Pre-Reconstruction America

  • 1492

    Columbus arrives

    Gets To America
  • 1526

    Slavery begins in English colonies

    Most controversial decision in American history
  • Sir Walter Raleigh Roanoke Island settled and disappeared

    His plan was a flop
  • Jamestown Established

    Men and boys settled in Jamestown
  • Plymouth established with Mayflower Compact

    Set of rules for settlers
  • Period: to

    Life of Anthony Johnson

    came as indentured servant
  • Pennsylvania colony established

    King named colony after William penns father
  • Salem Witch Trials

    Accusations against whichcraft followers
  • Albany Plan by Ben Franklin

    Create unified government
  • Period: to

    7 years war

    Large conflict between Greta Britain and France
  • Stamp act

    Tax on newspaper and legal docs
  • Boston massacre

    Deadly riot and bloody slaughter
  • Boston tea party

    Protest from American colonists
  • First continental congress does not seek independence

    One of 13 colonies doesn’t want independence
  • Second continental congress

    States that want independence
  • Lexington and Concord

    First battles of American Revolution
  • Britain surrenders revolutionary war

    British saw Cornwallis was marching army to him and surrendered
  • Articles of confederation

    Created in 1781
  • Shays rebellion

    Armed uprising on taxes
  • Constitutional convention

    Decide how America was governed
  • Constitution ratified

    Constitution ratified
    The Constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States of America when New Hampshire became the ninth of 13th states to ratify it.
  • George Washington first President

    George Washington first President
    Served 2 terms
  • Washington’s Farewell Address

    Washington’s Farewell Address
    It is a letter written by Washington to fellow friends and fellow citizens after 20 years of service to the United States.
  • Alien and Sedition Acts

    Alien and Sedition Acts
    4 laws passed by the US congress about a war with France
  • Thomas Jefferson elected president

    Thomas Jefferson elected president
    Third president of the United States
  • Louisiana purchase

    Louisiana purchase
    of the territory of Louisiana by US and France
  • Lewis and Clark Expedition

    Lewis and Clark Expedition
    Cross the new western part of country
  • Period: to

    War of 1812

    US vs UK
  • Missouri Compromise

    Missouri Compromise
    Admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine
    US policy toward the Western Hemisphere
  • Andrew Jackson as President

    Andrew Jackson as President
    7th President
  • Fredrick Douglass joins the abolitionist movement

    Biggest leader of movement
  • Fugitive slave act passed

    Compromises of 1850
  • Period: to

    Compromise of 1850

    5 bills pass
  • Uncle toms cabin published

    Book about oppressed slave
  • Period: to

    Bleeding kansas

    War in Kansas
  • Deed scott decision

    First men to sue his master for freedom
  • Abe Lincoln elected

    He was elected
  • Period: to

    Civil war

    Northern states fought southern states
  • Emancipation proclomation

    All slaves were free within rebellion states
  • Lincoln assassinated

    He was asssinated
  • 13-15 amendments passed

    First free slaves amendments
  • Abby was born

    Abby was born
    I was born
  • Half-Brother

    My mom was going to adopt a boy from Kazakhstan but he was too old but we call him our half brother, Andrey.
  • Mexico mission trip

    Mexico mission trip
    I went on a mission trip to mexico to build a house for a family that didn’t have one.
  • Exchange student

    Exchange student
    We got an amazing exchange student, Irene for a year
  • Trip to Hawaii

    Trip to Hawaii
    Went on an awesome 2 week vacation to Hawaii with my family