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Oct 12, 1492
Columbus discovers America
Christopher Columbus was searching for Asia but was found in the Bahamas
Because he found America -
Founding of Jamestown
The first permanent colony
It was America's Birthplace -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon rebells against governer Berkeley over relations with the Indians -
The Great Awakening Begins
Time Period in which the idea that anyone can start over with God Prevalent -
The Stamp Act
The colonists had to have a stamp on anything they had, Newspapers and other things you bought. -
George Washington becomes President
George Washington becomes the first president of the United States -
The Boston Massacre
Was a fight between British soldiers and Boston citizens
Event leading into the Revolutionary War -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists throw tea chests off british ships and into the Harbor -
The American Revolution Begins
Battles of Lexington and Concord show the start of a war between the colonists and the British. -
The Declaration of Independence
A document which claims the states free and independent and lists the crimes of the king. -
Shay's Rebellion
Daniel Shays and his followers rebel against the collection of debts but the rebellion is broken up by the troops -
The Great Compromise is Accepted
A compromise among a divided convention concerning the legislature and representation of the states -
The U.S. Constitution is Adopted
The Constitution answers questions about sovereignty and limiting power
Soveignity- Supreme Power -
The Bill of Rights
Ten ammendments passed by Congress, more like laws -
The Wiskey Rebellion
A refusual by Western Pennsylvania farmers to pay the new whiskey excise tax which led to an unsuccessful rebellion -
Lousinana Purchase
Jefferson purchases Louisiana so that American trade access to the port of New Orleans would not be blocked -
Marbury v. Madison
Marbury takes Madison to the Supreme Court to hand over his commission, but the Court does not let him -
The War of 1812
A war between the U.S. and Great Britain which ended in a U.S. victory -
Announcement of the Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe announces this policy which declares that the American colonies should not be considered for colonization by European powers -
The Erie Canal Opens
The Erie Canal goes from the Hudson River to Lake Erie
It opens and heavy traffic quickly follows -
Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion
It was a volient slave resistance in which sixty white southerners were killed while sleeping by Nat Turner and his followers -
Trail of Tears
A forced trek to Indian Territory out West in which thousands of Indians die -
The Telegraph is first used
Morse code is used to send signals along an electrical cable as a major advancement in communication, It was how people in the past sent messages in a faster way -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
A powerful book on abolitionism is published and becomes very popular -
Bleeding Kansas
An event in which John Brown and his followers kill five pro-slavery settlers in Kansas -
The Dred Scott Decision
The Supreme Court ruling that Dred Scott would not be granted freedom from slavery, because he is not a citizen and could not bring the case to court -
John Brown's Raid
An event in which John Brown and his followers seize an arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in order to start a slave rebellion which is unsuccessful -
The Civil War Begins
The First Battle of Bull Run shows the war's beginning which ends with a Union Victory and the freeing of slaves -
Lincoln Announces Reconstruction Plan
Plan to offer amnesty to white Southerners -
Establishment of The Freedmen's Bureau
An agency which helped protect former slaves by providing food, schooling, and some land
