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Columbus arrived to the new world on August 3, 1492. Columbus thought he was going to be land on Asia, because no one knew about America at the time. Claiming the land and taking control of the natives.
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The first slaves for America came around August 9th, 1525 when a boat filled with slaves came on their ground and were sold.
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Sir Walter Raleigh’s Roanoke Settlement came to the island around 1584 and disappeared around 1590. Maybe theories believe that it was from disease, or violent rampages by wild Indians, but no one knows the real reason the settlement disappeared. The only clues were ‘Croatoan’ carved into the gatepost and ‘Cro’ carved into a tree.
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Men and boys choose to settle at Jamestown on May 13, 1607. Jamestown is located in Virginia, which is named after King James the first. The settlement was the first permanent one in America.
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Plymouth was established by English Separatist Puritans in December 1620. It was the first permanent American settlement.
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Anthony Johnson was a slave in 1621 and ended up earning his freedom, owning land, and owning a few servants.
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founded by English North America in 1681, which was a distract in a royal character granted by King Charles the second
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The Salem Witch Trials were a series of trails mainly on women, to prove if they were a witch. 200 people were accused and 30 were executed.
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The First Great Awakening was a period in time were many colonies were spiritually and religiously devoted to christ.
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The French and Indian war began in 1754 and ending with the treaty of paris
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The Albany Plan was a plan to create a unified government for the thirteen colonies which were suggested by benjamin franklin
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It was an act of great Britain which was supposed to go against British taxes
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On March 5th, 1770 British soldiers shot and killed several people after being attacked by a mob in Boston.
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The Boston tea party was a protest by the sons of liberty on December 16, 1773.
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The first continental congress was a meeting of 12 out of 13 of the British American colonies.
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The first military engagements in the American Revolutionary War. They were set in the towns of Lexington and Concord, hence the name.
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The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of 13 out of 13 colonies leading arrived seeking independence and untied us in the revolutionary war
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The Articles of Confederation was a document that showed the functions of the U.S government after gaining independence for Britain
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The battle of Yorktown is where the British surrender which ended on October 19th 1781
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Shays rebellion was a rebellion mainly by farmers who were in opposition to the debt crisis of America and the government's taxes.
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The Constitutional Convention was a meeting that was set in place to decide how we were going to govern America
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the constitution because the main piece of the government when New Hampshire became the 9th state to agree.
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George Washington became the first president of America after seeing how the articles of confederation were working.
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Washington’s Farewell Address is a book written by George himself as a congratulatory item to fellow citizens, friends, and family.
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The first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another
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buying territory from France in 1803, some saw it a constitutional, some didn't.
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corps of Discovery Expedition, two cross the newly acquired portion of the united states.
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The war of 1812, it started in 1812 and ended in 1815, which was a conflict between Britain and the united states.
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Preserving the power of slave-free states and non-free states, the Missouri compromise was made in order to keep balance towards the colonies
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Andrew Jackson was the 17th president of the united states of America
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Fredrick joined the movement after escaping slavery and becoming an activist, the eventual leader of the movement, and an author.
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The Fugitive Slave Act forced slaves to be sent back to their even if they were in a free state.
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Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent confrontations in Kansas territory which started in 1854 to 1861
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Uncle Toms Cabin was published mainly as an anti-slavery novel
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The decision was on whether or not Dred Scott could sue, even though he was in a free state he was not considered a citizen.
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The 19th election helped on Tuesday, November 6, 1860, where the Republican candidate, Abrahan Lincoln was elected president of the United States.
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The civil war timespan was between April 1861 and April 1865, lasting 4 years.
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The Emancipation Proclamation stated that all persons held as slaves were freed
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Lincoln went to a performance on April 15, 1865, and was murdered by being shot in the head and died later
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13th amendment outlawing slavery and the 15th to vote
