Timeline by Alyssa Knox _ Student - GreenHopeES

French and Indian war (May 28, 1754)

asknox1 — 2024-01-11 17:51:48 UTC

The French and Indian War began in 1754 and ended with the Treaty of Paris in 1763. approximately eleven thousand people died in this war. The British victory in the French and Indian War had a great impact on the British Empire. Firstly, it meant a great expansion of British territorial claims in the New World. But the cost of the war had greatly (enlarged) raised, britains debt.The Seven Years' War actually lasted nine years.

Navigation acts (1763)

asknox1 — 2024-01-11 18:09:59 UTC

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

Sugar act 1764

asknox1 — 2024-01-11 18:12:02 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.

proclamation of 1763 (October 7 1763)

asknox1 — 2024-01-11 18:15:09 UTC

it recognized the Indians' right to the land and it didn't allow colonist to settle west of the appalachian mountians. this made colonist very angry because they wanted to settle on the land and they did not want british soldiers to live among them.

Stamp Act (March 22, 1765)

asknox1 — 2024-01-12 16:41:13 UTC

This act taxed anything printed on paper by requiring colonists to buy a stamp, or seal, newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards.The British Parliament passed the law called the Stamp Act in 1765. The act said that people in the American colonies had to use a stamp on newspapers and legal documents. The colonists had to buy the stamp from the British government. The colonists protested the tax.

Quartering act (1765)

asknox1 — 2024-01-12 16:42:34 UTC

Quartering Act, (1765), in American colonial history, the British parliamentary provision (actually an amendment to the annual Mutiny Act) requiring colonial authorities to provide food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation to British forces stationed in their towns or villages.

Townshend acts (June 29 1767)

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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.

Boston massacre (March 5, 1770)

asknox1 — 2024-01-12 16:45:16 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.

Tea act (May 10, 1773)

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

Boston tea party (December 16, 1773)

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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 ships' cargo of tea overboard into the ocean.

Coercive (intolerable) acts (1774)

asknox1 — 2024-01-12 16:47:37 UTC

These acts were an effort to make the colonists pay for the tea and to keep the 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 of Massachusetts, and strengthened the Quartering Act. Since the port of Boston was closed, the trading of goods between the colonies also stopped which greatly impacted the economies of all the colonies.

The battle of lexington and concord (April 19, 1775)

asknox1 — 2024-01-18 14:06:12 UTC

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775, the famous 'shot heard 'round the world', marked the start of the American War of Independence.The British marched into Lexington and Concord intending to suppress the possibility of rebellion by seizing weapons from colonist Instead, their actions sparked the first battle of the Revolutionary War.The colonists were agitated by the policies that the British crown continued to place on them, and decided to prepare their defense. For the colonists, 49 were killed, 39 were wounded, and five were missing. For the British, 73 were killed, 174 were wounded, and 26 were missing.

Declaration of independence (July 4 1776)

asknox1 — 2024-01-18 18:50:21 UTC

On July fourth 1776 was when 13 colonies declared independence from British rule. In the declaration of independence there were 27 grievances on how they thought the king was bad.John Hancock was the first to sign. His signature was so large and bold that people used 'John Hancock' to mean a signature. In total about 34 people signed it but on august 2 in total there were 56 people that had signed it.

Winter at valley forge (1777-1778)

asknox1 — 2024-01-19 18:58:41 UTC

Cold, hunger, and sickness marked the Continental Army's stay at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. Today, Valley Forge's wide fields are dotted with revolutionary relics, reminders of the brutal winter endured by Washington's troops. American spirits reached a low point during the harsh winter of 1777-78.

Battle at Yorktown (September 28-October 19 1781)

asknox1 — 2024-01-22 18:14:40 UTC

On October 19, 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis surrendered his army of some 8,000 men to General George Washington at Yorktown, giving up any chance of winning the Revolutionary War. Washington's strategy was to dig trenches which he could move his heavy guns close enough to Yorktown to pound Cornwallis into surrender.

Constitution (December 7 1787)

asknox1 — 2024-01-23 18:41:19 UTC

A constitution is a set of rules that guides how a country, state, or other political organization works. The constitution may tell what the branches of the government are, what powers they have, and how they work. It may also state the rights of citizens.

Louisiana Purchase (1803)

asknox1 — 2024-03-15 17:26:38 UTC

During the French and Indian war, france had given much of its land in North America to Spain to prevent the British from getting control of it. Spain closed the port of New Orleans to Americans, hoping to stop the United States from moving farther west past the Mississippi . Jefferson, the third President of the United States, takes the oath of office on March 4, 1801. President Jefferson called the united states a rising nation, spread over a wide and fruitful land. Thomas Jefferson sent Robert Livingston and James Monroe to ask the French leader, Napoleon, to sell part of Louisiana, including New Orleans, to the United States. President Jefferson offered $10 million for the approximately 800,000 square miles of land. Napoleon was fighting two wars. One in the Caribbean and one with England. He needed money to pay the cost of these two wars. He offered to sell the entire territory to the United States for $15 Million- which was $0.04 an acre! On April 30, 1803< the United States Agreed to purchase the huge territory, reaching from the mississippi west to the Rocky Mountains and from New Orleans North to Canada. The sale became known as the Louisiana Purchase. Eventually, this land would become 15 new states. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.The U.S. Gained control of the port of New Orleans. With this land purchase, the U.S. became one of the largest countries in the world.

