brought in as well to share their stories. It was the second best-selling overall book of the 19th century after the Bible and the best-selling novel. Just three years after being published people referred to the novel as being the most popular of the day. The novel has a more infamous reputation of having popularized many stereotypes that people still carry today. -
Civil war
Civil War, in U.S. history, conflict (1861–65) between the Northern states (the Union) and the Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed the Confederacy. It is generally known in the South as the War between the States and is also called the War of the Rebellion (the official Union designation), the War of Secession, and the War for Southern Independence. The name Civil War, although much criticized as inexact, is most widely accepted. -
Lincoln's election
Abraham Lincoln nurtured his 1860 presidential candidacy while politely denigrating it. During 1859, Mr. Lincoln was simply one of many Republicans who were mentioned as a possible alternative to the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination: New York Senator William H. Seward. But several actions occurred in 1859 and early 1860 which helped advance Mr. Lincoln’s chances. The first was the selection of Chicago as the site of the Republican convention – a decision shrewdly engineered -
Lincoln's assassination
Shortly after 10 p.m. on April 14, 1865, actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C., and fatally shot President Abraham Lincoln. As Lincoln slumped forward in his seat, Booth leapt onto the stage and escaped through the back door. A doctor in the audience rushed over to examine the paralyzed president. Lincoln was then carried across the street to Petersen's Boarding House, where he died early the next morning.
