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Period: Jul 2, 1492 to
History spanned 1492-1877
Events occuring in American History over a period of time during the 1490s to the early 1800s. -
The Boston Massacre
British soldiers opened fire on Boston Colonists. -
The Stamp Act
Made it so that everything needed a stamp for a period of time. -
The Mayflower
The day the mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England to America. Also known as "Mayflower Day" -
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when a group of colonists broke on to the boats carrying the tea in Boston Harbor and dumped all of the tea into the water due to the tax being raised on tea. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill began
Troops packed their belongings and weapons to depart - their destination, Bunker Hill. -
Signing of The Declaration of Independence
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The Bill of Rights (step 1)
The Bill of Rights started with a proposal. -
First Textile Factories
A man named Samuel Slater, only an apprentice left Enland in 1789, to open a texile factory.
Another two men John and Arthur Shofield built the first machine to manufacture woolens in MA. -
The Bill of Rights (step 2)
To certify the Bill of Rights and put it into place it was ratified! -
John Adams Inaugurated
John Adams became the second President of the United States on this date. -
John Adams term ended
When elected President you have 4 years in office. -
Westward expansion
The time when people migrated into what is now known as Oklahoma. At the time the land had all the required resources, and plenty of them! -
First steamboat
On this date a man named Robert Fulton sailed the first steamboat; the "Clermont" from New York City to Albany.
20 years later 200+ steamboats were running. -
Jackson Inaugurated
Andrew Jackson was nominated President of the United States. He won his first battle against the British in New Orleans. -
"American Blood on American Soil!"
Polk recieved devestating news and had to relay it to the people, he went in front of congress and announced "American blood on American Soil"
At that point war was declared. -
Start of Mexican-American War
The American Navy dominated the sea at the time. Polk started it by sending men to take over California, and then having them capture the "Presidio".
1846; California was all US soil. -
First convention for Womens Rights.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton came back to America to organize the first convention for Womens Rights after being in London as a delegate for the Anti-Slavery Convention. -
Canadian Confederation
Basically the reformation of the Canadian Gorvernment. Influenced by the US Civil War. -
First President to be Impeached
Andrew Johnson was the first President to be impeached. Impeachment is the removal of office from any fedral official being accused of misconduct -
Compromise of 1877
The dispute during the 1876 Presidential Election was between the republicans and democrats. The republicans were given a list of things they needed to change, and in return the democrats would peacefully allow Hayes to be president.
