US History TAKS Timeline

Magna Carta

Apr 14, 1215

Garunteed rights to freemen and nobles

Roanoke Island

Apr 14, 1585

Settlers vanished, dubbing it, The Lost Colony.

Jamestown

Apr 14, 1607

First permanent english colony, Virginia

Houses of Burgesses

Apr 14, 1619

First representitive assembly in the colonies

Mayflower Compact

Apr 14, 1620

First form of self-government in the colonies.

Roger Williams

Apr 14, 1636

Founded Providence, RI.

Navigation Acts

Apr 14, 1660

Regulating colonial commerce to suit english needs.

William Penn

Apr 14, 1683

Signed treaty with delaware indians

Witchcraft Delusion

Apr 15, 1692

Salem, 20 witches executed

Great Awakening

Apr 15, 1726

Religios revival began

Poor Richards Almanack

Apr 15, 1732

Published by Benjamin Franklin

John Peter Zenger trail

Apr 15, 1735

Acquitted of libel after criticizing the british governor

French and Indian War

Apr 15, 1754

Began when French occupied Ft. Dusquesne

Sugar Act

Apr 15, 1764

Taxes on lumber, rum, and molasses to pay for French and Indian war debts.

Stamp Act

Apr 15, 1765

Required revenue stamps to help fund royal troops.

Quartering Act

Apr 15, 1765

Required colonists to house british troops.

Townshend Acts

Apr 15, 1767

Levied taxes on glass, painters lead, paper, and tea

Boston Massacre

Apr 15, 1770

British troops fired into a crowd and killed 5 people.

Boston Tea Party

Apr 15, 1773

Tea crates on a ship were thrown overboard into the harbor.

Intolerable Acts

Apr 15, 1774

Barred use of Boston harbor until price of tea was paid.

The Midnight Ride

Apr 15, 1775

Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to tell the other patriots the the British were coming to destroy arms at concord.

Common Sense

Apr 15, 1776

Famous pamphlet written by Thomas Paine.

Declaration of Independance

Apr 15, 1776

The Declaration of Independance is approved

Saratoga

Apr 15, 1777

Turning point of the Revolutionary war.

Articles of Confederation

Apr 15, 1777

First form of self-gov. had many problems

John Paul Jones

Apr 15, 1779

Defeats the Serapis in the British North Sea.

Yorktown

Apr 15, 1781

Last major battle of the Revolutionary War, American victory.

Paris Peace Treaty

Apr 15, 1783

Britian recognized american independance.

Northwest Ordinance

Apr 15, 1787

Adopted by Continental Congress for Northwest Territory. Made rules for statehood.

Constitutional Convention

Apr 15, 1787

Opened in Philadelphia, with Washington presiding. Constitution accepted by delegates.

George Washington

Apr 15, 1789

Chosen president by all electors voting.

Bill of Rights

Apr 15, 1791

Added to the constitution for the people.

Cotton Gin

Apr 16, 1793

Invented by Eli Whitney

Washington's Farewell Address

Apr 16, 1796

He warned against permanent alliances with foreign powers, big public debt, and large military establishment.

Louisiana Purchase

Apr 16, 1803

Added to the U.S for 3 cents an acre, doubling its size.

Lewis and Clark

Apr 16, 1804

went to explore the Louisiana territory.

Steamboat

Apr 16, 1807

Robert Fulton invented the first practical Steamboat.

The War of 1812

Apr 16, 1812

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.

Star-Spangled Banner

Apr 16, 1814

Francis Scott Key wrote the poem which soon became the national anthem.

Missouri Compromise

Apr 16, 1820

Slavery was now allowed in Missouri, but not west of the missouri river.

Monroe Doctrine

Apr 16, 1823

Opposing any more European coloniziation in America.

Trail of Tears

Apr 16, 1838

Andrew Jackson ordered that the Cherokee indians leave their land.

First Telegraph

Apr 16, 1844

Samuel F.B Morse sent the worlds first telegraph.

Manifest Destiney

Apr 16, 1846

"From sea to shining sea" The belief for america to strech across the continentint.

Gold discovered

Apr 16, 1848

California, 80,000 prospectors emigrated in 1849.

Compromise of 1850

Apr 16, 1850

California was admitted as a free state.

Uncle Tom's Cabin

Apr 16, 1852

Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, story of a slave being mistreated by his master.

Dred Scott

Apr 16, 1857

Slaves could not become free in a free state, and they could be returned to their owners.

Abraham Lincoln

Apr 16, 1860

Was elected president in a 4-way race.

Civil War

Apr 16, 1861

The first battle of the civil war was the battle of fort sumter.

Battle of Antietam

Apr 16, 1862

The bloodiest one-day battle of the civil war. Each side lost over 2000 men.

Emancipation Proclamation

Apr 16, 1863

Freed all slaves in the south.

Gettysburg Address

Apr 16, 1863

Lincoln gave this speech after a union victory here.

Appomattox Court House

Apr 16, 1865

Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant, ending the civil war.

Lincoln's Assasionation

Apr 16, 1865

Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln died the day after.

13th Amendment

Apr 16, 1865

Abolishes Slavery.

14th Amendment

Apr 16, 1868

Providing citizenship of everyone born in america.

15th Amendment

Apr 16, 1870

Making race no bar to voting rights.

Red Cross

May 21, 1881

Clara Barton founded the red cross.