Timeline by Luke Sendze _ Student - GreenHopeES

The Navigation Acts (1651-1660)

lksendze — 2024-01-11 17:53:04 UTC

These acts banned colonial merchants from shipping goods to foreign countries and limited which items could be imported to the colonies.

The Sugar Act (1733)

lksendze — 2024-01-11 18:01:34 UTC

Under that law, a tax was placed on the importation of sugar from the French West Indies, forcing the American rum distillers to buy more costly sugar from the British West Indies.

The Proclamation of 1763

lksendze — 2024-01-11 18:10:19 UTC

It recognized the Indian's rights to the land and did not allow colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. This made colonists very angry because they wanted to settle on the land and they did not want British soldiers to live among them.

The Stamp Act (1765)

lksendze — 2024-01-11 18:14:13 UTC

This act taxed anything printed on paper by requiring colonists to buy a stamp or seal for their paper products.

The Quartering Act (1765)

lksendze — 2024-01-12 16:37:27 UTC

This act required colonists to quarter, or house and feed, British soldiers.

The Townshend Acts (1767)

lksendze — 2024-01-12 16:41:26 UTC

These acts made colonists pay taxes on imported tea, glass, paper, and other items to pay for rising military costs due to the Quartering Act.

The Boston Massacre (1770)

lksendze — 2024-01-12 16:45:07 UTC

Colonists began to shout insults and throw snowballs at the soldier. Soon more soldiers arrived, and as the mob grew louder and angrier, shots were fired. This deadly riot resulted in five colonists being killed that evening.

The Tea Act (1773)

lksendze — 2024-01-16 18:30:24 UTC

This act made the British East India Company the only company allowed to sell tea to the colonies.

The Boston Tea Party (1773)

lksendze — 2024-01-16 18:34:12 UTC

This was a protest by the American Colonists against the British government. They staged the protest by boarding three trade ships in Boston Harbor and throwing the ship's cargo of tea overboard into the ocean.

The Intolerable acts/ The Coercive Acts (1774)

lksendze — 2024-01-16 18:43:08 UTC

These acts were an effort to make colonists pay for the tea and to keep colonists from planning other attacks. These laws stopped all trade between Boston and Britain, did not allow town meetings, gave Britain control of the colony Massachusetts, and strengthened the Quartering Act. Since the port of Boston was closed, the trading goods between the colonies also stopped which greatly impacted the economies of all the colonies.

The French and Indian War (1754-1763)

lksendze — 2024-01-16 22:05:41 UTC

This war started because of a conflict between the French and British for land but because the French treated the Indians with more respect so the French fought with the Indians and won the war and a lot of land.

The Battle of Lexington and Concord (1775)

lksendze — 2024-01-18 19:05:26 UTC

This battle occurred when Britain heard rumors about secretly hidden arms and ammunition in the American colonies so King George lll sent British troops but Paul Revere alerted the colonies about Britain and minutemen went to fight and they lost (Lexington)British troops marched to bridge and minutemen were there and they fought and won(Concord)

The Declaration of Independence (July 4th 1776)

lksendze — 2024-01-19 20:07:22 UTC

The Declaration of Independence was a letter sent to King George lll letting him know that the colonies wanted to break away from Britain so they could be an independent country

Winter at Valley Forge (Dec 1777 -June 1778)

lksendze — 2024-01-22 18:04:22 UTC

This was when the continental army set off to "rest" for the winter and wait for spring to fight the British. This was a tough time for them but a man named Baron Von Steuben told the army about his experience in training (he lied) he helped the army train and made them stronger.

The Constitution (December 7, 1787)

lksendze — 2024-01-23 18:46:31 UTC

This was written when the Founding Fathers wanted the colonies to vote for a leader but big states wanted votes to be counted by population and smaller states wanted it to be equal, another feud happened because southern states wanted slaves to be counted as population but northern states didn't and the founding fathers decided that only 3/5 of slaves would be counted as the population.

