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a document granting basic political rights of England
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was founded by Sir Walter Ralelgh off North Carolina coast and vanished in 1590
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first permanent English settlement
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first representative assembly in New World
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agreement to form a self-government
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founded Providence, ruled colony with seperation of church and state
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regulating colonial commerce to suit English needs
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made payment for Pennsylvania lands. First german colonists in Amerrica settled near Philadelphia
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alleged witches executed by special court
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religious revival began
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published first Poor Richard's Atmanack
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began when French occupied Ft. Duquesne
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placed dutties on lumber, foodstuffs, molasses, and rum in colonies to pay French and Indian War debts
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requiring colonist to house British troops
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levied taxes on glass, painters lead, paper, and tea
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Boston mob, killed 5 including Crispus Attucks, a black man. reportedly leader of group; later called the Boston Massacre
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cargo thrown over board to protest the tea tax
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Parliment curtailed Massachusetts self-ruled
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held in Philadelphia called for civil disobedience against british
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"Give me liberty or give me death!"
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rode to alert Patriots that British were on their way to Concord to destroy arms
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Minutemen lost 8
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famous proindepedence pamphlet by Thomas Paine
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Thomas Jefferson
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adopted by Continental congress
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turning point of the American Revolution
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on the Bonhomme Richard defeated Serapis in British North Sea waters
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Cornwallis surendered
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recognizing American independence
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Constitution accepted by delegates
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Northwest territory, north of Ohio river, west of New York
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chosen president by all electors voting
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submitted to states, went into effect Dec. 15
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invented to cotton gin
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warned agasinst permanent alliances with foregin powers
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doubled the U.S.
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explored what is now the northwest u.s.
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Invented the steam boat
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Britian seized U.S. ships trading with France; Britian had seized 4000 natualized U.S. sailors
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U.S. national anthem
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bill passed by Congress, slavery was allowed in Missouri
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opposing European intervention
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Indian forced to walk from Georgia to Oaklahoma starting in October
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invented by Samuel F.B. Morse
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Expansion of the U.S., Sea to shing sea
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Womens rights convention
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admitted California as 1st state, with slavery forrbidden
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Uncle Toms Cabin
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decision held by Supreme Court that slaves did not become free in a free state
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elected president
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Jefferson Davis is the president
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Confederates fired on april 12
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freeing all slaves in areas still in rebellion
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Lincolns Speech
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surrendered 27,800 Confederate troops
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John Wilkes Booth shot him in Frods Theater
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Abolishing slavery
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providing citizenship of all persons born or naturalized U.S. citizens
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making race no bar to voting rights ratified
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Founded the American Red Cross
