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Apr 14, 1215
Magna Carta
First democratic bill. -
Roanoke
First colony in america. Magically disappeared. -
Jamestown
Captain John Smith and 105 cavaliers started the first permanent settlement in america. -
House of burgesess
First representative assembly in new world. -
Mayflower Compact.
Pilgrims signed to form self government. -
Rhode Island
Roger Williams founded Rhode Island as a democracy. -
Navigation Act
Regulated commerce -
Pennsylvania established
Will Penn signed for paying money for the land -
Salem witch trials
Withcraft suspicion spread and people were burned -
Great Awakening
Revival started -
Poor Richards Almanac
Ben Franklin started writing these -
Zenger Trial
John Zenger was accused of libel for writing editorials in the newspaper -
French & Indian War
Started when french occupied Ft. Dusquesne -
Sugar Act
Put taxes on alost everything imported -
Stamp Act
Required revenue stamps to collect money for troops -
Townshend Acts
Put taxes on glass, lead, paper and tea. -
Boston Massacre
British troops fired into boston civilians -
Boston Tea Party
People dropped boxes of tea into the boston harbor -
Intolerable Acts
Barred use of Boston harbor -
Lexington and Concord
First battle of the american revolution -
Declaration of Independence
Signed by americans to make independence from england -
American Flag made
Stars and stripes made -
John Paul Jones
Defeated serapis -
Bank of America
Was incorporated on this day -
Revolution ended
Treaty of Paris was signed -
Shay Rebellion
Debted farmers in massachussets started -
George Washington elected
George won the first election -
Bill of Rights
Submitted to states as part of the constitution. -
Washington Inagurated Again
Washington was elected for his second term as president. -
Washingtons farewell adress
Warned against permanent alliances with other countries and political parties. -
Louisiana purchase
Doubled U.S. size for 11,250,000 -
Lewis and Clark
Expidition ordered by President Jefferson. to explore louisiana -
Steamboat
Rob Fulton made first steamboat trip -
War of 1812
Started because britain stole U.S. ships, they stole 4000 sailors, and and they armed indians. -
Star Spangled Banner
Written by Francis Scott Key -
Missouri Compromise
Slavery was allowed in missouri but not west of the mississippi north of the 36o 30o parrallel -
Monroe Doctrine
Announced by James Monroe. Opposed european intervention into the Americas. -
Trail of Tears
Indians in Georgia forced to move to Oklahoma -
First Telegraph
Message sent from Washington to Baltimore -
Mexican War
James Polk told Zachary Taylor to take back american land. -
Gold Found
In California gold was found starting the gold rush. -
Compromise of 1850
Made California 31st state and put in fugitive slave act. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
Was published by Harriet beecher Stowe -
Dred Scott
Decision made in supreme court that he couldnt vote because he was black. -
Abe Licoln Elected
President Abraham Lincoln was elected. -
Confederacy started
Seven southern states seceded and started the confederacy with jefferson davis as president. -
Ft. Sumter
Civil War was started -
Antietam
Bloodiest battle of the civil war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Licoln signed this to end slavery -
Civil War ends
Robert Lee surrendered to Ulysess S Grant at appomattox court house -
14th Amendment
Providing citezenship for people born in U.S. -
15th Amendment
No barred voting rights -
Red Cross
Clara Barton founded this
