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Aug 24, 1215
Magna Carta
It was the first document imposed upon a King of England by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their rights. -
Jan 1, 1500
Triangular Trade
(1500's-1900's)
It was a historical term indicating trade among three ports or regions. Triangular trade usually evolves when a region has export commodities that are not required in the region from which its major imports come. It included America, Africa, and the European nations, many times on the selling on slaves. -
Jamestown Founded
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Massachusetts Founded
The Mayflower set sail and landed at Plymouth, VA. They then ended up founding Massachusetts, which is one of the largest colonies. -
English Civil War
(1642-1651)
It was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists in the Kingdom of England over, principally, the manner of its government. -
King Phillip's War
Last major effort by Native Americans of Southern New England to expel the British. -
Bacon's Rebellion
An Indian disput on the frontier demanding protection from the Virginia governor, but was declined. -
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution is also called the Revolution of 1688. It was the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange). -
Salem Witch Trials
A West Indian slave women was accused of being a witch and accusations snowballed. -
First Great Awakening
t was a series of religious revivals among Protestants in the American colonies, from c 1725-1770. -
French and Indian War
Also known as the Seven Years War. It was fought between the colonies of British American and the French, and both sides were supported with military. The British won the War. -
French and Indian War
(1754-1763) "Seven Years War"
It was fought by the colonies of British America and New French, because the French expanded into the Ohio River Valley which caused conflict and money issues in America. -
Industrial Revolution
It was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Confederacy of Native Americans under Ottawa chief Pontiac attacked British forces at Detroit, trying to remove them from French lands. -
The American Revolution
(1765-1783)
It was a battle between the 13 original American colonies and the British because the colonies did not want to be controlled by the British monarcy any more. -
Regulator Movement
Farmers in Western NC resented the assessment of taxes and fees and the favoritism of the tidewater region. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
Redcoats charged up Breed's Hill to drive away Minutemen; the British won but had a lot of casualties; British are eventually droven from Boston. -
Articles of Confederation
It created a "loose union" of states in which states' rights were important. It created a Unicameral legislature, where each state recieved one vote. -
The Surrender at Yorktown
General Charles Cpornwallis was driven from the South and set up camp near Yorktown, VA with 8000 troops. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended Revolutionary War. Land was acquired from the British. -
Shay's Rebellion
It happened in Massachusetts, led by Daniel Shay; poor western farmers rebelled after being taxed by the local government due to them being drafted in the service; so they couldn't make any money because they were not home to tend to their crops. -
Virginia Plan
It was drafted by James Monroe which established a Bicameral legislature based on population and a system of checks and balances between 3 branched of government so that no one part was too powerful. -
New Jersey Plan
Drafted by William Patterson; it called for equal representation. -
Great Compromise
Drafted by Roger Sherman; it was big states vs. small states. There was a House of Represention where representation is based on population and Senate has equal representation. -
Constitutional Convention
It occured in Philadelphia; all states were represented except for Rhode Island. The plan was to revise the Articles but that was impossble. -
Judiciary Act of 1789
It established the Supreme Court as the Judiciary ruler of the U.S. -
President George Washington
He was the first U.S. President.
(April 30, 1789- March 4, 1797)- Term -
Whiskey Rebellion
Samssl farmers revolted in Pennsylvania after whiskey was taxed. -
National Bank
It was created by Alexander Hamilton in order to help pay off war debts and form a standard currency. Thomas Jefferson opposed this issue. -
Bill of Rights
It is the first 10 Amendenments of the U.S. Consitution. -
President John Adams
(1797-1801)- Term
He was the second U.S. President. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
It was the discrimination against aliens (immigrants), and it forbid them of speaking or writing anything against the government. -
Manifest Destiny
(19th Century)
It is a term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century period of American expansion that the United States not only could, but was destined to, stretch from coast to coast. This attitude helped fuel western settlement, Native American removal and war with Mexico. -
Whig Party
(1800's)
It was a political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States of America. Many of the early Presidents of the United States were members of the Whig Party. -
Sarah and Angelina Grimke
(1800's-1900's)
They were feminist, abolitionist of slavery, and writers. -
President Thomas Jefferson
(1801-1809)- Term
He was the third U.S. President and he was a part of the Democratic-Republican Party. -
Louisiana Purchase
Currently France was at war with Britain. The French minister offered to sell America, all 828,000 square miles of the Louisiana territory for the price of $15 million. -
Embargo of 1807
It was a general Embargo that made any and all exports from the United States illegal. It was sponsored by President Thomas Jefferson and enacted by Congress. The goal was to force Britain and France to respect American rights during the Napoleonic Wars. -
President James Madison
(1809-1817)- Term
He was the fourth President of the U.S. -
War of 1812
Britain and France were at war, so Jefferson cut off trade with both sides; Embargo act of 1807.
America declares war on Britain; The White House is burnt down.
