The United States is known for its lengthy history and historical development as the country dealt with revolutions, wars, slavery, and other significant events. However, there are ten events that are truly significant to America’s history and development. The first event would be the creation of Jamestown. Jamestown was created in 1605 when two groups of merchants who had formed joint stock companies that combined the investments of small shareholders, petitioned King James I for the right to colonize Virginia. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in the New World and has then been celebrated as the “birthplace of America”. The creation of Jamestown sparked so many cultural events that its significance is what helped change
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This event would lead to more unified ideas to separate from Europe such as the famous pamphlet Common Sense written by Thomas Paine that gave numerous reasons as to why America should become independent.The slave trade began in 1562 when John Hawkins, an English seaman, began a direct slave trade between Guinea and the West Indies. By 1600, the Dutch and French joined into the “traffick in men”, leading to Jamestown getting their shipment slaves.
Bacon’s Rebellion started in 1676 when Nathaniel Bacon, the leader of the rebellion, wanted permission to attack the Indians, and when rejected, fought the Indians on his own anyway. It is considered as the beginning of all American revolutions. The significance of this event is what caused stricter laws on slaves and increased tensions between the colonists and the Indians. Because of Bacon’s Rebellion slavery became the primary source of labor, which would make it harder for slaves to get their freedom. This rebellion would later make the lives of slaves harder and make their fight that much more …show more content…
Ten of the twelve amendments were ratified and officially became known as the Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791.
The Bill of Rights later on became of major controversies in American history. Because the Bill of Rights was made, later amendments such as the thirteenth amendment and the fifteenth amendment were able to be added. It helped officially abolish slavery, gave citizenship to everyone, and gave male suffrage. It also affected the Civil War because once the North won the war, the Southern had to ratify the thirteenth amendment in order to become apart of the United States. The Bill of Rights was important because it helped slaves get their freedom and citizenship.
The Appomattox Court House was where the Civil War ended and where Robert E. Lee, leader of the Confederacy, surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. The war began at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861 and ended at the Appomattox Court House on April 9,
This event would lead to more unified ideas to separate from Europe such as the famous pamphlet Common Sense written by Thomas Paine that gave numerous reasons as to why America should become independent.The slave trade began in 1562 when John Hawkins, an English seaman, began a direct slave trade between Guinea and the West Indies. By 1600, the Dutch and French joined into the “traffick in men”, leading to Jamestown getting their shipment slaves.
Bacon’s Rebellion started in 1676 when Nathaniel Bacon, the leader of the rebellion, wanted permission to attack the Indians, and when rejected, fought the Indians on his own anyway. It is considered as the beginning of all American revolutions. The significance of this event is what caused stricter laws on slaves and increased tensions between the colonists and the Indians. Because of Bacon’s Rebellion slavery became the primary source of labor, which would make it harder for slaves to get their freedom. This rebellion would later make the lives of slaves harder and make their fight that much more …show more content…
Ten of the twelve amendments were ratified and officially became known as the Bill of Rights on December 15, 1791.
The Bill of Rights later on became of major controversies in American history. Because the Bill of Rights was made, later amendments such as the thirteenth amendment and the fifteenth amendment were able to be added. It helped officially abolish slavery, gave citizenship to everyone, and gave male suffrage. It also affected the Civil War because once the North won the war, the Southern had to ratify the thirteenth amendment in order to become apart of the United States. The Bill of Rights was important because it helped slaves get their freedom and citizenship.
The Appomattox Court House was where the Civil War ended and where Robert E. Lee, leader of the Confederacy, surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. The war began at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861 and ended at the Appomattox Court House on April 9,