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The first document to limit a king’s power. America used it as inspiration when creating our government.
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War between the French/Indians and the British. The British won and claimed the 13 Colonies.
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The Colonists dressed up as Indians and trough British tea overboard in to an ocean. This is when the American Revolution first started to take shape.
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This was the first battle of the American Revolution. The Colonists appointed George Washington as General, who would become the first President.
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A document declaring independence from Great Britain. It explains why Britain’s government is a problem.
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The first American battle win since Lexington and Concord. This battle brought in the French as allies.
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The final battle of the American Revolution. This declared America as a independent country!
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A document explaining the government of America. As promised, it created a government which the people had the power, not the government.
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The first 10 Amendments in the US Constitution. They were the base of the US Government.
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The first battle of the Civil War. This was the only times other Americans would be killing people in cold blood.
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A law in 1862 that gave people the right to expand the the Great Plains. This allowed people to become landowners.
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A document written by President Lincoln. This freed the slaves in the Confederate States.
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The deadliest battle in the Civil War. This is where Lincoln gave his Gettysburg Address.
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The final battle of the Civil War. This is where the South surrounded and America became one again.
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On April 15, 1865, at the Ford Theatre, Abe Lincoln was assassinated. This was 5 days after the Civil War ended.
