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Columbus Journey to the Americas
Columbus sailed to the Americas to find a passageway to India and China. Europe was able to colonize the New World because "discovery". -
Jamestown Founded
Jamestown was planned to be the first permanent setlement in the New World, but because of many hardships such as the lack of food and water, a large amount of Native Americans surrounding the colony, and the spread of disease throughout the colony led to the near collapse of the colony. The colony barely survived, saved by the growth of tobacco. Due to the "success" of Jamestown many other European countries began to settle in the Americas. -
Pilgrims Land in Plymouth
The pilgrims were part of the Seperatist Church and founded the Plymouth colony after the king of England founded the Church of England. -
French and Indian War
Due to the salutary neglect from the British king, the colonies were able to govern themselves. As the French grew in power, the British began to want land past the Appalachian Mountains. The French refused to give up their land beginning the war and because the French had been kind to the Native Americans they joined them in the fight against the British. -
Albany Plan of Union
Proposed by Benjamin Franklin, the Albany Plan of Union proposed that all colonies must join the forces against the English in the war. Its slogan was "join or die" and it eventually lead to the teaming with the NA against the French. -
Treaty of Paris
Once the British teamed with the NA, the tables had turned for the French and they surrendered ending the war with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. -
Proclamation of 1763
In the Proclamation of 1763 the king forbade any colonists from crossing the Appalachian Mountains. This angered the colonists and was one of the reasons for the revolution and the creation of the United States. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was established because of Britains 7 year and French-Indian war efforts. These wars put the British into a large amount of debt and they needed to gain money to trade. They passed the Stamp Act which required each individual to buy a stamp every time they bought and used a piece of paper, this was a duty or tax that would go to the British government, but many people were able to smuggle and find a loophole around the act. -
Quartering Act
After the Stamp Act was cancelled, this act was passed in the hopes of protecting the colonies from any Native attacks or possible attempts from the French to take back the land they lost in the French-Indian war and required all colonists to quarter a soldier in their home by providing them with their needs. This was another reason that the colonists got angry with the King and several years later that rage led to a revolution. -
Townshend Act
After the cancellation of the Stamp Act, the British still knew they needed to gain money from their losses in their wars, they passed the Townshend Act, it placed a tax on imported goods from Britain to New York, punishing them for not abiding the Quartering Act. Later, twelve letters sent out to the other colonies from Philadelphia, S Carolina sent Boston a 42 candles...and 92 glasses thanking the 92 people who refused to take back the letters, this signified they would support each other. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre began as teasing between a British guard and some young colonists, but then it became violent. After the guard striked a boy across the head with his musket he became surrounded. More soldiers were rushed to the scene and their Captain ordered them to not fire, but when a private tried to get up he fired his musket and the rest started to fire. Five people died in Boston that night. This out roar only sparked more aggression between the British and the colonists. -
Tea Act of 1773
The Tea Act made in possible for the British colonies to only purchase tea from the East India Company. This angered the colonists because it meant they had to pay whatever price the East India Co. and that could be extremely high with the already tax from the British. This eventually lead to the Boston Tea party. -
Boston Tea Party
A group of colonists dressed up as Indians and boarded three East India Co.'s ships. They began breaking the tea boxes and throwing them overboard. Many people tried to take the opportunity of stealing the tea but the colonists stopped them and punished them for not fulfilling the message to the British. -
Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
The intolerable acts were passed in the hopes of the British government regaining money and for the colonists to be controlled and overpowered. These acts required colonists to house soldiers and they could no longer work on juries if a British official was being accused of crime. This angered the already furious colonists and sparked the revolution. -
Battle of Lexington
After the British heard that the colonies had weapons in Concord they marched to destroy them before violence began. On their way to Concord they marched thought Lexington, where. they were met with 2-300 rebels ready to protect the colonies' weapons. After they were attacked by the colonists they then continued on to Concord. The revolution had finally begun! -
Battle of Concord
The British sent three companies to secure the North Bridge. A minute men moved down the hill to check if the British were advancing. The British on the south of the bridge fired into the patriots as they neared the opposite side. Two minute-men fell dead. The minute men returned fire at the prompting of their commander. Three British soldiers crumpled dead to the ground. In a panic, the British retreated back to Concord to join the rest of their units. -
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American Revolution
Bunker Hill began the American Revolution when the B shot hot cannonballs into Charleston making them burn. In the battle of Trenton the P surprised attacked B posts and in the Battle of Saratoga the war began to turn in the P favor. In Brandywine they fought over the capital and Valley forge was a training camp for the P. In the Battle of Yorktown the P surrounded the B and the B surrendered ending the Revolution. The Treaty of secured P with their land and made traveling on Missisp. easier. -
Olive Branch Petition
The colonies sent a letter to the king praising him and making him feel glorious. They asked for help to become better, talked about how they work well as a team, how other countries look at them and are jealous, how they help the British win the French and Indian war, and how they need a second chance because they don't wan't more lives lost. This shows that the americas still has the option of piece in their mind and don't want war. That is what the olive branch represents. -
Common Sense By Thomas Paine
Thomas Paine published a pamphlet in January of 1776 stating that the colonies should separate from Britain and form their own country. He stated that people say that we need this relationship with England, but that isn't true. Also, that Britain is only looking out for themselves and that if their leader really cared about them, he wouldn't want war and that we shouldn't be controlled by someone who is smaller than us. This pamphlet convinced many people that the Colonies need to seperate. -
Declaration of Independence
The foundational ideas of our governance and our national identity are outlined in the Declaration of Independence. Although the Declaration of Independence is not legally binding, it is still a powerful text. The Declaration stated that they had had enough of the British tyranny and that they are going to fight for their freedom. This marks the true beginning to the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed between the Americas and Great Britain to finalize their independence and start their new beginning. This was important the Americas because it ended the extremely long war, this would allow the colonists to build the government they wanted to see in Great Britain. -
Shay's Rebellion
After the revolution, colonists were still owed money because of their service to the militia, but the colonies were in debt and could not afford to pay back the farmers who needed to support their land. This led to Shay's Rebellion were a group of people protested and wanted the government to repay them for their service. This was the reason for many conflicts in the new country and was a new way to create conflict. -
Congress Ratifies the US Constitution
After a long debate between the anti-feds and the feds the US government finally ratifies the Constitution. The feds wanted a strong central government while the anti-feds wanted to leave the power to the states. The ratification of this document ended the arguments and showed that the states had finally given in to a strong federal government. The feds didn't win every argument though, the anti-feds did feel that a Bill of Rights was necessary so it was also included in the constitution. -
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was fueled by a new tax that taxed a newly discovered way to use corn, whiskey. Washington had three choices to hopefully get rid of the mob: use military force, let the states handle it, or ignore it. In the end he decided to use military force to get rid of the rebellion. This action showed the power of the federal government and that rebellions from would no longer mean they would be given their way which was different from previous outbreaks. -
XYZ Affair
The XYZ Affair began when the French had seized American ships, this hurt the U.S. economy because it destroyed goods worth thousands of dollars. The French had also started to trade with the British which was seen as a stab in the back. Madison sent three diplomats to fix the situation, but the leader of France sent three agents, X, Y, & Z that demanded $250,000 before the diplomates could talk to the leader. This led to many believing we should have gone to war instead of keeping peace. -
War of 1812
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