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Connecticut colonist and their Native American allies set fire to the Perquot Fort.
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Anyone who brought in a male scalp above age of 12 would be given 150 pieces of eight, ($150), for females above age of 12 or males under the age of 12, they would be paid $130.
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A protest in 1773 by the Sons of Liberty to retaliate against the British for the tax on tea.
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First battles of the American Revolution.
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First military engagements of the American Revolutionary War
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The Declaration of Independence is signed in 1776 in Philadelphia.
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Six month encampment at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777.
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George Washington's winter camp during Revolutionary War
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Arnold betrays Washington
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Revolutionary War battle in South Carolina.
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The Articles of Confederation was Ratified on March 1, 1781. It allowed the states to have power.
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Ended October 19, 1781. America won!
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That three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives
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The Constitution became the official outline on how the United State's government will work.
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Marked the first four-year term of presidency in the United States. Occurred at Federal Hall in New York City.
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A letter published by Washington to warn Americans of the dangers of political parties.
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George Washington died after being bled by leeches.
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John Adams v. Thomas Jefferson Part 2 - Thomas Jefferson wins. Power went from one political party to another, peacefully.
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An U.S Supreme Court Case that established the principle of judicial review in the U.S. American courts have the power to strike down laws, statues, and some government actions.
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No new slaves allowed in
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The American army drove off the American Indians and burned Prophetstown to the ground.
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USS Constitution named Old Ironsides
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Naval battle between America and the British
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Lead Andrew Jackson to big win which led to presidency
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Admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state
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Andrew Jackson wins presidency
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The law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River in exchange for white settlement of their ancestral lands.
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Rebellion of black slaves that took place in Southhampton, VA.
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Led to Texan Revolution
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Continental America is established
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Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers
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Enslaved African American man tried to sue for his freedom, his attempt was unsuccessful.
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Two-day gang war in NYC
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Abraham Lincoln Elected President
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First state to leave the union
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First major battle of the Civil War
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Abraham Lincoln declared that all persons being held as slaves shall be freed.
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Civil war battle with the most casualties.
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Abolished slavery
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End the Civil War
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White supremists group established, 1865.
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Granted citizenship to anyone born or naturalized in the United States.
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Rockefeller est. Standard Oil in 1870. Many critics claimed that he used many unethical practices.
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Denied the government from denying a person's right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
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Five days before the first famous call, "Mr. Watson, come here. I want you.”
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Most decisive Native American victory and the worst U.S. Army defeat in the long Plains Indian War.
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Americans expand west.
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Domestic massacre of nearly three hundred Lakota people,
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Ellis Island officially opens to process immigrants.
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A landmark 1896 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine.
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Led to war
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Children's novel, written by L. Frank Baum
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J.P Morgan est. U.S Steel
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Becomes president after the death of William McKinley
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Henry Ford establishes famous car brand, Ford.
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Called out Standard Oil for being a monopoly
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Federal Tax Income
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Located in California, processed immigrants from Asia.
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Allowed voters to vote from U.S Senators
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President Woodrow Wilson signed an executive order to designate the "Star Spangled Banner" as the national anthem.
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Two Italian immigrants who were convicted of murdering a guard and a paymaster in 1920.The two were executed for the accusations.
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First commercial radio station, KDKA, goes live.
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Designed to attract tourist on Labor Day weekend.
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Bribery scandal involving the administration of President Warren G. Harding
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First winter olympics, 1924, France.
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The Great Gatsby has been considered one of the greatest novels ever written.
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John Thomas Scopes, young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in his Tennessee classroom. Which was illegal tp teach in state funded schools in Tennessee.
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May 21, 1927, Charles Lindbergh flew 33.5 hours from New York to Paris.
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First film that included music and dialogue
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The Wall Street Crash of 1929
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Murder of seven members of Chicago's North Side Gang.
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Symbol of New York Cities innovation, ambition, and, sheer will.
