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The British first arrived to the new world. http://www.ushistory.org/us/
At Jamestown in 1607, Great Britain had established their first permanent settlement in the new world. Most of the land had already been claimed by Spain, the Dutch, the Swedish, and the French by the time the British arrived. Queen Elizabeth hired the Sea dogs who were English mariners to harass the Spanish and capture their treasure. In 1588, England won the battle against Spain. This marked the end of Spain's domination of Europe and the era of permanent English settlement of the New World. -
Tobacco Trade http://www.ushistory.org/us/
Tobacco was introduced to Europe by the Spanish, who had learned to smoke it from Native Americans. Despite some early criticism of "drinking and smoking," John Rolfe growth and trading of tobacco in the Jamestown colony became popular among the middle classes in England. Every three years, the tobacco demanded more land and indentured servants. In return, the laborers received their freedom and the tobacco owner's received their trading profit. -
Pennsylvania Dutch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch
are a cultural group formed by early German-speaking immigrants to Pennsylvania and their descendants. This early wave of settlers, which would eventually coalesce to form the Pennsylvania Dutch, began in the late 17th century and concluded in the late 18th century. The majority of these immigrants originated in what is today southwestern Germany -
Boston Massacre http://www.ushistory.org/us/
During the Boston Massacre, blood was shed over the clash of ideals and the Townshend duties. When there were attempts to steal two of John Hancock's trading vessels, Hillsborough, ordered 4 redcoats to move to Boston. On March 5, 1770, 60 angry townspeople started hurling rocks at the redcoats who fired witout command of Captain Preston. They killed 5 people including, patriot, Crispus Attucks. In court, Captain Preston and 4 of his men were cleared, and 2 others were convicted of manslaughter. -
Tea Party http://www.ushistory.org/us/
Governor Thomas Hutchinson allowed three ships carrying tea to enter Boston Harbor. Before the tax could be collected, Bostonians took action. On December 16th,angry townspeople tossed 342 chests of tea into the water. they were disguised as Native Americans, the Bostonians could not be identified. There was 3 quarters of a million dollars worth of damage. No american colonist had tea because the 13 colonies the tea was suppose to reach did not get to the destnation. -
The Declaration of Independence http://www.ushistory.org/us/
The Declaration of Independence was signed. When this document was create it made colonist free from British rule. -
Melting Pot https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melting_pot
is a metaphor for a heterogeneous society becoming more homogeneous, the different elements "melting together" into a harmonious whole with a common culture. It is particularly used to describe the assimilation of immigrants to the United States.[1] The melting-together metaphor was in use by the 1780s. -
The American Revolution http://www.ushistory.org/us/
This was a political time period between 1765 through 1783 during which the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy. This was a crucial loss for the British to lose contol over the colonies. -
The Texas Revolution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
The Texas Revolution began when colonists in the Mexican province of Texas rebelled against the increasingly centralist Mexican government. -
Treaty of New Echota http://www.todayingeorgiahistory.org/content/treaty-new-echota
The Treaty of New Echota was signed on this day in 1835, ceding Cherokee land to the U.S. in exchange for compensation. -
Riding Plow http://www.ushistory.org/us/
Deere's steel plow allowed farmers to turn heavy, gummy prairie sod easily, which stuck to the older wooden and iron plows. -
electrical telegraph http://www.ushistory.org/us/
An electrical telegraph was independently developed and patented in the United States in 1837 by Samuel Morse. His assistant, Alfred Vail, developed the Morse code signalling alphabet with Morse. -
Trail of Tears http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1567.html
In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects. -
Mexican–American War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
The Mexican–American War, also known as the Mexican War, the U.S.–Mexican War or the Invasion of Mexico, was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States -
Kansas-Nebraska Act http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north of latitude 36°30´. -
Slave Code http://www.ushistory.org/us
As the Peculiar Institution spread across the South, many states passed "slave codes," which outlined the rights of slaves and the acceptable treatment and rules regarding slaves. Slave codes varied from state to state, but there were many common threads. One could not do business with a slave without the prior consent of the owner. Slaves could be awarded as prizes in raffles, wagered in gambling, offered as security for loans, and transferred as gifts from one person to another. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln
Lincoln was the first American president to be assassinated.[2] An unsuccessful attempt had been made on Andrew Jackson 30 years before in 1835, and Lincoln had himself been the subject of an earlier assassination attempt by an unknown assailant in August 1864. The assassination of Lincoln was planned and carried out by the well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth, as part of a larger conspiracy in a bid to revive the Confederate cause. -
Slave Life http://www.ushistory.org/us
Life on the fields meant working sunup to sundown six days a week and having food sometimes not suitable for an animal to eat. Plantation slaves lived in small shacks with a dirt floor and little or no furniture. Life on large plantations with a cruel overseer was often times the worst. However, work for a small farm owner who was not doing well could mean not being fed. -
14th Amendment https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/14thamendment.html
the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868, and granted citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former slaves recently freed. -
15th Amendment https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/15thamendment.html
granted African American men the right to vote by declaring that the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." -
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US History: VHS Summer: Michael Johnson
This is about when the Europeans came to the new world. This also about their experiences with the native americans.