Treaty of Ghent was a simple cease fire; Spain gives Florida to the U.S. -
President James Monroe
(March 4, 1817- March 4, 1825)- Term
He was the fifth President of the U.S., and a part of the Democratic-Republican Party. -
Red River Basin
The new treaty stated that Britain and the United States would jointly occupy Oregon Territory, and clarified the northern border of the Louisiana Purchase.The Red River Basin would ultimately become part of the states of Minnesota and North Dakota -
Florida
Was Spanish territory by the end of the Revoluntionary War. The United States nor Spain wanted to fight over the land by war, so they signed the Adam-Onís Treaty. The Adam-Onís Treaty ceded Florida to the United States. In exchange, the United States agreed to pay up to $5 million in damages to Americans who had claims against Spain and to forfeit any claims to Texas. -
American System
The American System consisted of a tariff to protect and promote American industry; a national bank to foster commerce; and federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other "internal improvements" to develop profitable markets for agriculture. -
John Quincy Adams
(1825-1829)- Term
He was the sixth President of the U.S. -
President Andrew Jackson
(March 4, 1829- March 4, 1837)- Term
He was the seventh President of the U.S. -
Nat Turner
He was an African American Slave Revolter that was also an abolitionist af slavery, and he went around causing havoc to the areas and people around him. -
President Martin Van Buren
(March 4, 1837- March 4, 1841)- Term
He was the eighth President of the U.S., and a part of the Free Soil Party and the Democratic-Republican Party. -
President William Henry Harrison
He was the ninth President of the U.S. and the first President to die in office. -
President John Tyler
(1841-1845)- Term
He was the tenth President of the U.S. and Independent politician. -
Texas Annexation
In 1835, fighting broke out between the Mexican Army and Anglo-American colonists who were angry with the Mexican government for attempting to limit the practice of slavery and for violating the Mexican constitution. In 1845, the Republic of Texas voluntarily asked to become a part of the United States, and the government of the United States agreed to annex the nation. -
President James K. Polk
(March 4, 1845- March 4, 1849)- Term
He was the eleventh President of the U.S. and was a part of the Democratic Party. -
Oregon Country
Negotiations between the United States and Britain over the Oregon Country. Britain did not want to go to war over the issue either, and in 1846, the two countries reached an agreement to divide the territory at the 49th parallel. Oregon Country would later become the modern-day states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, as well as portions of Montana and Wyoming. -
The Mexican-American War
(1846-1848)
Mexican government allowed Americans to come and settle and offers a purchase of Texas. There was a debate over Annexation; Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, Rio Grande River was Texas/Mexican border, U.S. paid 15 million dollars. -
Mexican Cession
In February 1848, the two countries signed the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. The treaty recognized Texas as a U.S. state, and ceded a large chunk of land — about half the area that belonged to the Mexican republic — to the United States for the cost of $15 million. The Mexican Cession included land that would later become California, Nevada, and Utah, as well as portions of Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Wyoming. -
Free Soil Party
It was a short-lived political party in the United States active in the 1848 & 1852 presidential elections, and in some state elections. Founded in Buffalo, New York, it was a third party and a single-issue party that largely appealed to and drew its greatest strength from New York State. -
President Zachary Taylor
(March 4, 1849- July 9, 1850)- Term
He was the twelfth President of the U.S. and he was a part of the Whig Party. -
President Millard Fillmore
(1850-1853)- Term
He was the thirteenth President of the U.S. and he was not a part of the Democratic or Republican Parties. -
Gadsden Purchase
The Mexican government was in desperate need of money, and it agreed to sell a small strip of land along the U.S.-Mexico border to the United States for $10 million. -
President Franklin Pierce
(March 4, 1853- March 4, 1849)- Term
He was the fourteenth President of the U.S. and a part of the Democratic Party. -
Dred Scott
Dred Scott was a slave but had lived in some non-slave states, so he believed that he should be considered freed, so he went to court. The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott is a slave and not a citizen, so he had no right to sue. -
President James Buchanan
(March 4, 1857- March 4, 1861)- Term
He was the fifteenth President of the U.S. and was a part of the Democratic Party. -
President Abraham Lincoln
(1861-1865)- Term
He was the sixteenth President of the U.S. and was a part of the National Union Party; he got assassignated in April 15, 1865. -
The Civil War
(1861-1865)
It was fought between the North (Union) and the South (Confederate), over if the South would gain their freedom from the North or if the North would stay in control. The Union won. -
First Bull Run
30,000 Confederat troops shocked 30,000 Union troops but weren't able to take down D.C. -
The Battle of Antietam
The South invaded Maryland hoping for a major victory would bring support from Great Britain; 23,000 men were killed in one day; it was considered the single bloddiest day in America. -
Emancipation Proclamation
It freed al slaves in areas that still had rebellion and gave the Union a moral crusade. -
Monroe Doctrine
It was created by James Monroe which states that European countries should stay out of America. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
(July 1-3, 1863)
The Union fought against the Confederate; 23,000 Union troops killed and 25,000 Confederates killed.
They fought at Cemetary Hill, Culp's Hill, Little Round Top, and Big Round Top. -
Election of 1864
The reelection of Lincoln; he was almost defeated by George B. McClellan because he was a very respected commander from the Army of Potomac. -
Andrew Johnson
(1865-1869)- Term
He was the seventh president and a part of the Democratic Party. -
Assassination of Lincoln
President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at the Ford's Theater. Lincoln was shot in the back of the head and did not die right a way, he was taken across the street for help, but died there. -
Ku Klux Klan
(1860's to 1990's)
It was a group or organization that directed hate crimes towards black and white republican leaders. The organization carried on for a long time even after people and political leaders wanted to and tried to put a stop to it. -
Alaska
They thought that it would be better to receive compensation for the territory from an ally than lose it in battle to an enemy. In 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward met with Russian diplomats and they arranged for the United States to purchase Alaska for the cost of $7.2 million — about two cents per acre. -
Ulysses S. Grant
(1869-1877)- Term
He was the eighteenth president and he was seceeded by Rutherford B. Hayes. -
Sharecropping
(1870's-1930's)
It is a system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on their portion of land. -
Rutherford B. Hayes
(1877-1881)- Term
He was the ninteenth president and a part of the Whig Party. -
James A. Garfield
(1881-1881)- Term
He was the twentieth president and his was assasinated in office. -
Chester A. Author
(1881-1885)- Term
He was the twenty-first president and a part of the Republican Party. -
Grover Cleveland
(1885-1889)- Term (1893-1897)- Term
He was the twenty-second and the twenty-forth president and a part of the Democratic Party.
