Beginnings to 1877

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    Beginnings to 1877

    Significant Events in United States History
  • Jamestown is founded

    Jamestown is founded

    7, Jamestown was the first permanent American settlement and marked the beginning of the settlement of America.
  • Harvard University

    Harvard University

    Harvard University is founded, making it the oldest school for higher learning,
  • Stamp Act is passed by Parliament

    Stamp Act is passed by Parliament

    1. The Stamp Act caused unrest in the American colonies about the unfair taxes placed on them by British Parliament without representation.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    1. The Massacre led to an increase in tension between American colonists and Britain.
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    American colonists were growing more and more tense with British laws being passed without representation.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    1. The battles led to the beginning of the American Revolution.
  • Common Sense is published

    Common Sense is published

    1. The pamphlet led to an increased drive for independence.
  • Second Continental Congress approves the Declaration of Independence

    Second Continental Congress approves the Declaration of Independence

    1. The Declaration cut all colonial ties with Great Britain. Beginning the United States of America.
  • Treaty of Alliance is signed

    Treaty of Alliance is signed

    1. The treaty made the U.S. and France allies during the American Revolution, forcing Britain to disperse their troops to multiple fronts and relieving pressure for U.S. forces.
  • Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolution

    Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolution

    1. Formally ending the Revolutionary War and making the United States a recognized, independent country.
  • United States Constitution is put into effect

    United States Constitution is put into effect

    1. The United States is now joined together under a nationwide supreme law.
  • Louisiana Purchase made

    Louisiana Purchase made

    1. America is doubled in size by the deal made with France.

  • War of 1812 begins

    War that led to an increase in American self-identity.
  • Texas Annexation

    Texas Annexation

    The Annexation of Texas led to a stronger belief is Manifest Destiny.
  • Mexican-American War

    Mexican-American War

    A war that led to the expansion of America from Oklahoma to California.
  • California Gold Rush begins

    California Gold Rush begins

    Gave citizens a sense of the chance for a new beginning.
  • Commodore Matthew Perry "opens" Japan

    Commodore Matthew Perry "opens" Japan

    The opening of Japan led to strong trade relations between America and Japan
  • American Civil War begins

    American Civil War begins

    The War between the North and the South drove the country to chaos over slavery laws.
  • Ratification of the 13th Amendment

    Ratification of the 13th Amendment

    The mark of the end of slavery and the beginning of the Reconstruction period.
  • Reconstruction era ends

    Reconstruction era ends

    2, America is reunited as one nation and marks the beginning of the modern era.