The Battle of Yorktown (September 28, 1781 – October 19, 1781)

lksendze — 2024-01-25 13:40:32 UTC

This was the final battle of the Revolutionary War. The Americans and the French surrounded Commander Cornwallis with ships ( So they couldn't escape by sea or be lent supplies ) and by land (to surround them). After a few days, Commander Cornwallis eventually surrendered.

The Battle of Yorktown (September 28, 1781 – October 19, 1781)

lksendze — 2024-01-25 13:46:14 UTC

This was the last battle of the Revolutionary War Commander Cornwallis and his troops were surrounded by the French and the Colonies. They were surrounded by sea (So they couldn't be lent supplies or escape) and by land (So they would be surrounded) A few days later Commander Cornwallis eventually surrendered.

The Louisiana Purchase(April 30 1803)

lksendze — 2024-03-15 17:11:33 UTC

The Louisiana Purchase is an historical purchase of when Thomas Jefferson bought a huge chunk of land for $15 million for Napoleon.

Lewis and Clark's journey

lksendze — 2024-03-19 17:38:54 UTC

The Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–1806) was a federally funded venture to explore the North American West. The expedition's principal objective was to survey the Missouri and Columbia rivers, locating routes that would connect the continental interior to the Pacific Ocean.

The Oregon Trail (1841- 1869)

lksendze — 2024-04-01 17:18:07 UTC

The Oregon Trail was a wagon road stretching 2000 miles from Missouri to Oregon's Willamette Valley. It was not a road in any modern sense, only parallel ruts leading across endless prairie, sagebrush desert, and mountains.

The Indian Removal Act (1830)

lksendze — 2024-04-03 17:15:48 UTC

The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President Andrew Jackson on May 28, 1830, authorizing the president to grant lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders. A few tribes went peacefully, but many resisted the relocation policy.

The Trail of Tears (1831-1850)

lksendze — 2024-04-03 17:18:02 UTC

The Trail of Tears. In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects.

The Missouri Compromise(1820)

lksendze — 2024-06-03 17:02:40 UTC

This legislation admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a non-slave state at the same time, so as not to upset the balance between slave and free states in the nation. It also outlawed slavery above the 36º 30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory.

The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861)

lksendze — 2024-06-03 17:06:03 UTC

On April 12, 1861, forces from the Confederate States of America attacked the United States military garrison at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Less than two days later, the fort surrendered. No one was killed. The battle, however, started the Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in American history.

The Emancipation Proclamation(January 1, 1863)

lksendze — 2024-06-03 17:10:32 UTC

The Emancipation Proclamation was an issue that the President of the United States of that time issued, Abraham Lincoln. The Proclamation stated that all slaves shall be free or in Abraham Lincoln's words, "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

The Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863

lksendze — 2024-06-04 17:59:33 UTC

The Gettysburg Address is one of the most important speeches given during the time of the Civil War. This speech encapsulates everything the United States struggled with during that time. Abraham Lincoln can use this speech as a sign of hope for the thousands of people who have lost it.

Sherman's March to the Sea (November 15, 1864)

lksendze — 2024-06-04 18:02:15 UTC

Union General William T. Sherman abandoned his supply line. He marched across Georgia to the Atlantic Ocean to prove to the Confederate population that its government could not protect the people from invaders.

Surrender at Appomattox Court House (April, 9 1865)

lksendze — 2024-06-04 18:08:23 UTC

The heart of the terms was that Confederates would be paroled after surrendering their weapons and other military property. If surrendered soldiers did not take up arms again, the United States government would not prosecute them. Grant also allowed Confederate officers to keep their mounts and side arms.

Abraham Lincoln's Assassination (April, 14 1865)

lksendze — 2024-06-04 19:41:45 UTC

The euphoria of Union victory came to a sudden halt on the night of April 14, 1865, when President Lincoln was shot while attending a play at Ford's Theatre. As the president lay dying in a house across the street from the theater, Senator Charles Sumner appeared at his bedside.