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Garunteed rights to freemen and nobles
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Settlers vanished, dubbing it, The Lost Colony.
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First permanent english colony, Virginia
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First representitive assembly in the colonies
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First form of self-government in the colonies.
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Founded Providence, RI.
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Regulating colonial commerce to suit english needs.
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Signed treaty with delaware indians
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Salem, 20 witches executed
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Religios revival began
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Published by Benjamin Franklin
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Acquitted of libel after criticizing the british governor
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Began when French occupied Ft. Dusquesne
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Taxes on lumber, rum, and molasses to pay for French and Indian war debts.
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Required revenue stamps to help fund royal troops.
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Required colonists to house british troops.
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Levied taxes on glass, painters lead, paper, and tea
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British troops fired into a crowd and killed 5 people.
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Tea crates on a ship were thrown overboard into the harbor.
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Barred use of Boston harbor until price of tea was paid.
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Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to tell the other patriots the the British were coming to destroy arms at concord.
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Famous pamphlet written by Thomas Paine.
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The Declaration of Independance is approved
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Turning point of the Revolutionary war.
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First form of self-gov. had many problems
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Defeats the Serapis in the British North Sea.
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Last major battle of the Revolutionary War, American victory.
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Britian recognized american independance.
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Adopted by Continental Congress for Northwest Territory. Made rules for statehood.
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Opened in Philadelphia, with Washington presiding. Constitution accepted by delegates.
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Chosen president by all electors voting.
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Added to the constitution for the people.
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Invented by Eli Whitney
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He warned against permanent alliances with foreign powers, big public debt, and large military establishment.
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Added to the U.S for 3 cents an acre, doubling its size.
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went to explore the Louisiana territory.
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Robert Fulton invented the first practical Steamboat.
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Started because the British were seizing U.S trading ships with France, Britian captured 4000 U.S sailors 1810, and Britain armed indians who raided the western borders.
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Francis Scott Key wrote the poem which soon became the national anthem.
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Slavery was now allowed in Missouri, but not west of the missouri river.
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Opposing any more European coloniziation in America.
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Andrew Jackson ordered that the Cherokee indians leave their land.
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Samuel F.B Morse sent the worlds first telegraph.
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"From sea to shining sea" The belief for america to strech across the continentint.
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California, 80,000 prospectors emigrated in 1849.
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California was admitted as a free state.
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Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, story of a slave being mistreated by his master.
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Slaves could not become free in a free state, and they could be returned to their owners.
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Was elected president in a 4-way race.
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The first battle of the civil war was the battle of fort sumter.
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The bloodiest one-day battle of the civil war. Each side lost over 2000 men.
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Freed all slaves in the south.
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Lincoln gave this speech after a union victory here.
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Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant, ending the civil war.
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Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln died the day after.
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Abolishes Slavery.
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Providing citizenship of everyone born in america.
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Making race no bar to voting rights.
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Clara Barton founded the red cross.
