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Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
chronology of events
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Roanoke
was the first attempted colony in america . It is know as the "lost colony" -
Jamestown
was the first permanent settlement in the "new world" -
House of burguesses
First representative assembly -
Mayflower compact
First agreement to form a self-government in the colonies -
Rhode island
Roger williams founded the providence of rhode island -
Navigation act
Was passed by england to regulate colonial comerce to suit english needs -
william penn
William penn founded pennsylvania -
Witchcraft delusion
People denounced others that they were witches and they executed them -
Great awakening
It was a religious renewal movement -
Benjamin Franklin
benjamin franklin published Poor richards almanak -
John peter zenger
Founded zenger trial -
French amd indian war
war between the frenchand the indian -
Sugar act
tax over sugar -
Stamp act
Tax on oficial papers -
Quartering act
Colonists had to provide food and home to british soldiers -
Townshed act
Leving taxes on products -
Boston massacre
british soldiers lined up and shot some boston protestants -
Boston tea party
The sons of liberty dressed like indians and threw all the tea from british ships into the sea -
intolerable acts
acts passed by the british that responded to the boston tea party -
First continental congress
Called for civil disobedience against the british -
intolerable acts
a series of laws passed by the British Parliament -
first continenetal congress
was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonie -
Patrick henry
he was the one who sed " Give me liberty or give me death" -
Lexington and concord
were the first battles of the revolution -
Patrick henry
he sed "give me liberty or give me death" -
Common sense
was wrotten by thomas pain and it was the declaration of independence pamplet -
declaration of independence
it was the document that letted the united estates be free from the british -
battle of saratoga
was the turning point of the war -
Articles of confederation
specified how the national government was to operate. -
john paul jones
won the famous naval battle with the serapis -
Bank of North america
cornwalis retired to Yorktown -
Cornwallis surrendered
he surrendered to the americans -
Paris peace treaty
recognized american independence -
Northwest ordinance
it sed how the north west ordinance was to be governed -
Constitutional convention
how thw constitution was accepted -
George washington
he was elected president and was the first president of the united states -
Bill of rights
it was the list of most important rights of the citizens in a country -
Cotton gin
eli whitney invented it -
washingtons farewell address
it worned of foreing affairs -
Louisiana purchase
doubled the size of the united states -
Lewis and clark
explored the louisiana territory -
Robert fulton
created the first steam boat -
war of 1812
it was the war between the united states and the british empire -
the star-spangled banner
Thw national anthem of the united states -
Missouri compromise
slavery was allowed in missouri -
Monroe doctrine
opposing european interaction -
Trail of tears
a trail that the cherokee had to take to move to yhe indian territory -
telegraph line
was created by samuel F.B. morse -
Womens rights convention
Lucretia mott and elizabeth cady stanton led seneca falls, NY, womens rights convention -
compromise of 1850
admitted california as a free state, made the fugitive and slave act -
dred scott
a slave that sued for his liberty and went to court -
abraham lincon
was elected as a president -
confederate states of america
Jefferson davis was the president -
fort. sumpter
was the first battle of the civil war -
battle of antietam
was an important battle of the civil war -
homestead act
granted free farms to settlers -
emancipation proclamation
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
gettysburg address
it was the speech that lincon gave after rhe union forces won -
Robert e. lee
he surrendered to the union at the appomattox court house -
lincons death
lincon was shot by john wilkes booth -
13 amendment
the abolishion of slavery -
14 amendment
providing for citizenship of all person born or naturalized in U.S. -
15 amendment
making race no bar for voting rights -
clara barton
founded the red cross
