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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Guranteed rights to noblemen from Great Britain. -
"Lost Colony"
Sir Walter Ralelgh finds Roanoke Island -
Jamestown
The colony of Jamestown is founded by Jhon Smith. Jamestown becomes the first perminent settlement. -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses is the first representative assembly in the New World. -
Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrams create the Mayflower Compact as an agreement to form a self government. -
Rhode, Island
Roger Williams finds Providence Rhode Island. -
Navigation Act
British parliment passed the Navigation Acts regulating colonial commerence. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon led planters against the British Government. -
Finding of Pennsylvania
William Penn makes a treaty with Deleware Indians for modern day Pennsylvania. -
Witchcraft delusion
A ruling for executions on witches. -
The Great Awakening
A religous revial begins in Philadelphia. -
Poor Richard's Almanack
Benjiamin Franklin's first published book. -
The Zenger Trial
John Peter Zenger was acquited of libel after criticizing the British Governor. -
Albany Plan of Union
a plan to bring the colonists together. -
French and Indian War
Battle erupts between France, and Britain. -
Proclamation of 1763
Forbade colonists from moving west of the Applation Mountains -
Sugar Act
Britain's tax on lumber, foodstuffs, molasses, and rum. -
Stamp Act
Britain's tax that required revenue stamps to help fund royal troops. -
Quartering Act
Requring colonists to house British troops. -
Townshed Acts
Britain's levied taxes on glass, painter's lead, paper, and tea. I suck. tyler says hi -
Boston Massacure
British troops fired onto a a Boston mob, killing 5 people . -
Boston Tea Party
The East India Co. dumps imported tea into Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Parliment passes these laws to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. -
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
Paul Revere makes his Midnight Ride to alert that the British are coming to Concord. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine writes a novel to convince the colonists to break free from Great Britain. -
Declaration Of Independence
The founding fathers call to declare independence from Great Britain. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga becomes the turning point of the Ammerican Revolution. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation are adopted. -
Victories at sea
John Paul Jones leads ships into victory on the sea. -
Yorktown, V.A
Washington Defeats Cornwallis at Yorktown ending the American Revolution. -
The Treaty of Paris
The treaty that ends the American Revolution. -
Northwest Oridance
The Northwest Oridance made rules for statehood. -
Constitutional Convention
A Convention is called for ratifying the Constitution. -
The 1st President
George Washington chosen as the first President, and John Adams becomes hi vice president. -
Bill of Rights
The fisrt 10 ammendments to the Connstitution. -
The Cotton Gin
Eli Whitney builds the first Cotton Gin reviving Sourthern Slavery -
Washington's Farewell Address
Geroge Washington's farewell address warns against alliances with foriegn powers -
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson buys land from Louisiana to the Canadian border, which doubles the size of the U.S. -
The Lewis and Clark expedition
Lewis, and Clark explore the newly purchased Louisiana territory. -
The Steamboat
Robert Fluton inventons the first Steam Boat. -
War of 1812
Britain's intererence with U.S. shipping causes war with the U.S., and Britain again. -
The Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key writes the wrods of the national anthem during the War of 1812 -
Monroe Doctrine
President James Monroe opposes European intervation -
Trail of Tears
Cherokee Indians are forced to walk from Georgia to the Indian Reservation(Oklahoma) -
The First Telegraph Line
Samuel F.B. Morse sends the first message on the telegraph from Washington to Baltimore. -
Senaca Falls Convention
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Santon host the convention for women's rights. -
Compromise 1850
The compromise admited California the 31st state as a free state -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published -
Dred Scott case
Dread scott sues for his freedom but is rejected because he was not a U.S. citizen. -
The Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln was elected president as the 16th president -
The Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis becomes president of The Confederate States of America. -
Fort Sumter
The first battle of the Civil War begins. -
The Battle of Antitam
The bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The document that freed all slaves in slave states. -
Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg Address -
Appomattox Court House
Robert E. Lee surrenders ending the Civil War. -
Lincoln's death
Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Both in Ford's Theater, and died the following morning. -
The 13th Amendment
The amendment that abolished slavery. -
14th Amendment
The Amendment that provided citzenship of all people born or naturalized in the U.S. -
15th Amendment
The amendment that made no bar to voting rights -
Red Cross
Clara Barton founde the American Red Cross
