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Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony. This event is very important because it was one of the first governing documents recorded in North America. -
Top 10 - Mayflower Arrived in America
This is a very important event because it marks the arrival of the first europeans to north America. -
1st slaves brought to the U.S.
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French & Indian War Begins
Also known as the Seven Years War, this was the last Colonial war. -
Top 10 - Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was the killing of five colonists by British troops. This is a very important event because it was one of the first times where their was a serious civilion uproar that led to death. -
Top 10 - Boston Tea Party
A bunch of colonists snuck onto a ship and dumped all the tea overboard. This is an important event because it was one of one of the first rebellions on unwanted taxes bestowed on the civilians. The colonists banded together to have a voice in their refusal to be taxed. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen North American colonies. -
Top 10 - Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Paul Revere road throughout the night warning the colonists that the British where coming. This is a very important event because without it a lot of people would not have known that the British where coming and would not know to prepare for the invasion. -
Beginning of Revolutionary war
The revolutionary war started April 18, 1775 because of the battles at Lexington and Concord. -
Top 10 - Declaration of Independence
The day America gained its independence from Britain. this to me is the most important event in the history of the united states because it literally marks the beginning of our great nation. -
Battle of Yorktown
last major battle during the American Revolutionary War, also known as the American War of Independence. -
End of Revolutionary War
No one is absolutely positive when the war ended; it kind of petered out after Yorktown into small raids. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, ratified by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784, and by the King of Great Britain on April 9, 1784 (the ratification documents were exchanged in Paris on May 12, 1784), formally ended the American Revolutionary War between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United States of America, which had rebelled against British rule. The other combatant nations, France, Spain and the Dutch Republic had separate agreements. -
Top 10 - Ben Franklin's Bifocals
Invented so use of more then one pair of glasses was no longer needed. This is a significant event because instead of someone having to own two pair of glasses, such as one for reading and one for seeing far away, they could now just buy one pair of glasses and get much more bargain for their buck. Improved the lives of those who had to have glasses and was one of many inventions by Ben Franklin. -
George Washington's Presidential Election
The United State's Presidential election of 1789 was the first presidential election in the United States of America and the only election to ever take place in a year that is not a multiple of four. -
3rd Amendment
In the colonial era, the practice of billeting British troops in private homes was widespread. One of the complaints against King George III in the Declaration of Independence was "for quartering large bodies of armed troops among us." The Third Amendment to the Constitution was one of 12 amendments submitted to the states by the First Congress on September 25, 1789, and was one of the ten ratified on December 15, 1791 that are together commonly known as the Bill of Rights. -
Top 10 - Invention of Cotton Gin
The cotton gin was a machine invented by Eli Whitney to remove cotton from its seeds. this is one of the most important events because this invention was an extremely huge money saver, not only did they not have to hire as many hands to pick out the seed but it was also a whole lot faster. -
John Adams 2nd president
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Top 10 - Electric Battery Invented
Alessandro Volta invented the electric battery in the year 1800. This is is an extremely important event because not only was it the first time in history where someone had successfully harnessed electricity in the form of a battery but it also marked the beginning of what I like to call the electricity race. This was the beginning of what we now know to be the age of enlightenment. -
Louisiana Purchase
By a treaty signed on Apr. 30, 1803, the United States purchased from France the Louisiana Territory, more than 2 million square kilometers of land. -
Top 10 - Lewis and Clark Expedition
An extreme journey to map and research the West. This is among the most important because it mapped out a major portion of North America. Lewis and Clark ventured into completely unknown territory and mapped out much of what we now call the United States. They were pioneers of our water systems. -
Missouri Compromise
All the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the southern boundary of Missouri, except Missouri, would be free, and the territory below that line would be slave. -
Top 10 - Indian Territory Found
Land set aside by the government for Indians to live on. I believe this event is among the most important because their was a ton of conflict over the Indians being moved forcefully, from the land they had always lived on. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. -
Compromise of 1850
A package of five bills signed into law by President Fillmore. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This Act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. -
Beginning of Civil War
The American Civil War was when Confederate forces attacked a U.S. military installation at Fort Sumter in South Carolina. -
Emancipation Proclamation
An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War under his war powers. -
Lincoln Assassination
President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth at the Ford Theatre.
