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The French and Indian War was a war fought on American soil between Great Britten and France. This war lasted for 9 years and was ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763.
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On the night of December 16, 1773, Colonists dumped 340 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. As a protest against the tax on tea at the time. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements in the American revolutionary war.
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Also known as the Siege of Yorktown. American and French forces surrounded Yorktown, Verginia and trapped Cornwallis British Army. Leading to one of the first Magor defeats of the British
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A gathering of delegates from 12 of the 13 original colonies to discuss the Articles of confederation and instead decided that they needed to be rewritten for a new framework of government that we still have today. -
This invention by Eli Whitney in 1793 revolutionized the cotton industry by quickly separation the seeds from the cotton fiber and making cotton one of the souths main cash crops. -
these laws were passed to allow the government to deport any immigrant that they deemed dangerous as well as any immigrants that are citizens of a country at war with the US. And the Sedition acts were to protect the US government from false criticism.
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The Louisiana Purchase was a deal between the US and France in which the US spent 15 million dollars to pay for the 828,000 square miles west of the Mississippi river.
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This conflict between the US and Grat Britten was triggered by the British by restricting trade in and out of the US and by the imprisonment of US sailors
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The Missouri Compromise was a set of laws that controlled slavery in new US states.
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Andrew Jackson first ran for president in 1824 but did not win as the vote was decided by the house of representatives, he did however win the next election in 1828. -
The Trail of tears was a forced movement of native Americans from their native land to Oklahoma. designated Indian territory at the time. there was much suffering due to lack of resources and travel.
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The Panic of 1837 was a server economic depression in the United States that lasted for 3 years primarily caused by the collapse of the second bank of the US and excessive lending practices.
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Samual Morse Invented the telegraph during the 1830s with the first prototype coming out in 1837 Morse had much help with the invention of the telegraph and that is what eventually led to his success. The first public message was sent in 1844. -
Conflict between the US and Mexico that lasted for 2 years and caused the us to be the size it is today as we gained California, Arizona, Navada, Utah, New Mexico, and parts of Colorado, and Wyoming. -
A second series of laws involving slavery. In an attempt to address the issue of slavery posed by territorial expansion.
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Considered the start of the civil war. It began when Confederate troops launched an attack on Charleston harbor firing on fort Sumter. Amazingly no one was killed during the siege. -
Issued by Abraham Lincoln during his presidency declared that all enslaved people in confederate states should be freed it also allowed black men to be recruited in into the union army.
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Known as the reconstruction amendments they address the after math of slavery as well as the rights of citizens. They include the abolition of slavery citizenship and denying rights because of race or color.
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Is considered the end of the civil war. Is actually the surrender of General Lee to general Grant at the house of McLean. -
Lincion was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at ford's theater while watching a play. Linkon was the first president to be assassinated in US history. -
Although Jonson was not removed from office he was impeached for not operating under the laws for congress at that time. During the deciding vote the motion to remove him from office they were one vote away. -
The telephone was invented by Alexander Gram Bell 1876. -
The electric light was invented by Thomas Edison in 1879. Edison was not the first person to have a working electric light although his was the first practical light that stayed lit for longer and was cheaper. -
The standard oil trust was started by John D. Rockefeller. He became one of the biggest oil companies in the world until he was found in violation of the Sherman Antitrust act splitting his company into 34 independent companies.
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The Pullman and homestead strike were led by workers in the 19th century protesting to low wages and harsh working conditions.
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This was a battle between the US and Spain ending Spanish occupation of the modern-day America and making America the world power it is today. -
Theodor Roosevelt was the youngest president in history at the time being only 42 years old. He was sworn in on September 6, 1901, after the assassination of William McKinley. -
The airplane was invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright and was first flown at Kitty Hawk North Carolina. Their flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet.