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Jamestown was the first English colony established in the new world, located in the state of Virginia
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The mayflower lands and establishes a colony called Plymouth. The people create the Mayflower Compact, the first written system of government.
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The providence of Maryland is established, which will eventually develop into the state of Maryland.
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Nathan Bacon led a group of settlers to rebel against the governor in Virginia. Related to political challenges.
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The Salem witch trials were taking place in Massachusetts. It lasted for a year before people realized what they were doing.
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The first great awakening was a revitalization movement that swept through Europe, British America, and the Colonies.
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The war started, with the outcome being the french ceding any land east of the Mississippi to British.
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The British continue to create taxes to make money on the colonies, this one being on sugar.
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The first sparks of the American Revolution starts after the people get sick and tired of British taxing everything and passing Acts without giving representation in the government.
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The stamp act was imposed in 1765 by the British forcing the Americas to use British paper for newspapers, legal documents, and magazines.
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Another act passed by the British forcing citizens to house soldiers in their homes and provide care. Was eventually amendment.
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Soldiers opened fire on colonists, and basically got away with it.
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British imposed another tax, which was on Tea. This taxed any imported tea that wasn't British. Commonly opposed by colonists.
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Boston citizens threw British tea overboard in rebellion of the Tea Act, which made any tea except British tea obsolete.
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The British put more acts in place to punish Americans for Boston Tea Party.
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12 out of 13 colonies met to develop a response to the Intolerable Acts.
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The battle that jump started the American Revolution. From this battle comes the quote: "The shot heard round the world".
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He published a very famous persuasive pamphlet called Common Sense.
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The second meeting following the first in 1774. They met to raise armies, appoint diplomats, and direct strategy. Started moving towards freedom.
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The declaration of independence was signed, and sent to British America. This is where "John Handcock" comes from, him being the one who signed the biggest.
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This was the first constitution of the United States. It started to bring together the states but states still had the most power despite the central government.
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The British officially recognized the United States' independence.
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This treaty ended the war against the British for freedom. Country lines were set up with United States getting "excessively generous land".
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Shay and his rebellion attempted to seize weapons, which affected the debates at the Constitutional Convention.
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The United States constitution was created. The constitution outlines how the government should be set up, who has power and how to balance it. It originally compromised seven articles.
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George Washington was the first president of the United States of America. He was a commander in the army before becoming more famously known as the president.
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The Bill of Rights was the first ten amendments to the constitution, outlining your rights as an American.
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The cotton gin was invented which had a huge impact on the production rate of cotton in the United States.
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The outcome of this case created the right that a defendant for a capital crime can be released on bail.
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The United States makes the Louisiana Purchase. We gained 828,000 square miles of land for 1/4 of a billion dollars in today's currency.
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They began their journey shortly after the Louisiana Compromise.Their journey lasted 2 years.
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The war of 1812 starts because of trade restrictions, and the United States also wanted to expand westward.
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The treaty of Ghent ends the War of 1812. The treaty took 1 month to get the news to the United States where is was ratified.
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Harvard establishes their college of law in Massachusetts.
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He was re-elected with over 80% of the electoral vote.
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Was a policy that opposed European colonialism. This also dealt with foreign affairs in Europe.
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The Indian Removal Act passed, removing Native Americans from their homeland and moving them to reservations. Andrew Jackson passed this Act, putting it into law 2 days later.
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The Oregon trail begins to be used by migrant settlers. It was eventually used by more than 400,000 people.
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Nat Turner leads a very famous slave rebellion in Virginia, they kill 55-65 people.
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Sam Colt invents the revolver that will be used for years to come.
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Congress passes the law making the Tuesday after the first Monday of November to be the day that a President is elected.
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The United States Naval Academy is created. was used to create officers for the Navy.
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War against Mexico following the annexation of Texas.
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This treaty ended the war between Mexico and the United States, other wise known as the Mexican-American War.
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John C. Calhoun was a vice president of the United States and was most famously known for supporting slavery. He died to tuberculosis.
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California is admitted into the United States as a free state. Utah and New Mexico territories were also organized.
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Slavery is outlawed in Washington, adding more heat leading up to the civil war.
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Harriet Tubman led the underground railroad after she escaped the slavery she was born into. She helped free more than 300 slaves in her time "conducting".
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president to be elected, until he was killed in 1865.
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United States Civil War starts at Fort Sumter. The main basis of the war was revolved around the topic of slavery.
