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The Official End of the French and Indian War
The French and Indian war a war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by American Indian tribes). The end of the French Indian war was important because it meant no more war and The King issued the Proclamation of 1763, limiting western expansion of the colonies to an arbitrary line at the height of the Blue Ridge Mountains. -
Stamp Act
The stamp act was an act from the British parliament that put a tax on any printed documents such as newspapers. What was important about this event is that the protest on the stamps at was the first attempts to change the government in order to benefit all of the American people. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident were British soldiers killed 5 innocent colonists. The importance of this event was that it lead to the overthrow of England. The Massacre started as a small fight but led to a Revolution. -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was the protest to end the tax on tea by British citizens dressed as Indians raiding the Boston harbor and dumping several crates of tea into the harbor. The importance of the Boston Tea Party was that Britain realized that more control was needed in the colonies. Therefore, Britain issued the Intolerable Acts. -
Shot Heard Around the World
The Shot Heard Around the World refers to the beginning of the American Revolutionary War at the battle of Lexington and Concord. This event was important because it led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the Thirteen Colonies' achieving independence from Britain. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was a document that granted rights and freedom to all American citizens. The importance of the Declaration was that it affirmed the the rights of all people and set the foundations for the creation of a new nation. -
The Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was the original Constitution of the US, which was replaced by the US Constitution in 1789. The Article was important because it was the first governing document, or constitution, of the United States of America. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was the document that ended the revolutionary war. The importance of this Treaty was that it granted freedom from Britain and ended the war. -
Ratification of the Constitution
The Ratification of the Constitution was were the thirteen colonies got together in order to create there own government and break away from great Britain. The importance of the Ratification was that this document granted the independence from England. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion, was a resistance movement in the western part of the United States in the 1790s to protest tax on whiskey. This event was important because it marked the first attempt to challenge the power of the federal government. -
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the perchase of land from France. This was important because it gave the US a lot of new land and basically doubled the US in size. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
This was where Lewis and Clark were sent out in order to explore the Louisiana purchase. This was an important because it solidified the claim on the Louisiana purchase and the annexation of British Columbia. -
The War of 1812
The war of 1812 was a war (1812-1814) between the United States and England. The importance of the war of 1812 was that it helped solidify the United States as a new nation. It showed Britain that the US was here to stay. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was an American foreign policy opposing interference in the western hemisphere from outside powers. The importance of this doctrine was that it directed a clear warning towards all foreign countries basically telling them to leave the US alone. -
Mexican American war
The Mexican–American War was an armed conflict between the United States and Mexico. The significance of the United States winning the Mexican War became a major accomplishment in the expansion of the country. The land gained by the United States enlarged the nation by about one-third after the war. -
Gold Rush
The gold rush waswhen the US found gold in california making the state a big place to go increasing the influx of imerican settlers solidifying the claim on the newly won teritory on Califonia. This was important because it helped with westword expansion. -
Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850 was a group of five bills passed in the United States in September 1850, which broke a four-year dilemma between the slave states of the South and the Northern free states. The compromise was important because it delayed the onset of the civil war. -
Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry was a small town in northeastern West Virginia that was the site of a raid in 1859 by the abolitionist John Brown and his followers who captured an arsenal that was located there. The importance of this is that it was an attempt by white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt by seizing a United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in Virginia which led to hard feelings between the noth and the south just before Lincoln was elected. -
Election of lincoln 1860
This was the election of the 16th president. This was an important event because Lincoln was basically the start of the civil war. -
Fort Sumter
The confederate soldiers opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. This event was important because it was the first shots of the civil war. -
Civil War
The civil war was a war between the north and the south. The importance of this event is that the north beat the south and finally abolishing slavery. -
Emancipation Proclomation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a document signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 freeing the slaves then held in the states in rebellion to the United States. This event was important because it finally abolished slavery and gave the north a new reason to fight. -
Abraham Lincoln's Assassination
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln was carried out on Good Friday, April 14, 1865. President Lincoln died from the gunshot wound the following morning. Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Lincoln was valuable to the Union so long as the Confederacy was in rebellion. Lincoln's assassination was his reward for successfully concluding the War Between the States. the importance was that it was the first assasination of a presedent. -
Reconstuction of the South
This was the effort made in the United States between 1865 and 1877 to restructure the political, legal, and economic systems in the states that had seceded from the Union. This was important because it made the US a stronger country and it brought the country back togeather. -
Impeachment of johnson
This was attempt by the congeress to remove johnson from president. This is important because this was the first time a president has ever been impeached and reaffirmed that the president is not above the law.
