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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
granted rights to noblesand freemen -
Roanoke
"Lost colony" founded off the North Carolina coast; vanished -
Jamestown
first permanant english settlement in the New World -
House of Burgesses
first representative assembly -
Mayflower Compact
first signed agreement for self government -
Rohde Island founded by Roger Williams
founded for religious freedom -
Navigation Acts
passed by British Parliment. regulated colonial commerce to suit english needs -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon and his follwers rebelled against the Massachusets government when a war against the Native Americans and was declined. -
Pennsylvania was founded
founded by William Penn for religious tollerance -
Salem witch trials
accused witches exicuted by special court -
the Great Awakening
religious revival began -
Poor Richard's Almanac
Benjamin published the first Poor Richard's Almanac -
The Zenger Trial
the reason we have the 1st amendment to the constitution -
The Albany Plan of Union
written by Benjamin franklin in order to organize the colonies -
The French and Indian War
the French and Indian war began -
Proclamation 1763
forbade the colonists to settle west of the Appalchian Mountains -
Sugar Act
passed by British parliment in order to pay the debts of the French and Indian war -
The Stamp and Quartering Acts
taxed certain goods and required housing for British soldiers -
Townshend Acts
basically the other repealed acts combined -
Boston Massacre
British troops fired on unarmed citizns killing 5 men -
Boston Tea Party
colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped 342 chest of tea into the Boston Harbor -
1st Contimental Congress
12 of 13 colonies met to discuss civil disobedience in response to the Intollerable Acts -
the Intollerable Acts
acts passed to punish the colonies for the Boston Tea Party -
"Give me liberty or give me death"
said by Patrick Henry at the Virginia convention -
Paul Revere's Midnight Ride
ride to warn the colonists that the british were coming -
Common Sense
written by Thomas Paine to promote independence -
the Declaration of Independence
written by Thomas Jefferson and approved on July 4th, 1776 -
Battle of Saratoga
turning point of the revolution -
the Articles of Confederation
adopted as the first government; many weaknesses -
John Paul Jones defeats the Serapis
"i have not yet begun to fight." -
Surrender at Yorktown
last major battle of the revolution -
Treaty of Paris 1783
ended the revolution -
the Northwest Ordinance adopted by the Contenental Congress
set an orderkt pattern of growth for westward expansion -
Gorge Washington elected 1st President
1st president of the US -
Bill of Rights went into effect
the reason all the states ratified the Constitution -
Whiskey Rebellion
rebellion by the US farmers on the tax of Whiskey. -
the Cotton Gin
invented by Eli Whitney -
Washington's Farewell Adress
warned against political parties and entangling foreign alliences; set a precedent. -
Marbury vs. Madison
established judicial review -
the Lousianna Purchase
bought by Thomas Jefferson. doubled the size of the US -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
explored the LA territory along with Sacagewea -
Steamboat Invented
invented by Robert Fulton -
the War of 1812
three main causes were British interference with American shipping, allying with the Native Americans, and impressment of the US sailors. -
the Star Spangled Banner
written by Francis Scott Key -
Monroe Doctrine
distinguished the US as a world power. said the US was a protector of Latin America. -
Trail of Tears
forced the Cherokees to move west because of the Indian Removal Act. -
Telegraph was invented
invented by Samuel F.B. Morse -
the Seneca Falls Convention
women's right conventionled by Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
written by Harriet Beecher Stowe -
Dred Scott Decsion
decided slaves were not citizens just beacause they were in a free state -
Araham Lincoln elected president
16th president of the US -
Confederate States of America formed
Jefferson Davis was president -
Fort Sumpter
marked the beginning of the Civil War -
Battle of Antietam
bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War -
Emancipation Proclamation
issued by Abraham Lincoln freeing "all slaves in areas still in rebellion." -
Gettysburg Adress
given after the Union forces won a major victory at Gettysburg -
Robert E. Lee surrendered
surrender 27,800 troops to general Grant at Appomattox Court House -
President Lincoln Assasinated
shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater -
13th Amendment
abolished slavery -
14th Amendment
provided citizenship for all people born in the US -
15th Amendement
made race no bar to voting rights; gave blacks the right to vote -
The American Red Cross was founded
founded by Clara Barton
