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Period: Apr 14, 1580 to
Jolynn Hall
US History timeline. -
Roanoke Island.
Roanoke Island was sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh. -
Jamestown.
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement. -
House of Burgesses.
House of Burgesses was the first representative assembly. -
Mayflower Compact.
Mayflower Compact was signed to agree on an idea of self-government. -
Rhode Island.
Roger Williams founded Providence, Rhode Island. -
Navigation Acts.
Navigation Acts were passed for regulating colonial commerce to suit English needs. -
Bacon's Rebellion.
Nathaniel Bacon burned Jamestown. -
William Penn.
William Penn signed treaty with Delaware Indians and made payment for Pennsylvania lands. -
Witchcraft Delusion.
Witchcraft delusion: Alleged witches executed by special court. -
Great Awakening.
The Great Awakening was the beginning of the religious revival. -
Poor Richard's Almanack.
Benjamin Franklin published the first Poor Richard's Almanack. -
Zenger Trial.
John Peter Zenger was put on trial for criticizing the British governer's conduct in office. -
French and Indian War.
French and Indian War began when French occupied Ft. Dequensne. -
Sugar Act.
Placed tax on lumber, foodstuffs, molasses, and rum in colonies to pay for French and Indian War debts. -
Stamp Act.
Required all legal documents to have a stamp on it. Was made of silver and was very expensive. -
Quartering Acts.
Required colonists to house British troops. -
Townshend Acts.
Put a tax on glass, painter's lead, paper, and tea. -
Boston Massacre.
British troops fired on colonists, killing 5, -
Boston Tea Party.
Cargo was thrown overboard to protest the tea tax. -
"Intolerable Acts."
Barred use of Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for. -
Midnight Ride.
Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to warn Patriots that the British were coming. -
Common Sense.
Published by Thomas Paine and persuaded the colonies for independence. -
Declaration of Independence.
Colonies declared independence of the British. -
Battle of Saratoga.
5,000 British soldiers surrendered. -
Articles of Confederation.
The first government. -
John Paul Jones.
Famous for defeating the British on the North Sea waters. -
Battle of Yorktown.
Cornwallis surrendered. -
Treaty of Paris.
Ended the Revolutionary War. -
Constitutional Convention.
Meeting for a new Constitution. -
Northwest Ordinance.
Set an orderly pattern of growth for the US. -
1st President.
George Washington was the first to be elected for presidency. -
Bill of Rights.
First 10 amendments. -
Cotton Gin.
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. -
Washington's Farewell Address.
Washington warned against involvement with foreign powers, debt, and political parties. -
Lousiana Purchase.
Doubled the size of the US. -
Lewis and Clark expedition.
Lewis and Clark explored the northwest and the Lousiana Purchase. -
Steamboat.
Robert Fulton made the first steamboat trip. -
War of 1812.
1) Britian seized US ships that traded with France. 2) Britian seized 4,000 sailors. 3) Britian sided with the Indians. -
"The Star-Spangled Banner."
Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner." -
Monroe Doctrine.
Opposed European intervention in the US. -
Trail of Tears.
Cherokee Indians walked from Georgia to Oklahoma. -
Telegraph.
Telegraph made by Samuel F.B. Morse. -
Seneca Falls.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott led Seneca Falls and the Women's Rights Convention. -
Compromise of 1850.
Made the Fugitive Slave Act more harsh and ended the slave trade. -
"Uncle Tom's Cabin."
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe was published. It was against slavery. -
Dred Scott vs. Supreme Court
Dred Scott could not sue because he was not a citizen of the US. -
Abraham Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president. -
Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis elected president of the Confederare States of America. -
Civil War.
Civil War began at Ft. Sumter. -
Battle of Antietam.
Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation.
Freed all slaves. -
Gettysburg Address.
Lincoln gave a speech for the national cemetery. -
President dead.
Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. -
Robert E. Lee.
Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Grant. -
13th Amendment.
Abolished slavery. -
14th Amendment.
Provided citizenship rights. -
15th Amendment.
Voting rights expanded to other races. -
American Red Cross.
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross.
