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Columbus arrives to the Americas and lands in the Bahamas.
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The first American Settlement, founded by Sir Walter Raleigh, mysteriously disappears without a trace.
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Anthony is sent from Angola to America as a slave, earns his freedom, and becomes a successful landowner.
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Jamestown was the first permanent settlement in North America.
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20 Angolans, brought by the Portuguese, arrive in Virginia and are bought by the English.
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The Plymouth compact Was a set of rules for the colonists to follow when they settled in Plymouth.
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The Pennsylvania colony is founded by William Penn under a royal charter.
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Around 150 people were accused of witchcraft and hanged.
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A period where spirituality and religious devotion were revived.
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The Albany plan was to place the colonies under a more centralized government.
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A war between the French and the British that lead to France loosing power in North America.
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An act by British parliament requiring a tax stamp on all legal documents.
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A confrontation where British soldiers shot and killed several people.
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A political and mercantile protest by the sons of liberty.
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The first continental congress Did not want seek independence from the British.
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These were the first two battles fought in the American Revolution.
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The second continental congress does seek independence from the British.
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The British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown.
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The articles of confederation was the first constitution of the United States.
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An armed uprising in opposition to a debt crisis.
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A convention to decide how America would be governed.
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New Hampshire was the 9th state to ratify the constitution and it became official.
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George Washington was the first president of the United States.
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George Washington published his farewell address to serve as a guide for future statecraft.
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Acts passed by Congress to limit activities of foreign residents.
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Thomas Jefferson becomes president.
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The purchase of the Louisiana territory by America.
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Lewis and Clark set off on an expedition to explore the new territory.
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A war of war that the United States fought against Great Britain.
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A compromise that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
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A message warning European countries not to colonize in North America.
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Andrew Jackson was elected president.
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Frederick Douglass joins the abolitionist movement.
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A set of bills that diffused politely confrontation over free and slave states.
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The slave act act required all escaped slaves to be returned to their owners.
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin was an anti-slavery novel.
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A series of violent civil confrontations.
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Ruled that African Americans could never be citizens.
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Lincoln lead the country through the civil war.
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A war fought between the states who seceded and the states loyal to the Union.
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A proclamation that said that all slaves would be free.
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These amendments ensured equality for recently freed slaves.
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Lincoln was assasinated while attending a play.
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I was born
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I started kindergarten at Pierce Elementary.
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I moved from Birmingham to Rochester.
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I started middle school at Van Hoosen
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I switched schools to Oakland Christian.