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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Granted rights to both Nobles and Freemen. -
Roanoke Island
Roanoke was the first attempted colony in America. It is known as the "Lost Colony". -
Jamestown
John Smith and 105 cavaliers in 3 ships landed on Virginia coast,started first permanent English settlement in New Wolrd at Jamestown. -
House of Burgesses
First representative assembly. -
Mayflower Compact
signed Nov. 11,was agreement to form a self-government. -
Roger Williams
Roger Williams founded Providence,Rhode Island. -
Navigation Act
British Parliament passed Navigation Act. -
Williiam Penn
William Penn founded Pennsylvania. -
Witchcraft Delusion
Wichcraft Delusion at Salem,alleged witches executed by special Court. -
Great Awakening
Religious Revival. -
Benjamin Franklin
He published the first Poor Richard's Almanac. -
John Peter Zenger
Zenger Trial -
French and Indian War
French and Indian war began. -
Sugar Act
placed duties on lumber, foodstuffs, molasses, and rum in colonies -
Stamp Act
enacted by parliament -
Quartering Act
Provided food to the british soldiers. -
Townshend Act
levied taxes on glass, painter's lead, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre
British Troops fired Mar. 5 into Boston mob, killed 5 including Crispus Attucks -
Boston Tea Party
to protest the tea tax. -
Intolerable Acts
barred use of Boston Harbor rill tea was paid for. -
First Continental Congress
held in Philadelphia;called for civil disobediance against British -
Patrick Henry
addressed Virginia convention. -
Lexington and Concord
First battle of the revolutionary war -
Common Sense
famous pro-independence pamphlet by Thomas Paine. -
Decleration of Independence
approved on July 4 -
Saratoga
turning point of the revolutionary war. -
Articles of Confederation
adopted by Continental Congress -
John Paul Jones
defeated Serapis in British North sea waters -
Yorktown
Cornwallis retired to yorktown -
Treaty of Paris
Britain,US signed Paris peace treaty on Sept, 3 -
Northwest Ordinance
adopted by Continental Congress for Northwest Ordinance -
Constitutional Convention
opened in Philadelphia -
George Washington
George Washinton chosen president by all electors voting -
Bill of Rights
submitted to states. -
Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney invented cotton gin -
Washington's farewell address
Washington's farewell address -
Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana purchase doubled the size of US. -
Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton made first practical steambot trip -
War of 1812
3 causes -
The Star Spangled banner
by Francis Scott Key -
Missouri Compromise
passed by Congress -
Monroe Doctrine
opposing European intervention in the Americas. -
"Trails of Tears"
Cherokee Indians force to walk "Trails of Tears" from Georgia to OKlahoma -
Samuel F.B. Morse
invented -
Women's Rights Convention
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton led Seneca Falls,NY,Women's Rights Convention -
Compromise of 1850
Sen. Hnery Clay's Compromise of 1850 admitted California as 31st state. -
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Author of the Uncle Tom's Cabin. -
Dred Scott
decision by Supreme Court that slaves did not become free state,Congress could not bar slavery from a territory,and blacks could not be citizens. -
Abraham Linoln
Abraham Lincoln was eected president. -
Jefferson Davis
set up Confederate States of America with Jefferson Davis as president -
Ft. Sumter
Civil War began as Confederates fired on Ft, Sumter. -
Confederate States of America
Seven southern states set up Confederate State of America. -
The Battle of Antietam
The bloddiest one-day battle of the war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
freeing "all slaves in areas still in rebellion". -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address. -
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee surrendered. -
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. -
13th Amendment
13th Amendment, abolishing slavery,ratified. -
14th Amendment
providing for citizenship of all persons born or naturalized in US. -
15th Amendment
Making race no bar to voting rights -
Clara Barton
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross
