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Apr 14, 1215
Magna Carta
Guarentees rights to nobles and free men -
Roanoke
Roanoke was founded, and withen 3 years, was "Lost" -
Jamestown
First English settlement -
House of Burgesses
First representative Assembly in the "New World" -
Mayflower Compact
First Social Contract of Self Government -
"Rhode Island" founded
Roger Williams founded "Rhode Island" -
Navigation Act
Parament Passed Navigation Act -
Burning of Jamestown
WEill' Berkley Burned Jamestown -
Penn. founded
William Pen Founded Pennsylvania -
Salem Witch Trials
Witchcraft Delusion -
Great Awakening
poor people rioted in Phily -
Poor Richards
Poor Richards Almanac, first published book -
Zenger
was critisized, and tried for speaking against the Governmrent -
Albany Plan of Union
Ben. Frank. used the plan to organize colonies -
French & Indian war
French and Indian war began -
Proclomation of 1763
Forbade colonist from moving anymore west then the App. Mtns -
Sugar Act
Sugar Act was passed by England -
Stamp/ Quartering Acts
Stamp/Quartering acts passed by Parlament -
Townshend acts
Levied Taxes on Glass,lead,paper,and tea. -
Boston Tea Party
protests of Tea Act in Boston -
Intolerable Acts
Banned use of harbor of Boston, by british -
Patrick Henrey Protests/ Paul Revers Midnight run
Paul Rever famous quote, "The British are Comming" -
Common Sence
T. Pain wrote Common Sence -
Articles of Confederation
Articles of Confederation adopted -
Bank of North America
Bank established May 26 -
Mass. decision
Mass. decided that slavery was illegal in that state -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays Rebellion took place, and failed -
George chosen as president
George Washington chosen as president -
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights went into effect. -
Washington's Inaguration
Washington inagurated for second term -
Wasgingtons Farewell Address
Washington announced his leaving of the white house. -
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones, defeated british in thier waters. -
Lousiana Purchase
Lousiana purchased for 15 mill. -
Luis & Clark
Luis and Clark's Expedition to the unexplored "states" -
Robert Fulton's Steam Boat
First Steam made, and went to N.Y.C. -
War of 1812
War of 1812 took place -
Star Spangled Banner
Star Spangled Banner written by Francis Scott Key -
Monroe Doctrine
Opposed European intervention with America -
Trail of Tears
Trail that led the the Cherokee, and many other indian nations on the trail from their home lands to present day "Oklahoma" -
Telegraph
first telegraph... Sam F. B. Morse -
Gold Rush
Gold found in California, many people flushed into California with mineing equiptment to make some money -
Comprimise of 1850
Henrey Clay's comprimise to let california join the union as the 31'st state in america -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Uncle Toms's Cabin published by Harriet Beecher Stowe -
Lincoln Become President
Lincoln becomes president in 1860 -
Civil War begins
Jeff. Davis president of Confederate states of america -
Anrietam
Battle of Antietam took place -
Emancipation Proclomation
Lincoln set the slaves free -
War ended
Lee surrendered at Appamatix court house -
Dred Scott Case
Dred Scott Decision, and the ruling was that he was not a citizen, thus he could not sue. -
14Th Amendment
Added an amendment to the constitution, giving everyone born in America citizenship -
15th amendment
rmaking Race to bar to vote ratifyed -
James A Garfield
Was shot in washington, died in sept. 19
