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Colonization of Jamestown
Jamestown was the first succsesful colony of America -
Pilgrims reach Plymouth
On this day the pilgrims set foot on Plymouth rock -
the pequot war
the pequot war started -
King Philips war
King philips war starts -
Bacons Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers led by Nathaniel Bacon against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. -
Salem witc trials
people were accusing people of being witches they would have no trial -
French and Indian war
the french and indian war starts -
Pontiacs Rebellion
pontiacs rebellion starts -
Proclamation of 1763
Did not let colonists expand past the appalachian moubtains -
Intlolerable Acts
The british passed these laws to punish boston and the american people for the boston tea party -
Articles of confederation
the first constitutution -
treaty of paris
the treaty of paris was signed on this date -
Shays Rebellion
uprising in western Massachusetts in opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions. -
Addition of the northwest territory
The northwest territory was added -
Northwest Ordinance
admission of the northwest territory -
Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia met between May and September of 1787 to address the problems of the weak central government that existed under the Articles of Confederation. -
George Washington
George Washington was the first President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. -
Judiaciary act of 1789
Establish the Judicial Courts of the United States -
Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion, also known as the Whiskey Insurrection, was a tax protest in the United States -
Bill of Rights
the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution -
John Adams
John Adams was the first vice president and the Second President of the United States -
alien and sedition acts
power to deport any alien living in the U.S. with ties to U.S. -
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was an American Founding Father who was principal author of the Declaration of Independence. He was elected the second Vice President of the United States, serving under John Adams and was elected third President. -
marbury vs. madison
United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution -
Louisiana Purchase
America bought land that doubled the size of the U.S from the French -
James Madison
James Madison was the fourth Preident of the United States. He wrote the first drafts of the U.S Constitution -
James Monroe
James Monroe was the fifth President of the United States. Monroe was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States -
missouri compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted. -
John Quincy Adams
Served as the sixth president of the United States. He was an avid swimmer. -
tariff of 1828
The "Tariff of Abominations" was a protective tariff passed by the Congress of the United States on May 19, 1828, designed to protect industry in the northern United States. -
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States. He also once killed a man in a duel. -
Nat turners rebellion
rebellion that took place in Southampton County, Virginia, during August 1831. Led by Nat Turner, rebel slaves killed anywhere from 55 to 65 people, the highest number of fatalities caused by any slave uprising in the American South. -
Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States. He was 54 at the time of his inaugeration -
Trail of Tears
Trail of tears begins -
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States. Only lasted 1 month in office. -
John Tyler
John Tyler was the tenth president of the United States. -
James K. Polk
James K. Polk was the eleventh president of the United States. He was born in North Carolina. -
Mormon Migration
the mormons migrated to salt lake valley -
Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush began at Sutter's Mill, near Coloma. On January 24, 1848. -
Mexican Cession
the region of the modern day southwestern United States that Mexico gave to the U.S. in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 -
Seneca falls convention
the first women's rights convention. -
Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was the 12th president of the United States -
Millard Fillmore
13th president -
Compromise of 1850
package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850, which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican–American War -
Fugitive Slave act
part of the group of laws referred to as the "Compromise of 1850 -
Franklin Pierce
14th -
Gadsden Purchase
agreement between the United States and Mexico, finalized in 1854, in which the United States payed Mexico $10 million for a 29,670 square mile portion of Mexico that later became part of Arizona and New Mexico. -
Kansa Nebraska act
let the citezens decide if slavery was goin to be allowed there or not -
James Buchanan
15th -
Dred scott desicion
dred scott went to supreme court .African Americans, whether enslaved or free, could not be American citizens -
Abraham Lincoln
16th -
Homestead Act
provided settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of residence before receiving ownership of the land. -
Emancipation proclimation
The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." -
Andrew Johnson
17th -
Purchase of Alaska
United States reached an agreement to purchase Alaska from Russia for a price of $7.2 million. -
Ulysses S. Grant
18th -
Transcontinental Railroad completion
the transcontinental railroad was completed -
Compromise of 1877
Florida, Louisiana and South Carolina became Democratic once again -
Rutherford B. Hayes
19th
