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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Magna Carta was the first document forced onto an English King by a group of his subjects -
Roanoke Island
"Lost Colony" sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh was founded on Roanoke Island, off North Carolina coast; settlers found to have vanished,1590. -
Jamestown
First permanent English settlement in New World at Jamestown -
House of Burgesses
House of Burgesses, first reprepresentative assembly in New World, elected July 30 at Jamestown,VA. -
Mayflower Compact
Mayflower Compact was signed on Nov. 11. It was an agreement to form a self-government. -
Providence
Roger Williams founded Providence,RI, in June, as a democratically ruled colony with seperation of church and state. Charter granted, 1644. -
Navigation Acts
British Parliament passed first Navigation Act Dec. 1, regulating colonial commerce to suit English needs. -
Nathaniel Bacon
Nathaniel Bacon led planters against autocractic British Gov. Sir William Berkley, burned Jamestown, VA, Sept. 19. Rebellion collapsed when Bacon died -
William Penn
William Penn signed treaty with Deleware Indians Apr. 23 and made payment for Pennsylvania lands. -
Witchcraft
Witchcraft delusion at Salem, MA; 20 alleged witches executed by special court -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin published the first Poor Richard's Almanack; published annually until 1757 -
John Peter Zenger
Editor John Peter Zenger was acquitted of libel Aug. 5 in New York after criticizing the British governor's conduct in office -
Jonathan Edwards
Famous sermon " Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," delivered at Enfield, MA, July 8, by Jonathan Edwards, a major figure in the revivalist Great Awakening -
Albany, NY
Delegates from 7 colonies to Albany, NY, Congress, July 19, approved a plan of union by Benjamin Franklin -
Townshend Acts
Townshend Acts levied taxes on glass,painter's lead, paper, and tea. -
Intolerable Acts
''Intoleralerable Acts'' of Parliament curtailed Massachusetts self-rule -
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry addressed Virginia convention, Mar. 23, said, "Give me liberty or give me death!" -
Common Sense
Common Sense, famous pro-independence pamphlet by Thomas Paine, was pumblished Jan. 10; quickly sold some 100,000 copies -
Princeton
Washington defeated Lord Cornwallis at Princeton Jan.3. -
George Rogers Clark
George Rogers Clark took Vincennes in February -
Bank of North America
Bank of North America incorporated May 26 -
Paris peace treaty
Britain, U.S. signed Paris peace treaty, Sept. 3 -
Shay's Rebellion
Shay's Rebellion of debt-ridden farmers in Massachusetts failed, Jan. 25. -
George Washington
George Washington chosen president by all electors voting He was inaugurated Apr. 30. -
Bill of Rights
Bill of Rights, submitted to states, Sept. 25, went into effect Dec. 15 -
Washington's Inauguaration
Washington inauguarated for second term, Mar. 4 -
Whiskey Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion , western Pennsylvania farmers protesting liquor tax of 1791 -
Washington's farewell address
Washington's farewell address as president delivered Sept. 17 -
Alien & Sedition Acts
Alien & Sedition Acts passed by federalists June-July -
John Marshall
John Marshall named Supreme Court chief justice, Jan. 20. -
Marbury v. Madison
Supreme Court, in Marbury v. Madison, for the first time overturned a U.S. law -
Lewis and Clark
Lewis and Clark expedition ordered by Pres. Thomas Jefferson to explore what is now northwest U.S. -
Embargo Act
Embargo Act banned all trade with foreign countries, forbidding ships to set sail for foreign ports Dec. 22 -
War of 1812
War of 1812 had 3 main causes; Britain seized U.S. ships trading with France; Britain had seized 4,000 naturalized U.S. sailors by 1810; Britain armed indians. -
Oliver H. Perry
Oliver H. Perry defeated British fleet at Battle of Lake Erie -
Francis Scott Key
Francis Scott Key wrote the "Star-Spangled Banner" after the British burned the White House and the Capitol -
Florida
Spain ceded Florida to the U.S. Feb, 22 -
Monroe Doctrine
Monroe Doctrine, opposing European intervention in the Americas, enunciated by Pres, James Monroe Dec. 2 -
Daniel Webster
Famous debate Jan. 27 between Daniel Webster and Robert Hayne, on state right to nullify federal law -
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison began abolitionist newspaper '' The Liberator '' Jan, 1 -
Trail of Tears
Cherokee Indians forced to walk the " Trail of Tears " from Georgia to Oklahoma starting in October. -
Samuel F.B. Morse
First message over first telegraph line sent May 24 by inventor Samuel F.B. Morse -
Mexican War
Mexican War began after James K. Polk ordered Zachary Taylor to seize disputed Texan land settled by Mexicans -
Gold Discovery
Gold discovered Jan. 24 in California -
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850 admitted California as 31st state Sept. 9 -
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe's " Uncle Tom's Cabin " published -
Republican Party
Republican Party formed at Ripon, WI, Feb. 28 -
Dred Scott
Dred Scott decision by Supreme Court Mar. 6 held that slaves did not become free in a free state -
John Brown
Abolitionist John Brown, with 21 men, seized U.S. Armony at Harper's Ferry -
Abraham Lincoln
Republican Abraham Lincoln was elected president Nov. 6 -
Confederate States of America
seven southern states set up Confederate States of America Feb. 8 -
Homestead Act
Homestead Act, which granted free farms to settlers, was approved May 20. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Abraham Lincoln issued Emancipation Proclamation Jan. 1, freeing " all slaves in areas still in rebellion." -
Robert E. Lee
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered 27,800 Confederate troops to Gen. Grant at Appomattox Court House, VA, April 9. -
Andrew Johnson
Pres. Johnson tried to remove secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton; he was impeached by the House Feb. 24 -
15th Amendment
15th Amendment, making race no bar to voting rights, ratified Feb, 8. -
Clara Barton
Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross May 21.
