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The "Lost Colony" is the colony that was founded on Roanoke Island,close to South Carolina. After 5 years of settlement, the colony completely disappeared.
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Since Roanoke was a failure, the next successful colony came about, Jamestown, where 3 ships and 105 cavaliers stepped onto the first permanent English settlement.
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The first representitive assembly in the New World, the House of Burgesses in Jamestown, Virginia.
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Purtian people from Great Britain left, for the New World on the Mayflower, where they signed the Mayflower compact, a agreement to form a self-government.
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Providence,Rhode Island was formed as a democratically run colony that seperated chruch from state.
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The Navagation Acts were formed by the British Parlament to regulate colonial commerce to suit English needs.
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The Indian War ended in New England and the Wampanog chief and Narragansett Indians are killed.
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Willian Penn paid for the lands of Pennsylvannia.
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This year, 20 people were alleged witches, and they were executed by a special court.
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Poor Richard's Almanack was first published in this year, by Benjamin Franklin.
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An editor named John Peter Zienger was accused of publishing false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation, or a libel againstthe British governors conduct office.
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The Great Awakening was a religious revival in American religious history.
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The French and Indian war was a war with the Indians over land. The war ended in Feb. 10, 1763 with a peace treaty.
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A tax placed on imported goods such as tea, to pay off the war debt from the French and Indian War.
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The stamp act was an act to make colonists pay for goods such as paper, and made them have to purchase a stamp to place on it.
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The townshend acts were acts that made taxes on goods such as glass, painters lead, paper, and tea.
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On this date, British Troops shot 5 men in a Boston mob including Crispus Attucks, who was a leader of a group.
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Tea that was being carried to the boston harbor, was thrown overboard into the harbor to show that colonists did not like the tax on tea.
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Britain made the colonists pay for the tea that was dumped into the harbor durning the boston tea party.
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The first battles of the Revolutionary war begin, Lexington and Concord.
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The document was signed. It was official that the colonies were now free from British rule, we had gained independence.
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The Articles of Confederation were adopted by continental congress.This was the 1st form of a constitution in the colonies.
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John Paul Jones defeated Serapis in the waters close to Britain.
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Washignton and Baptiste joined armies to help the fight against cornwallis, and the won when cornwallis surrendered in October 19.
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When the crops failed in Massachusetts, farmers joined in rebellion because they were all debt-ridden.
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A convention held in Philidelphia to collaberate on the contitution, and Washington precided over it
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The path to statehood in the Northwest territory.
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The very first president of the United States was elected, George Washington. It was a decided vote by all that he was chosen unanamously.
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The Bill of Rights was added to our constitution by demand of the citizens, for it included the rights of citizens.
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Washington was set for another term in office, as was his vice president, John Adams.
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Washington gave his farewell adress, and sai, "Small, artful, enterprising minority"
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John Marshall was now the head of the supreme court, he was now the Supreme Court Chief Justice.
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The Alien and Sedition Acts was a series of acts that was intended to silence political opposition, launched by the federalists.
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Thomas Jefferson won the 1800, he beat out Aaron Burr, who was now the vice president.
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For the first time in history, this case about a unconstitutional law made a change,that change was that a law was overturned.
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The purchase of land from the French for 5 million dollars that doubled the size of the United States.
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The Lewis and Clark expedition was an expedition to explore the new land gained by the Louisiana Purchase, which is what now is the Northwest part of the United States.
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The first trip ever on a steamboat was conducted by Robert Fulton. This trip went 150 miles from New York to Albany.
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The War of 1812 only happened because of three main reasons:
- impressment of our Navy, stealing of cargo, and destroying of ships
- interference in United States shipping and trading
- British encouraging the Native Americans to fight and attack
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On the Battle of Lake Erie the British were defeated by Oliver H. Perry.
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After the white house was burned to the ground by the British, Francis Scott Key was inspired to write our nations anthem.
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The White house was burned to the ground by the British when they attacked the capitol.
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The war with Britain has ended, and the two sides sign a treaty, a treaty that was for peace.
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The Battle of Champlian ended the war, with the signing of a peacce treaty.
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Florida was adopted as a state from the Spainsh (Spain)
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The Monroe Doctrine was put into action this year, it was about the US protecting South America so that no more coloninization may take place.
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Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, forcing Indians to move West.
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The abolishionist papers were first written to express the down and negative side of slavery, they were all published and written by William Lloyd Garrison.
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Nat Turner, a former skave rebelled against white owners, killing 57 whites. Turner was later caught and hanged for his killlings.
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The Cherokee Indians walk the "Trail of tears", this journey was from Georgia to Oklahoma!
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The first ever message was sent on a telegraph line by Samuel E. Morse, from Washington to Baltimore, the message read"What hath God wrought!"
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Gold is discovered in California, and soon thousands of people move there in hopes of becoming rich.
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Leaders of Womans rights, met in Seneca Falls over the matter of there rights, some of the women that were there include Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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When California becomes a non-slave state, it made the Fugitive Slave Laws more harsh and ended the Columbian Slave trade.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin is published by Harriet Beecher Stow, the book talks about the dark side of slavery and what cruel things it did to slaves.
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As parties started to develop, the Republican party erupted because of a strong dislike of the Kansas- Nebraska Act
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The Gadsden purchasae occured between the U.S. and Mexico, when The United States radified with Mexico, thus gaining a strip of land known as the Gadsden purchase.
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In the court case of Scott vs. Sanford, a former slave, dred scott, sued for his freedom after his owner had passed, but the supreme court ruled that a slave could not sue for his/her freedom.
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John Brown and 21 other abolishionists seized a U.S. army at harpers ferry and killed several people, but they were later captured and hanged.
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Abraham Lincoln was elected president in the 4-way race of canditates for president, even though the South hated Lincoln.
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When states seceded from the Union, they formed the Confederate States of America, with Jefferon Davis as their president.
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The Civil War began with the Battle of Fort Sumter,in South Carolina, where the Confederacy won.
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The first battle of the war had broken out, The Battle of Bull Run,and the Confederate states repelled the Union forces, and won.
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Homestead Act: Granted free farms to settlers that was approved on May 20th Land Grant Act: Public land sale to benifit agriculteral education
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The bloodiest battle of the war, with the most casualties, with each side losing over 2,000 men.
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Freed all slaves in the Confederate states of America passed by Lincoln.
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The Address that Lincoln gave that is now very famous and is probably one of the most well-known speeches in the world.
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Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
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Abraham lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth in a theater, so Andrew Johnson is sworn in as president.
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The 13th amendment was radified, and it abolished slavery.
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Citizenship for all people born or naturalized by July 9th.
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No matter what race, all men could now vote.
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Clara Barton HEEHEE formed the Red Cross in order to help those that are wounded.
