US HISTORY TAKS TIMELINE

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  • Magna Carta
    Apr 14, 1215

    Magna Carta

    First democratic bill.
  • Roanoke

    Roanoke

    First colony in america. Magically disappeared.
  • Jamestown

    Jamestown

    Captain John Smith and 105 cavaliers started the first permanent settlement in america.
  • House of burgesess

    House of burgesess

    First representative assembly in new world.
  • Mayflower Compact.

    Mayflower Compact.

    Pilgrims signed to form self government.
  • Rhode Island

    Rhode Island

    Roger Williams founded Rhode Island as a democracy.
  • Navigation Act

    Navigation Act

    Regulated commerce
  • Pennsylvania established

    Pennsylvania established

    Will Penn signed for paying money for the land
  • Salem witch trials

    Salem witch trials

    Withcraft suspicion spread and people were burned
  • Great Awakening

    Great Awakening

    Revival started
  • Poor Richards Almanac

    Poor Richards Almanac

    Ben Franklin started writing these
  • Zenger Trial

    Zenger Trial

    John Zenger was accused of libel for writing editorials in the newspaper
  • French & Indian War

    French & Indian War

    Started when french occupied Ft. Dusquesne
  • Sugar Act

    Sugar Act

    Put taxes on alost everything imported
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Required revenue stamps to collect money for troops
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    Put taxes on glass, lead, paper and tea.
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    British troops fired into boston civilians
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party

    People dropped boxes of tea into the boston harbor
  • Intolerable Acts

    Intolerable Acts

    Barred use of Boston harbor
  • Lexington and Concord

    Lexington and Concord

    First battle of the american revolution
  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence

    Signed by americans to make independence from england
  • American Flag made

    American Flag made

    Stars and stripes made
  • John Paul Jones

    John Paul Jones

    Defeated serapis
  • Bank of America

    Bank of America

    Was incorporated on this day
  • Revolution ended

    Revolution ended

    Treaty of Paris was signed
  • Shay Rebellion

    Shay Rebellion

    Debted farmers in massachussets started
  • George Washington elected

    George Washington elected

    George won the first election
  • Bill of Rights

    Bill of Rights

    Submitted to states as part of the constitution.
  • Washington Inagurated Again

    Washington Inagurated Again

    Washington was elected for his second term as president.
  • Washingtons farewell adress

    Washingtons farewell adress

    Warned against permanent alliances with other countries and political parties.
  • Louisiana purchase

    Louisiana purchase

    Doubled U.S. size for 11,250,000
  • Lewis and Clark

    Lewis and Clark

    Expidition ordered by President Jefferson. to explore louisiana
  • Steamboat

    Steamboat

    Rob Fulton made first steamboat trip
  • War of 1812

    War of 1812

    Started because britain stole U.S. ships, they stole 4000 sailors, and and they armed indians.
  • Star Spangled Banner

    Star Spangled Banner

    Written by Francis Scott Key
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise

    Slavery was allowed in missouri but not west of the mississippi north of the 36o 30o parrallel
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine

    Announced by James Monroe. Opposed european intervention into the Americas.
  • Trail of Tears

    Trail of Tears

    Indians in Georgia forced to move to Oklahoma
  • First Telegraph

    First Telegraph

    Message sent from Washington to Baltimore
  • Mexican War

    Mexican War

    James Polk told Zachary Taylor to take back american land.
  • Gold Found

    Gold Found

    In California gold was found starting the gold rush.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    Made California 31st state and put in fugitive slave act.
  • Uncle Toms Cabin

    Uncle Toms Cabin

    Was published by Harriet beecher Stowe
  • Dred Scott

    Dred Scott

    Decision made in supreme court that he couldnt vote because he was black.
  • Abe Licoln Elected

    Abe Licoln Elected

    President Abraham Lincoln was elected.
  • Confederacy started

    Confederacy started

    Seven southern states seceded and started the confederacy with jefferson davis as president.
  • Ft. Sumter

    Ft. Sumter

    Civil War was started
  • Antietam

    Antietam

    Bloodiest battle of the civil war.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    Licoln signed this to end slavery
  • Civil War ends

    Civil War ends

    Robert Lee surrendered to Ulysess S Grant at appomattox court house
  • 14th Amendment

    14th Amendment

    Providing citezenship for people born in U.S.
  • 15th Amendment

    15th Amendment

    No barred voting rights
  • Red Cross

    Red Cross

    Clara Barton founded this