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rights granted to Nobles and Freeman
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first attempted colony
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first colony in the U.S.
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first representitive assembly
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first form of self government
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Roger Williams founded Rhode Island
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passed by England to regulate colonial commerce to suit English needs
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rebellion against Massachsetts government when they declined a war against the Native Americans
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William Penn founded Pennsylvania for religous tolerance
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people accused of being witches and were automatically killed
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religous revival began
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New York publisher sued for criticizing British governor's conduct of office
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French and Indian war began
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Benjamin Franklin wrote it in order to organize the colonies
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Benjamin Franklin published first almanack
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tariff on sugar
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taxed certain goods and required people in the colonies to house British soldiers
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made to raise revelues for England, basically all other repealed acts combined
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British troops started shooting a Boston mob and striked innocent civilians
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went on British ship and tossed all tea into the ocean
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barred time of Boston Harbor till tea was paid for
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held in Philadelphia, talked about civil disobedience against British
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Midnight Ride
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first battle of revolutionary war
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"Give me liberty or give me death!"
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published by Thomas Paine, influenced people to support America in the war
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declared independence from Britian
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Set an organization of how the new United States should be governed
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changed direction of the war
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"I have not yet begun to fight."
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last big battle in the war
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ended revolutionary war
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Geaorge Washington first president of U.S.
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about Articles of Confederation
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set an orderly growth in the U.S,
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first ten amendments to constitution
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Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin
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warned against foreign allies
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Louisiana territory purchased from France
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Lewis and Clark explore the new U.S. territory
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Robert Fulton made the first steam boat
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War of 1812 fighting the British
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Francis Scott Key wrote are national anthem
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slavery allowed in Missouri
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western hemisphere was not to be further colonized
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Indians forced into indian territory
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Samuel F.B. Morse made the first telegraph
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convention lead by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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California entered as a free state
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portrayed life of a slave
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slaves were not U.S. citizens
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Abraham Lincoln elected president
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Jeferson Davis elected president
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was began with the battle of Fort Sumter
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extremely bloody battle
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freed all slaves
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Lincoln famous speech "four score and seven years ago"
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Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox court house
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Lincoln was assasinated in ford theater
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abolished slavery
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gave citizenship to everybody born in the U.S.
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the rights to vote
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Clara Barton founded the Red Cross
