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Enlgish Colony at Jamestown
Jamestown Colony
100 colonists were sent to the new country and made a settelement near James river; the new settlement was named Jamestown in honor of King James. -
First Africans brought to America
A dutch ship brought 20 Africans to the colony of Jamestown. There they were put to work, which was to crop tobacco. -
Pilgrims land at Plymouth
Mayflower pilgrims, people who believed in freedom to worship who ever they wanted, set sail with about 100 colonists, and landed at Plymouth Rock, where they founded Plymouth Colony. -
Salem Witch Trials
Were a series of accusations of witchcraft in Massachusetts. People thought they were being controlled by the devil, and the trials were to determine if the people were withches. This series resulted in 20 executions of men and women. -
French and Indian War
French and Indian War Video 1754-1763 It is also known as the seven year war, it was they struggle between Britain and France.France started to exapnd into the Ohio River Valley which lead to battle with Britain, and then later war. Both sides had help from other countries and the natives. At the end of the war Britain ended having Canada from France and Florida from Spain, which gave them the opportunity to exapnd. -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers in the Boston left the people uneasy, and later lead to a street fight. Patriots started a mob, throwing sticks, snowballs and stones at British soldiers. This resulted in five colonists being killed by Britsh soldiers. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Patry was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty. The prostestants dressed up as Americna Indians and detroyed the tea shioment in Boston Harbor. It was a protest against the Tea act in May 10, 1773. -
The Declaration of Independence
It was a document in which stated that they have thier independence from Britain and also defined the basic principles of the American governemnt and society would work. -
Revolutionary War Ends (Treaty of Paris)
American Revolution HistoryThe Treaty of Paris ratifies the independence of the thirteen states. -
Shay's Rebellion
It was a series of protests in 1786 and 1787 by former militia officer, Daniel Shay and Americna farmers. They protested against state enforcement of tax collections and debts. -
Constitution Ratified
The Articles Congress certified eleven states to begin the new government. And by 1790 all thirteen states ratified the new constitution. -
Whiskey Rebellion
When many people refused to pay for tax on whiskey, the townspeople in Pennsylvania rebeled against the government, because it was a critical importance to the economy. -
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The expedition to explore the Lousiana Purchase. The goals to the expedition were to search for river routes that lead to the western ocean, contact native americans there, and gather information about the region's recources. They got help from a French Canadian fur trapper and his wiffe, Sacajawea. The expedition lasted more than two years. -
War of 1812
President Madison accuses Britain in encouraging the Native Americans to attack American settlers, interfering with United states shipping, and the pratice of impressment. Congress then approved for the call of war -
Missouri Compromise
The compromise had two main points, one was that slavery would not be restricted in Missouri, and also in Maine was formed in a small part of Massachusetts and was entered in the union as a free state to keep the balance. Another thing the compromise mentioned was that any states above the 36 degree line latitude in the Lousiana purchase would be slavery states. -
Trail of Tears
When gold was found on Cherokee land, Georgia seized the land, they then rounded up more than 15,000 Cherokees and made them walk on foot for 116 day march for 1000 miles. -
Texan Independence
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Ana took power in Mexico and became a dictator. The refusal of General Antonio to give in to the demand of democratic rule lead to the Texas to clash with Mexican troops which then caused Texas War for Independence. In March 2, rebels formally declared independence of Texas. -
Mexican American War (Treaty of Guadalupa Hildelgo)
1846-1848
With the defeat of the troops and the fall of the country's capital, Mexican government wanted peace. Mexico gave up Texas, and Rio Grande as a border, gave up New Mexico and California, and also the United States paid Mexico $15 million. -
Gold Rush in California
A carpenter in California discovered gold on Sutter's land. By August of the same year, four thousand crazed gold prospectors swarmend the land, destroying the land and making sutter bankrupt. -
Compromise of 1850
Clay proposed five seperate laws. California would be a free stae, New Mexico and Utah would decide what they wanted to be, congress would abolish the sale of slavery, Texas would give up claims on New Mexico for $10 million, and the fugitive slave act would take place. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Douglas introduced the Kansas Nebraska Act in the senate. The act supported the practice of popular sovereignty, which would then repeal the Missouri Compromise. -
Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Abraham offered more moderate views on slavery while standing firmly against its spread into the territories. The election proved the division between the North and the South. -
Civil War
1861-1865
The war between Union and the Confederate States of America.
The war was fought over the issues of slavery and the states' rights. The south seceded from the Federal Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln and were defeated by the North. -
Transcontinental Railroad Completed
The railroad expanded greatly during the Civil War, the project began in 1862. The railroad reached all the way from the east coast to the Mississippi River, then Nebraska to California. -
Reconstruction Ends
During reconstruction, President Andrew Johnson, new southern state legislatures passed restrictive black codes to control the labor and behavior of the former slaves. Outrage in the North over these codes, they got rid of them.
