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colonist and allies set fire to the Pequot Fort near the Mystic River after realizing they couldn't take them all by hand. -
this said Anyone who brought in a native's scalp would be paid. -
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The Boston Tea Party was an American political protest by the Sons of Liberty at Griffin's Wharf in Boston, Massachusetts -
This is most known for the famous 'shot heard 'round the world'. It marked the start of the American War of Independence, and persuaded many Americans to take up arms and support the cause of independence. There were a total of 393 casualties and the Battle winner was, Massachusetts Bay. -
56 Delegates to the Second Continental Congress signed The Declaration of Independence at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia. -
Valley Forge was an encampment where the colonial army, under General George Washington, stayed during the American Revolutionary War. The winter that the camp was there was severely cold. The end of December had a low of 6°, January reached 12°, the low in February was 16°,and the end of March's low was 8°. -
The Article of Confederation was seen as the united states "first constitution" since 1771, but ratification of the Articles by all thirteen states did not occur until March 1, 1781. -
After three weeks of non-stop battles. Cornwallis surrendered to Washington in the field at Yorktown on October 17, 1781. This was the last major battle of the American Revolution, and ended the War for Independence. -
This said that the government would count black people as 3/5th of people, but only for population sizes. -
the Constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States of America. This was so they could inform the public of the provisions of the proposed new government -
The first inauguration of the first president was held on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City, New York. The inauguration was held around two months after the beginning of his first four-year term as president. -
Washington's Farewell Address was a letter written to "friends and fellow-citizens" after 20 years of public service, and near the end of his second term of presidency. After writing this he retired to his home at Mount Vernon in Virginia. -
Washington passed away from a throat infection on December 14th, 1799. He died at Mount Vernon and was buried four days later in a family vault. -
The 1800 election was held from October 31 to December 3, 1800. Thomas Jefferson defeated John Adams by eight electoral votes. However when the electors cast their votes, they failed to distinguish between the office of president and vice president. -
The supreme court Decided established the power of the federal courts to declare lower courts, legislative and executive, acts "unconstitutional" if it was an incorrect ruling. -
Although slavery and slave auctions continued, This is when the US stopped new slaves from being imported. -
the battle fought between the colonists and natives in Indiana. -
a sea/land battle fought between the British and Americans in the War of 1812. -
It outlawed slavery above the 36º 30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory. -
This said that the president could give lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for native lands within existing state borders. -
a rebellion of Virginian slaves that took place in Southampton County, Virginia. The rebels killed between 55 and 65 people. -
The Trail of Tears was the route Native Americans were forced to take when their ancestral lands were stolen and they were told to level and go into Oklahoma. many natives died on this journey. -
required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. -
Dred Scott was a slave who had owners that brought him to free states and back. When he tried to go to court to become free the supreme court said that he had no rights because he was black. -
This was a two-day civil disturbance in New York City between members of the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery Boy, a citywide gang war. -
This battle, in Prince William County, Virginia, was the first major battle of the American Civil War. It was only about thirty miles of Washington, D.C. -
This sai that starting in 1863, all the slaves in the rebelling states were free -
this amendment abolished slavery. -
mostly referred to as the KKK, These people are an American white supremacist group. They target any other races and religions besides white and Christian. -
This is very important event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops reclaimed the Alamo and killed most of the occupants inside -
The 14th Amendment said everyone should have equal protection, and if you were born in the US or were "neutralized" then you were a citizen. -
this made Rockefeller one of the world's first billionaires. a lot of critics said he was doing unethical things to make this money. -
Gave all men the right to vote. -
Bell's patent was for an apparatus designed for “transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically” First Bell Telephone was made in, June 1875. -
Native American forces led by Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull defeated the U.S. Army troops. -
settlers needed land of their own so they took land that had previously been the natives50,000 people were lined up to gain a piece of the available two million acres. -
here the slaughter of around 300 Lakota Natives happened. This was done by United States Army troops, in the area of Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. -
after opening seven hundred immigrants passed through Ellis Island that day. Ellis Island stayed open to welcome over 12 million immigrants. -
Homer Plessy was a white-passing man, one of his grandparents was colored but by looking at Plessy you could not tell he was not white. He decided he did not want to ride in the colored car train and was arrested when he said he was black. -
an unknown explosion caused the ship to sink in a cuban harbor. This killed 266 crew mwmners. -
written by L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. -
J.P. Morgan merged Andrew Carnegie's Carnegie Steel Company with Elbert H. Gary's Federal Steel Company for $492 million ($16.03 billion today). -
Roosevelt went into his presidency term at age 42 after McKinley was assassinated. He was and still is to this day, the youngest person to become president of the United States. -
Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford on June 16, 1903. The company sells "regular" cars/trucks under the Ford brand and luxury cars under its "Lincoln luxury" brand. -
The book was published as a series of magazine articles from 1902 to 1904. It has been called a "masterpiece" -
After this day Angel Island became the major port of entry to the U.S. for Asians or anyone coming from the west. -
this allowed voters to cast direct votes for U.S. senators. -
This allows Congress to enforce income tax. -
The 1st Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France. -
President Woodrow Wilson adopted the song as national anthem in 1916, but did not codify this ruling until 1929. -
President Hoover signed a bill designating this as the official national anthem. The anthem had been recognized for official use by the United States Navy in 1889, and by President Wilson in 1916. -
construction only took 410 days. it was named after the nickname of New York, The Empire State. this was a 102-story building and the tallest at the time. -
This was a turning point for the north during the Civil War. This battle was fought July 1–3, 1863 around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.