8th Grade Timeline

  • 1000 Year Old Vikings

     1000 Year Old Vikings
    1000 year old vikings led by Leif Ericson sailed reached North America,But did not settle in north america because the native american did not want them to stay.
  • The Polo Express

    The Polo Express
    Marco Polo returned from china and wrote about the marvelous things he had witnessed there
  • The Ocean Blue

    The Ocean Blue
    In 1492 Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue and soon later discovered america.
  • The Lost

    The Lost
    The Roanoke Colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was established on Roanoke Island in what soon later disappeared to a mysterious reason
  • Year 1607-1636 Colonies

    Year 1607-1636 Colonies
    These were the first colonies to happen in the united states
  • 13 colonies

    13 colonies
    these were the first states
  • Stamp Act

    1.What Year Was it Implemented:March 22
    2.Purpose of tax:the new tax was imposed on all american col-inst and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used
    3.3 Things they got taxed on: Legal documents licences and newspapaers
  • Sons Of Liberty

    1.What was the Son Of Liberty:Was an organization of american colonist that was created in the thirteen american colonies.
    2. Samuel Adams

    3.It was formed to protect rights of the colonist
  • The Boston Massacre

    1.Date:March 5 1770
    2.a Riot happened and the massacre lead to a death of 5 colonist.
    3.King George lll
  • Boston Tea party

    1.It took place on December 16,1773,The Boston Tea party happened in 3 British ships in the Boston harbor.It took place because the colonists did not want to have to pay taxes on the British tea.
    2.Samuel Adams Group name Massachusetts colonists
    3.Tea act of 1773
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  • The Sugar Act

    1.What Year was It Implemented:April Of 1774
    2.What Was the Purpose of the Tax:because of imposed tax of six pence per gallon of molasses,had never been effectively collected due to colonial resistance and evasion.
    3.Was The Act Ever Repealed:Yes in 1766 and Replaced with the Revenue act of 1776
  • Battle Of Yorktown

    1.September 28,1781
    2.The battle of yorktown
  • The Shot Heard Around The World

    The Shot Heard Around The World
    The British came to take the colonist weapons but the colonist did not want them to do that so somebody shot a gun and it started a war
  • The Shot Heard Around The World

    The Shot Heard Around The World
    The British came to take the colonist weapons but the colonist did not want them to do that so somebody shot a gun and it started a war
  • Battle Of Concord and Lexington-April 19,1775

    The first battle fought in the american revolution-The Americans won the battle
  • Battle of Saratoga -Sept 19,1777

    Battle of Saratoga -Sept 19,1777
    This battle showed that the Americans can defeat the British,It also gave america a Allie which was the french
  • Battle Of Yorktown

    Battle Of Yorktown
    Last battle fought in the revolution and the Americans won which resulted in the Americans winning the revolution
  • Articles of Confederation-November 1777

    Articles of Confederation-November 1777
    The article told us how to run our government, The biggest issue with this was that there was only one branch governing the entire body