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Founding of Jamestown
104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. They picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
The Great Awakening
A religious revival that impacted English colonies in America during the 1730s and 1740s. The movement Approached us at a time when the idea of rationalism was being emphasized, and passion for religion had lessened. The result was a renewed dedication toward religion. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Lexington and Concord were our first military actions of the American Revolutionary War. The battle was fought on April 19, 1775 in Middlesex County, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge. -
The Signing of the Declaration of Independence
We celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, but it wasn't actually signed that day. 12 out of the 13 colonies voted for this document on July 2nd, and they waited until July 4th they officially adopted it. The document wasn't signed until two weeks later on August 2nd. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there. -
The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The event was created to decide how America was going to be governed. The Convention had been officially called to revise the existing Articles of Confederation, many delegates had much bigger plans. -
The Election of 1800
Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson defeated Federalist John Adams with the votes tied, the election was thrown to the House of Representatives as required by Article II, Section 1 of the U.S. Constitution. Jefferson beat Adams by a margin of seventy-three to sixty-five electoral votes in the presidential election of 1800. -
The Louisiana purchase
This purchase brought around 828,000 square miles, doubling the size of the republic, given to us from the territory of France. All of the 15 states, between the Mississippi river to the Rocky Mountains, were eventually created with this land deal. -
The War of 1812
The War of 1812 was caused by the British rules put on the U.S. trade and our growing desire to expand our territories. We were furious, so we did what we did best we took on the greatest naval power In the world, Great Britain. We suffered many defeats in the bloody hands of the British. Many citizens of the United States celebrated this war as a “ second fight for independence.” Ending on February 18, of 1815 the 2 year and 8 month long war was victories by Britain. -
Mcculloch Vs Maryland Case
This case was ruled by the Supreme Court on March 6, 1819, that Congress had the authority to open a federal bank and the financial institution couldn’t be taxed by the states. This case brought the subject of the Constitution giving Congress powers that we’re not explicitly spelled out in the document. -
Missouri Compromise
Growing sectional tensions on the issue of slavery issued the U.S. Congress to pass a law stating that Missouri admitted as a slave state and Maine as a free state. The Missouri Compromise staid in place for 30 years until The Kansas- Nebraska Act repealed it in 1854. It was later ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1857. -
The Monroe Doctrine
President James Monroe gave a speech to Congress in 1823, warning the European powers not to attempt further colonization or else. This led to the creation of the Monroe doctrine, which was a policy principle Stating that the old and new worlds were two seperate spheres of influence and should stay that way. -
The Nullification Crisis
The nullification crisis was a conflict between the U.S. state of South Carolina and the federal government of the United States in 1832–33. Calhoun, who opposed the federal imposition of the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 and argued that the U.S. Constitution gave states the right to block the enforcement of a federal law. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. The fort was still in construction when the seceded from the Union. Only 2 companies of troops were guarding the fort at the time, they had a ship "The Star of The West," bringing them troops and supplies. The ship was fired on by the South Carolina militia batteries, forcing it to turn back to sea. -
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln our 16th president at the time was assassinated on April 15th 1865 at the Peterson House in Washington D.C. He was murdered by John Wilkes Booth, also known as a famous actor and confederate sympathizer. This event took place at 10:15 while Lincoln was watching "Our American Cousin," when Booth slipped into the box and shot Lincoln in the back of the head with his 44-caliber single-shot derringer pistol.