Unit one background info

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  • Magna Carta
    1215

    Magna Carta

    The first document that limited the kings power. We used it to limit our government.
  • French and Indian war

    French and Indian war

    British fight the French and Indians for America. British have control of America.
  • Letters to an American Farmer

    Letters to an American Farmer

    A book that described the new American life. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur wrote it.
  • Colonists Protests

    Colonists Protests

    Colonists boycott British good. They also rids of British goods example throwing tea in the harbor.
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    First shots of the revolutionary war. The first battle in the war for our freedom.
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    The final draft of the DoI was created. Is the basis of further documents.
  • Saratoga

    Saratoga

    The battle that changes the tide in the war. French join and help the Americans.
  • Yorktown

    Yorktown

    The British surrender and America has won. The spark that lights the fire of a new country.
  • U.S. Constitution

    U.S. Constitution

    The continental congress gets together to wright the U.S. constitution that shows a basic government structure. The government was made in which the people hold the power.
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

    The continental congress got together and created 10 amendments. These first 10 amendments are called the Bill of Rights.
  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution

    The beginning of mass production. Factories were made which allowed the north (had the most factories) put out a lot more products.
  • Ft. Sumter

    Ft. Sumter

    The first battle of the American Civil War. The south went and attacked a fort owned by the north.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    A little document that Lincoln made that freed the slaves in southern states. Added another reason behind this war.
  • South Surrenders

    South Surrenders

    The south surrender at Appomattox Courthouse in VA. This ended the war and they were back together.
  • Assassination of Lincoln

    Assassination of Lincoln

    Five days after the war ended, Lincoln was shot and killed in a theater.