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Jamestown
the first permanent English settlement in America, is established by the London Company in southeast Virginia -
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Slaves
The first African slaves are brought to Jamestown -
Plymouth Colony
The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established by Pilgrims from England -
New York
The Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts is established by Pilgrims from England -
French and Indian War
First battle of the French and Indian War is fought -
French and Indian War
Last battle of the French and Indian War is fought. Treaty is signed by the British and the French -
Boston Massacre
British troops fire into a mob, killing five men and leading to intense public protests -
Boston Tea Party
Group of colonial patriots disguised as Mohawk Indians board three ships in Boston harbor and dump more than 300 crates of tea overboard as a protest against theBritish tea tax. -
First Continental Congress
meet in Philadelphia, with 56 delegates representing every colony except Georgia -
Start of the American Revolution
Battles of Lexington and Concord, Mass., between the British Army and colonial minutemen, mark the beginning of the war -
Decleration of Independence
America formally announces its indepence to the British -
America wins Independence
British general Charles Cornwallis surrenders to Gen. George Washington at Yorktown, Va. -
Treaty of Paris
Britain formally acknowledges American independence -
Shay's Rebellion
farmers from New Hampshire to South Carolina take up arms to protest high state taxes and stiff penalties for failure to pay. -
Constitution
Delegates from 12 of 13 states meet to draft a new constitution -
Washington becomes President
George Washington is unanimously elected president of the United States in a vote by state electors -
John Adams elected
John Adams is innaugurated as the second president of the United States -
Jefferson becomes president
Thomas Jefferson is inaugurated as the third president in Washington, DC -
Marbury vs. Madison
Landmark Supreme Court decision greatly expands the power of the Court by establishing its right to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional -
Louisiana Purchase
United States agrees to pay France $15 million for the Louisiana Territory, which extends west from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and comprises about 830,000 sq mi -
War of 1812
U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
Landmark Supreme Court decision upholds the right of Congress to establish a national bank, a power implied but not specifically enumerated by the Constitution. -
Missouri Compromise
In an effort to maintain the balance between free and slave states, Maine (formerly part of Massachusetts) is admitted as a free state so that Missouri can be admitted as a slave state; except for Missouri, slavery is prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase lands north of latitude 36°30' -
Monroe Doctrine
In his annual address to Congress, President Monroe declares that the American continents are henceforth off-limits for further colonization by European powers -
Indian Removal Act
President Jackson signs the Indian Removal Act, which authorizes the forced removal of Native Americans living in the eastern part of the country to lands west of the Mississippi River