The Corps of Discovery 1804-1806

asknox1 — 2024-03-19 17:51:02 UTC

When the louisiana purchase was bought Jefferson sent Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to lead the discovery group that was named the ¨Corps of Discovery¨ This group is about the people who are discovering the land that was bought from france. This group was not just the two of them it was a total of 40 people, one of them who is very important Sacagawea. She spoke two native languages so they took her with them.She also helped find food since she was familiar with the land. When the trip ended it lasted 2 years and covered 8000 miles. they learned about 200 different plants and animals that were new to americans. Lewis and his men drew about 140 maps of most of the western United States.

Oregon Trail 1841-1869

asknox1 — 2024-04-01 17:19:51 UTC

The Oregon Trail was around 300,000 people who went west from overcrowding. they were limited to the items they could bring. Most think it was safer to be in the wagon train but it wasn´t. the wagon was very unsafe and was only for little kids and elderly. The thunderstorms were bad people died from lightening strikes and cholera. Cholera was an unknown disease that killed so many people. hundreds drowned from trying to cross rivers.

The Indian Removal Act (1830)

asknox1 — 2024-04-03 17:19:48 UTC

The Cherokee were living nice and peacefully, there was gold found on the Cherokee land. Whites wanted to kick them out so they could mine the gold. When the government brought the matter to the supreme court it ruled in favor of the Cherokee, saying the could only begin an ¨Indian Removal Act¨ if the indians agreed to it. Most of the Cherokee tribe didnt want to move but Jhon Ross said otherwise, he signed the treaty. Ross and his followers found out that the signers were killed. it was too late and the ¨Indian Removal Act¨ was in action and it couldnt be stopped.

¨The Trail of Tears¨ (1831- 1850)

asknox1 — 2024-04-03 17:33:29 UTC

Later the US army came to move the Cherokee. They would have to walk from their home all the way to Arkansas. The walk was about 800 miles. The first group of Cherokee was about 5000 people traveling by boat. The summer killed many the leader begged for a winter walk, thinking it would be better. Everyone had to walk all day and sleep outside aswell. Many got If they couldnt keep up they were left to die or shot. Roughly 4000 people died from horrible conditions. This is The Trail of Tears.

Missouri Compromise (March 3 1820)

asknox1 — 2024-06-03 17:04:28 UTC

With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory and the application of Missouri for statehood, the long-standing balance between the number of slave states and the number of free states would be changed. Controversy arose within Congress over the issue of slavery.The Missouri Compromise also proposed that slavery be prohibited above the 36º 30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory.

Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861 – April 13)

asknox1 — 2024-06-03 17:10:39 UTC

The attack on Fort Sumter marked the official beginning of the American Civil War—a war that lasted four years, cost the lives of more than 620,000 Americans, and freed 3.9 million enslaved people from bondage. But nobody died pacifically in Fort Sumter.

Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863)

asknox1 — 2024-06-03 17:13:04 UTC

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." The ten affected states were individually named in the final Emancipation Proclamation (South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina). Not included were the Union slave states of Maryland, Delaware, Missouri and Kentucky.The Emancipation Proclamation did not free all slaves in the United States. Rather, it declared free only those slaves living in states not under Union control.

Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863)

asknox1 — 2024-06-04 17:58:45 UTC

On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a short speech at the close of ceremonies dedicating the battlefield cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Honoring a request to offer a few remarks, Lincoln memorialized the Union dead and highlighted the redemptive power of their sacrifice.Nov 19, 2023

Shermans March to Sea (November 15, 1864)

asknox1 — 2024-06-04 18:01:08 UTC

Sherman decided to burn down Savannah Goregia.The Army wrecked 300 miles (480 km) of railroad and numerous bridges and miles of telegraph lines. It seized 5,000 horses, 4,000 mules, and 13,000 head of cattle. It confiscated 9.5 million pounds of corn and 10.5 million pounds of fodder, and destroyed uncounted cotton gins and mills.

Surrender at Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)

asknox1 — 2024-06-04 18:03:29 UTC

The Appomattox Court House cultural landscape marks the beginning of the country's transition to peace and reunification following four years of Civil War. This is the site of General Robert E. Lee's surrender to Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant in April, 1865.In April of 1865, Appomattox Court House played a pivotal role in the history of the United States. Four long years of war had torn the nation apart, killed thousands of men, wounded thousands of others, scorched the landscape, and forever changed life in the South, if not the entire country.

Lincolns Assassination (April 15, 1865)

asknox1 — 2024-06-04 18:06:13 UTC

Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., U.S. Near the end of the American Civil War, Lincoln's assassination was part of a larger conspiracy intended by Booth to revive the Confederate cause by eliminating the three most important officials of the federal government.obert E. Lee had surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox. Booth had been part of a conspiracy to kidnap Lincoln, Koerber said, but even when there was no hope for the Confederacy, Booth “was so against the idea of equality, he so embraced white supremacy, that he thought it was grounds for killing Lincoln.”