Significant Events US History

By La Salle
  • Period: to

    Beginnings to 1877

  • First slaves taken

    First slaves taken

  • Mayflower Compact

    Mayflower Compact

    They agreed that majority ruled

  • Pilgrims

    James town
  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War

    Americans and British won
  • British Stamp Act

    British Stamp Act

    Tea Act
  • First battles of American Revolution

    First battles of American Revolution

  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation

    First government
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Rights and Freedom
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga

    Turning point. French helped out
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    Last battle of American Revolution
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    End revolutionary war
  • Federalist papers

    Federalist papers

  • Louisisana Purchase

    Louisisana Purchase

    Achieve manifest destiny
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

    Brought Missouri as a free state

  • nullification crisis

  • compromise of 1850

    compromise of 1850

    Slave Act
  • Kansas and Nebraska act

    Kansas and Nebraska act

  • civil war

    civil war

    Split the North and South up
  • Amancapation Proclamation

    Amancapation Proclamation

    Changes the goals of the war
  • 13 Amendment

    13 Amendment

    Abolished slavery

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