United States History

By coachbarton2012+29
  • Jun 15, 1215

    Magna carta

    A Document for midevil england, also means the great charter.

  • Lost Colony

    was founded on Roanoke Island, off North Carolina coast, settlers found to have vanished, 1590.

  • Jamestown

    John smith and 105 others landed on Virginia coast, and started the first permanent English settlement.

  • House of Burgesses

    the first representative assembly.

  • Indentured servants

    English North American colonys brought by Dutch to Jamestown, slavery legally recognized in 1650.

  • Pilgrims

    Puritan separatists, left Plymoth on the Mayflower.

  • Mayflower compact

    Signed an agreement to form a self government on November 11 1620

  • Pilgrims reached Cape Cod

    Pilgrims reached Cape Cod on November 19 1620

  • Landed at Plymoth

    103 passengers landed at plymoth on december 26 1620

  • Roger Williams

    Founded Rode Island, as a democraticly ruled colony with seperation of church and state.

  • British Parliament starts to take over

    British passes forst Navigation Act to regulate colonil commerce to suit Englands needs.

  • Nathaniel Bacon

    Led a rebelion agenst the British Government.

  • William Penn's treaty

    William Penn signed a treaty with the Delawear indians and made payments for Pennsylvania lands.

  • Witchcraft delusion

    20 alleged witches were exicuted in Salem, MA

  • Published the first Poor Richard's Almanack

    Published by Benjamin Franklin annualy untill 1757

  • John Peter Zenger

    an editor who was acquitted of libel after criticizing the British governer"s conduct in office.

  • John Edwards

    Famous sermon "sinners at the hands of an angry God," deliverd at Enfield, MA, A Major figure in the Great Awakening.

  • French and Indian war begins

    war began when French occupied Ft. Daquesnc (Pittsburgh).

  • Sugar Act

    British placed taxes on lumber, foodstuffs, molasses, and rum to pay off war depts.

  • Stamp Act

    Required revenue stamps to fund royal troops.

  • Quartering Act

    Required the colonys to house British Troops.

  • Townshend Acts

    Levied taxes on glass, painter's lead, paper, and tea. All British taxes (except for tea) were repealed by 1770

  • Boston Massacre

    British troops fired into a mob, killing 5 including Cispus Attucks.

  • Boston Tea Party

    Cargo ships burned and cargo thrown overboard to protect the tea tax. Dec 14-16

  • Intolerable Acts

    Banned use of Boston harbor till tea was paid for.

  • The start of Abolitionism

    Rode Island Abolished Slavery

  • First Continental Congress

    Held in Philadalphia Spe 5- Oct 26, called for civil disobediance against British.

  • "Give me liberty or give me death!"

    Said by Patric Henery at the virginia convention.

  • Midnight ride

    Paul Revere rode to warn patriots The British were coming to concord.

  • Common Sense

    Famous pro independance pamphlet by Thomas Paina, was published Jan 10, quickly sold around 100,000 copies

  • Defeat of Cornwalice

    Washingron defeated cornwallice at princton in january 3.

  • John Paul Jones

    Defeated sepritans in british sea waters.

  • British recognize americas independance

    British cabinet agreed to recognize americas independance.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Britian, and U.S. signed a Peace treaty, Spe 3, recognizing American independance.

  • Shays' rebelion

    a rebelion of debt ridden farmers in massachusetts, failed.

  • Re election

    Washington re elected into office with John Adams as vice Presedent

  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights is submitted to states. Put into effect in December 15.

  • The cottin gin

    Invented by Eli whitley.

  • Florida

    Spain ceded Florada to U.S.

  • Monroe Docterine

    opposing Euopean inervention in the americas.

  • Daniel Webster Debate

  • Turner's rebelion

    Nat Turner led a slave rebelion in virginia

  • Trail of tears

    Charokee indians forced to move from Georgia to Oklahoma.

  • The first Telegraph

    First message sent through a telegraph by inventor Samuel F.B. Morse from Washington to Baltimore

  • Begining of the Mexican war

    After border clash, U.S. declared war.

  • Gold!!!

    Gold discoverd in california, 80,000 prospectors imigrated in 1849.

  • Compromise of 1850

    Henry Clay's compromise admiterd California as the 31st state, with slavery forbiden, Utah and Mexico territories made fugitive slave act more harsh and ended theColumbian slave trade.

  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, Published in 1852.

  • Walden's Treaty

    Providing for Gadson purchas strip of land.

  • Rupublican party

    Republican party formed at Ripon, allowed slavery to be voted upon.

  • Case of Dred Scott

    Held slaves do not become free in a free state.

  • Browns Attack

    Brown and 21 others seized U.S. armory at Harpers Ferry, Brown was captured and hung for treason.

  • Civil War begins

    Confederate states capture Ft. Sumter.

  • Homested act, Land grant act

    Homested atc allowed free land to settlers.
    Land grant act (july 7) provided public land sale benifeted agricultural education.

  • Emancipation proclomiation

    Freeing all slaves still in rebellion.
    Lincon declared Thanksgiving a national holiday.

  • Lincons assasination

    Shoot by John Wilks Booth at Ford's Theater.

  • End of civil war

    All of the last rebel troops surrendered at appomatox court house.

  • 13th amendment

    Abolished slavery.

  • 14th Amendment

    citizenship for all persons born or naturilized in U.S.

  • 15th Amendment

    Race is no bar to voting rights.

  • Red Cross

    Clara Barton Founded the American Red Cross