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Colonial America Era
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Jamestowne
Jamestown Colony was the first permanent English settlement. Jamestown town was located near modern day Williamsburg,virginia -
Champlain vs Iroquois
Samuel Champlain attacks an Iroquois party after his further expeditions of the New World discovers Lake Champlain and claims Vermont for the kingdom of France. -
Pocahontas and Jon Rolfe
As jamestown history continues Pocahontas marries John rolfe. Who brought tobacco seeds from europe. The marraige resulted in eight years of peach bewttwn the native indiosn and englishmen. -
Smallpox Epidemic
90% of the Native Americans descessed due to the smallpox epidemic in the massachuetts area. -
Slaves in America
During the summer of 1619. The first Slaves were brought into Jamestown. -
House of Burgesses
The first repersentative assembly (House of Burgesses meet for the first time in Virginia. -
Pennsylvania is Born
Mr. William Penn estbalishes the colony of Pennsylvania. -
Indians attack the English
The Opchanacanough and the Powhatan Indian attack jamestown. However, their attack was unsuccesful. This was the so called "last indian rebellion in the region. -
New York is born
The Dutch city and colony New Amsterdam is seized by the English and renamed New York -
The fight for Santa Fe
The Indigenous pueblo people launch an attack against the spanish colony of Santat fe killing approx. 400 people and forced the remaining 2,00 people from their land. -
The French claims the South
Robert Cavelier and Sieur de Lasalle (French) claim the lower Mississippi river valley and louisanna -
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The New World
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The Boston News Letter
The First Reoccuring news paper in the Colonies. -
The Library Company of Philadelphia
The libarary compnay of philadelphia was founded by Benjamin Franklin. -
Benjamin Franklin Kite Experiment
Benjamin conducted his kited experment in order to prove the the eletrical nature of lightning. In results discovering eletricity. -
French & Indian war (Seven year war) begins
The war arose between the Native Indians and British, French settlers in the Ohio River valley due to its economic potiencial. -
Proclamation of 1763
The proclamtion was mainly intended to conciliate the indians by checking encrochments of the sttlers lands. -
The end of the French and Indian war
The end of the French and Indian war -
Sugar Act
Due to the expensive French & Indian War British parliament decided to imposed a tax on any goods such as molasses, coffee. To help offset the cost of the war. -
Stamp Act
On top of the Sugar Act the parliment decided to require a stamp on any printed documents,newspaper ect. -
First Continental Congress met
A total of 56 delegates from 12 colonies came togheter and met for the first time. -
Second Continental Congress meeting
The Continental Congress met in Philadelphia for the second time. -
Declaration of Independence from England Approved
Declareaiton of Independance approved. -
Articles of Confederation
The Article of Confeeration was basically the first US Consitution drafted by the second continental congress. -
United States Constitution
The United States Consitution was sucessfully signed -
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of rights was introduced -
George Washington President
George Washington Elected the first president of the United States. -
John Adams President
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The Beginning of the United States
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Louisiana Purchase
President Adams approved the Louisana purchse in order to begain the westward expansion. -
Slave Trade banned
The U.S. bans the slave trade. -
Thomas Jefferson President
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The war of 1812
The war of 1812 was an issue that waqs fought between the US and UK. -
James Madison President
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James Monroe President
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John Q Adams
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Andrew Jackson President
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Martin Van Buren President
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William H Harrison President
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John Taylor President
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James Polk President
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Zachary Taylor President
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Millard Fillmore President
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Franklin Pierce President
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James Buchanan President
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Civil war Began
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Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War Ended
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Andrew Jackson President