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Jamestown was the first succesful settlement of the americas. Many perished due to food shortages and fights with the Indians.
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Once the first slaves arrived tobacco became a large cash crop and it grew into massive plantations owned by wealthy landowners seeking for a fortune to be made.
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This was the first written governing document in the americas. The pilgrims fled to the americas from the english king for religious freedom.
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This was the first democratic form of elections. This tem is use loosely because in order to become a free man you need to become a formal member of the church and be admitted by the priest in order to vote.
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This declared that the 13 colonies were oficially at war with britain. Written by Thomas Jefferson, this document started the Revolutionary War.
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Small decisive battle that was a major morale boost in the troops under george washington. More people wanted to join the war cause
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This batttle signified the turning point of the revolutionary war. This was a descisive victory gained by Benedict Arnold. This opened up foreign assistance to america by fighting the british.
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This ended the revolutionary war against britain. France aided Washington to defeat General cornwallis and forced him to agree to terms of surrender. The treaty of paris ended the war.
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Was meant to be a peaceful encouter between the north and the south with lincoln trading supplies to union troops stationed there. For months the fort was sieged. Signified the start of the civil war
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Union turning point in the war. The heaviest casualties of the war was at gettysburg. This ended Robert E Lee's intention to invade the North.
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Last major confederate stronghold. Completed the anaconda plan. Ulysses S Grant was the general during the time of the battle.
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Signified the surrender of Genral Robert Lee and the end of the civil war. Union Victory
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This aerial attack by the japanese on pearl harbor led to the declaration of war on japan, and later germany.
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This was an extremely decisive naval battle against japan. It was their first naval defeat since 1863. This was fought in orer to extend U.S naval outposts.
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Also called D-day. This was the largest invasion to date. This signified the american entry into the european stage of the world war.
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These two bombs killed over 160,000 japanese. This made japan surrender from the war and signified the end of WW11.
