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Document guaranteeing basic rights to the British.
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Roanoke Colony founded by Walter Raleigh on Roanoke Island. Settlers dissapeared in 1590.
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First permanent settlement in America.
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First representative assembly in America.
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Roger Williams founds Providence, Rhoce Island. It was a democratic colony that separated Church and state.
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Regulated trade to suit English needs.
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Nathaniel Bacon, a farmer, led others to attack British governor, William Berkely and burned Jamestown. The rebellion collapsed once Bacon died, and 23 others were executed.
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William Penn made payment to Delaware indians for Pennsylvania.
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20 alleged witches killed in Salem, MA.
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The Great Awakening- A revival of religious fervour in the colonies- began.
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Benjamin Franklin published Poor Richard's Almanac, which was continued until 1757.
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John Peter Zenger put in court after criticizing the British king.
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Part of the worldwide struggle between Britain and France, taking place in America. Peace was made Feb 10, 1763. French lost Canada and the Midwest.
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Placed tariffs on lmber, food, molasses, and rum to pay for British debt.
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The stamp act made colonists buy stamps to send letters to increase British revenue. However, it was repealed March 17, 1766.
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Required Colonists to house British troops.
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Series of laws passed that placed taxes on glass, lead, paper, and tea. All except the tax on tea were repealed.
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British troops fired at and killed 5 people in Boston, enraging colonists.
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The Sons of Liberty dumped the cargo of a British ship into the Boston harbor to protest the tax on tea.
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The Intolerable Acts banned the colonies' self-rule, and the use of the Boston harbor.
The First Continental Congress decided on using civil disobedience against the British. -
The First Continental Congress decided on using civil disobedience against the British.
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Patrick Henry said this to the Virginia convention, and it quickly became famous.
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Paul Revere and other messengers rode to Concord to tell them the British were attacking.
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First battle of the Revolution, the patriots killed 273 British, only taking 8 casualties.
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Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense, convincing colonists to fight.
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The Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence,
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British General Burgoyne surrenders at Saratoga, the turning point of the war.
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The Articles of Confederation are adopted as the first government of the U.S. Later replaced by the Constitution.
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John Paul Jones, captain of the Bonhomme Richard, defeats the British Serapis.
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Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown.
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Treaty of Paris signed, ending the Revolution.
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George Washington is elected first President of the U.S.
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The Bill of Rights is added to the Constitution, giving everyone their "Inalienable Rights".
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Eli Whitney invents the Cotton gin, changing Southern society.
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Washington gives his farewell address, setting a precedent. This speech warned against political parties and alliances.
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This case established Judicial Review.
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The Lousiana Territory is bought for $15 million, doubling the size of the US.
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Oliver Hazard Perry defeats the British at Lake Erie.
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Lewis and Clark explore the West.
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Robert Fulton invents the steamboat.
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US declared war on Britain for seizing ships and sailors.
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Francis Scott Key writes "The Star Spangled Banner" at the battle of Fort McHenry.
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The Missouri Compromise is made, banning slavery north of the 36 30 paralell in the Lousiana Territory. Also, Maine is admitted as a free state.
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The Monroe Doctrine is made, saying that there would be no new colonies in America, and that the US would protect Latin America.
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Indians are forced off of their land from the Indian Removal Act.
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The first telegraph made by Samuel FB Morse.
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The Seneca Falls Convention is led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott. It was over women's rights.
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California is admitted as a free state, and slave trade banned in DC, but the Fugitive Slave Law is passed to please Southerners.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin, written by Harriett Beecher Stowe, is published, showing the evils of slavery.
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Said that slaves were property, and that slavery could not be banned.
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Abraham Lincoln is elected President.
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The South secedes, forming the Confederate States of America, with Jefferson Davis as President.
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The Civil War starts, with the battle of Ft. Sumter.
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The bloodiest one-day battle of the war, ending hopes of a short war.
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The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the South.
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Lincoln gives the Gettysburg Address, uniting the nation.
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Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appottamox, ending the Civil War.
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Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, just days after the end of the war.
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The 13th Amendment abolishes Slavery.
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The 14th amendment makes anyone born in the US a citizen.
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Any race can vote, however women are left out.
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Clara Barton founds the Red Cross.
