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Jan 1, 1215
Magna carta
First form of government -
Roanoke
Roanoke was the first settlement, but it failed, it disappeared. -
Jamestown
First permanent English settlement -
House Of Burgesses
First representative assembly -
Mayflower compact
Established self government and majority rules -
Roger Williams
Founded Providence, RI for religious purposes -
Navagation Acts
a series of laws that restricted foreign trade between England -
Bacon Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon led planters in rebellion -
William Penn
William Penn founded Pennsylvania -
Salem Witch Trials
20 alleged witches exucuted -
Great awakening
A relgious revival -
Benjamin Franklin
Published the first poor ricards atmanack -
French and indian war
French and indian war began -
Sugar act
When they put taxes on imported goods -
Stamp act
Tax on paper -
Quatering act
Colonists having to shelter soliders -
Townshed acts
Taxes on glass,painters lead,paper and tea -
Boston Massacre
British soliders fired into a boston mob killing 5 people -
Boston tea party
Tea thrown overboard as protest to the tea tax -
Intolerable acts
a series of laws passed by british parliament -
First continental congress
Held in Philadelphia called for civil disobedence against british -
Patrick henry
Said give me liberty or give me death -
Pual revere
Rode to alert patriots that the british were coming -
Lexington and Concord
First battles of the revolution -
common sense
Famous pamphlet written by Thomas Paine -
Declaration of independece
Colonists declared independence -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point of the revolution -
Articles Of Confederation
First form of government -
John Paul Jones
Deffeated Serapis in British North Sea waters -
Yorktown
Last major battle of the revolution -
Cornwallis surrendered
Cornwallis surrendered -
Paris Peace Treaty
Recognizing american independence -
Constituional convection
Drafted US constitution -
Northwest ordience
Made rules for statehood -
George Washongton
1st President -
Bill of rights
First ten amendments -
Eli whitney
invented cotton gin -
Washingtons farewell adress
Warned aginst foreign alliences -
Louisiana Purchase
Doubled US area -
Lewis And Clark
Explored what is now northwest US -
Robert Fulton
Made steamboat -
War Of 1812
This war started because of trading and expansion issues -
The Star Spangled Banner
Written by francis scott key -
Missouri compromise
Slavery allowed in missouri but not west of the mississippi river -
Monroe Doctrine
Oppsiing european intervention in the americas made by president monroe -
Trail of tears
Cherokee indians forced off there homeland -
Telegraph
Invented by samuel f.b morse -
Womens rights convention
Elizabeth cady stanton and lucreta mott organized it in seneca falls. NY -
Compromise of 1850
Admitted california as a free state -
Harriet beecher stowe
Wrote uncle toms cabin -
Dred Scott
Slave who sued for his freedom and lost -
Abraham lincoln
Elected 16th president during civil war -
Fort Sumter
First battle of civil war -
Jefferson Davis
President of confederate states of america -
Battle of antietam
Bloodiest battle of civil war -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincolns most well known spech -
Gettysburg address
Abe lincolns speech after battle -
Robert E Lee Surrendered
He surrendered -
Lincoln was shot
Lincoln was shot by joh wikes booth -
13th amedment
Abolished slavery -
14th Amendment
Poviding citizenship to all men -
15th amendment
All men can vote -
Clara barton
Founded red cross
