US History

  • British won the French and Indian war

  • British won the French and Indian war

    British won the French and Indian war

    They won but paid a high cost for it. They decided to put more taxation on the colonist.
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

  • Townshend act

  • The colonists started to protest

    They boycotted British goods.
  • Tea Act

  • The first battle of the American revolution

    The first battle of the American revolution

    They shot at Lexington&Concord and began the revolution.
  • Selecting George Washington as the leader

    Selecting George Washington as the leader

  • Discussion about declaring independence

    The ‘2nd Continental Congress’ began discussing the idea of declaring independence from England.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence

    56 men met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
  • Victory at Saratoga

    It brought the French to our side,
  • The war is over at Yorktown.

    The war is over at Yorktown.

    The Continental Army forced the British to surrender and the war was over
  • United States of America

  • The U.S. Constitution

    The U.S. Constitution

  • The bill of rights

    The first 10 amendments
  • the Industrial Revolution

    The Industrial Revolution brought the economic up and changes the country.
  • Battle of Fort Sumter

    Battle of Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter is historically significant because it is the place where the first battle of the American Civil War was fought.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    Lincoln gives the Gettysburg Address.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  • Lincoln assassinated

    He is assassinated 5 days after the civil war ended.
  • Civil war ended