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also known as the battle of mystic fort, during this massacre the Connecticut colonists set fire to a pequot fort. -
a act that stated that if anyone brought in a Native American scalp above the age of 12 would be given 150 pcs of gold -
The Boston tea party was a protest against the taxation of American people by the British empire, during this protest American revolutionaries dressed as native Americans and dumped the tea on a British ship overboard. -
the battle of lexington was politically disruptive for the British empire. -
started the American revolutionary war -
the second continental congress voted and agreed to sign the declaration of independence -
revolutionary forces encamp for winter -
after the revolutionaries failed to retake Philadelphia general George Washington lead an army of 12,000 men into valley forge -
a revolutionary war hero turns traitor -
ended in a devastating defeat for Britain -
the articles of confederation were adopted by the continental congress on nov 15 1777 but weren't ratified until march 1 1781 -
was proved to be a decisive battle of the revolution -
a compromise that states that 3/5 of a states enslaved populous count for direct taxation in the House of Representatives. -
when New Hampshire became the ninth of the 13 states that ratified the constitution the constitution became the official framework of the us. -
this was the first presidential inauguration in the history of the us, it took place in New York. george Washington won. -
this farewell address was made after George Washington served the us for 20 years before his retire. -
George Washington died on dec 14 1799 of a throat infection -
Thomas Jefferson won against John Adams by 8 votes -
Madison won 4-0 on the decision if it was ok for him to not deliver the commissions -
a federal law made it illegal to import captive people from Africa to the us -
fought in Indiana between native Americans and American soldiers -
during the war of 1812 the use constitution sinks guerriere -
a battle between the US and the British, fought between land and sea -
the last major armed engagement between us and Britain -
a law that tried to address tensions over slavery -
democratic president, won both popular and electoral -
a law by Andrew Jackson which allowed the natives to trade land with the Americans, some resisted while others went quietly -
an enslaved man leads a rebellion against his captors which leads to a massacre of 200 slaves -
a forced emmigration of native Americans away from their ancestral lands to Oklahoma.
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Mexico signs a treaty which gives America California, New Mexico, and Arizona. -
required slaves to be returned to their owner even in a free state -
a case against an enslaved man that lasted 10 years which the decision of gave anti slavery advocates a boost. -
a gang war that was between an Irish gang and the bowery boys -
after his election Abraham Lincoln wrote the emancipation proclamation freeing slaves in southern states -
the first state to secede, South Carolina seceded because of the freedom of slaves in southern states -
a battle between union and confederate forces -
an article that led to slaves being freed. -
union vs confederate, considered the most important battle in the civil war -
the 13th amendment states "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." -
Robert e lee surrenders to grant -
an American white supremacist group that was formed from confederate veterans -
no state shall make a law which abridges the rights or immunities of citizens in the us -
gave African men the right to vote -
standards success made John D. Rockefeller the worlds first billionaire -
Alexander creates the worlds first phone capable of transmitting audio long distance. -
the most significant action of the great Sioux war which resulted In the loss of the us' forces. -
led to the creation of Oklahoma territory -
the massacre of nearly 300 Lakota people by us soldiers. -
ellis island officially opens their first immigration station, 700 immigrants passed through ellis the day the immigration station -
a case in which the Supreme Court said that segregation is not unconstitutional -
an explosion sank a us ship on the harbor of Cuba -
an insurrection of filipino revolutionaries against the Mexican rule
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an American fairy tale that became a mass media sensation -
founded by the joining of j.p Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles Schwab, u.s. steel is the worlds 38th largest steel producer -
Franklin D Roosevelt became president after the assassination of McKinley. Franklin is the youngest president in us history. -
a series of books detailing standard oils exploitations -
the foundation of an American motor company -
allows congress to levy an income tax -
later called china cove, this immigration station took up residence on the northern side of this island. later it became a big part of immigration for asian people seeking refuge -
allowed voters to vote in senators -
the worlds first radio station goes on air -
two anarchists are wrongly convicted of murder -
a beauty pageant that was made to extend peoples stay in New Jersey. -
senator John kendrick starts an investigation into this scandal -
taking place on the French alps spectators watched athletes ski and bobsled, Norway won almost all awards. -
a book about the tragic life of a millionaire -
a trial on a teacher teaching evolution in school -
Charles Lindberg flies from New York to France -
this movie got sound by using Warner brothers "vitaphone" -
the murder of seven Irish members of Chicagos north Side gang -
investors traded 16 million in a day causing a crash -
its name is derived from the nickname for New York