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Apr 14, 1215
Magna Carta
Guarannteed rights to nobles and freedmen -
Roanoke
"Lost Colony" -
Jamestown
The first permananent colony in the new world -
House of Burgesses
first representitive assembly in New World -
Mayflower Compact
passengers on the Mayflower signed the first agreement to self- government -
Rhode Island
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island for religous purposes -
Navagation Acts
Parliment used mercantilism to get rich off the colonies -
Bacons Rebellion
held rebellion against England and burned down Jamestown -
Pennsylvania
William Penn bought Pennslyvania, founded for religous purposes -
Salem Witch Trials
delusion in Salem that which women were burned at the stake for being accused of being witches -
Great Awakening
religous revival movement began -
Poor Richards Almanac`
Benjamen Franklin wrote Poor Richards Almanac -
Zenger Trials
after treason was aquitted -
French and Indian War
French and Indian War began -
Proclamation of 1763
forbade settling past Appalachian Mountains -
Sugar Act
taxed colonies in order to pay off debts from the French and Indian wars -
Townshend Acts
taxed tea, lead, and paper -
Boston Massacre
British fired into crowd of colonists and shot and killed Crispus Attucks -
Boston Tea Party
colonists dressed up snuck onto British ships and threw 342 chests of tea into harbor -
Intolerable Acts
barred of harbor until taxes were paid -
Midnight Ride
"Give Me Liberty or give me death" said after the midnight ride -
Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence was wrote along with Common Sense -
Articles of Confederation
adoption of rules by Continental Congress -
JPJ battle
John Paul Jones defeats Serapis with the Bonhomme Richard -
national bank
incorporated on May 26 -
Treaty of Paris
recognized US independence from Britain -
Northwest Ordinance, Constitutional Convention
constitutional convention established northwest ordinance which created rules -
George Washington became president
GW became 1st US president -
Bill of Rights
first 10 amendments to US constitution, used so states would ratify it -
Washington Inaugurated 2nd time
Washington was chosen for a second term -
Farewell Adress
warned against political parties -
Louisiana Purchase
doubled size of the US -
Lewis and Clark
expedition led to the NW -
Steamboat
Robert Fulton made first practical steamboat trip -
War of 1812
between US and Britain over shipping arguments -
burnings
British burned White House and Capitol -
Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner -
Monroe Doctrine
stated no more states -
Trail of Tears
Jackson ordered thousands of Indians on a trail to reservations, many died on the way -
telegraph
first telegraph line sent by Samuel F. Morse -
Gold Rush
gold found in California sent thousands in hope of becoming rich -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stow wrote the controversial book Uncle Toms Cabin -
Dred Scott Desicion
Said slaves didn't become free in free states -
Confederacy created
7 states seceded to south to make the Confederate States of America -
Antetiam
Bloodiest battle of wafr happened -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln stated all slaves to be set free -
End of war
Lee surrendered at Appomatix Courthouse to end the war -
14th Amendment
Stated citizenship for all of those who are born in the US -
15th amendment
any race can vote -
Red Cross
Clara Barton created the Red Cross
