American history 1

Jamestown founded

Jan 1, 1607

Mayflower

Sep 6, 1620

King Philip's War

Oct 18, 1675

last major effort by Native Ameericans of southern New England to expel British

Bacons rebellion

Oct 16, 1676

Nataniel Bacon led the colonist in a rebllion again Virgina gov.

Salam witch trials

Oct 14, 1692

Women accused of being witches

French and indian war

Nov 24, 1754

conflict between britain and france, french left north america

Pontiac's Rebellion

May 18, 1763

Ottawa cheif Pontiac attacks British forces, British learns of the plans to attack.

French and Indian war

Oct 14, 1763

England and France over land France loses

treaty of paris

Nov 24, 1763

ended the french and indian war, french gave up all territories in north america

Regulator Movement

Oct 18, 1771

NC farmers resented Taxes

lexington and concord

Apr 24, 1775

first shots fired, showed british that the colonist would put up a fight.

Buncker hill

Jun 16, 1775

British won but lost over 1000 men, 2200 red coats charged up breeds hill to drive away 1200 minutemen.

American Revolution

Nov 24, 1775

1775 - 1763 period were the 13 colonies rejected the british monarchy

turning point of the war

Oct 17, 1777

conviced european nations that america would win the war

Articles of Confederation

Mar 1, 1781

Original constitution

surrender of york town

Oct 19, 1781

general cornwallis was driven from the south

treaty of paris 1783

Sep 3, 1783

signed to end the american revolution.

Treaty of paris

Oct 6, 1783

ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States, recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation.

Shay's Rebellion

Oct 18, 1786

series of protests by farmers

Consitutional Convention

May 18, 1787

plan to revise articles

Connecticut Compromise

Jul 16, 1787

defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have

3/5 Compromise

Oct 18, 1787

representation of slaves

Geroge Washington

Apr 30, 1789

became president on April 30, 1789 – March 4, 179

Whiskey Rebellion

Oct 18, 1791

farmers revolted after whiskley was taxed

John Adams Election

Oct 18, 1796

John Adams was elected

Alien and Sedition act

Oct 18, 1798

Discrimination against immigrants

Judiciary act

Oct 18, 1798

esablished the surpreme court as the judiciary ruler of the US

Thomas jefferson

Feb 17, 1801

became president on February 17, 1801

Louisiana purchase

Jun 28, 1803

Marbury v. Madison

Oct 18, 1803

established power of surpreme court

embargo act of 1807

Nov 24, 1807

jefferson cut off trade with both sides, very unpopular

james madison

Nov 24, 1808

james madison became president

war of 1812

Nov 24, 1812

U.S. and Britain fought to cut off trade with the U.S.

treaty of ghent

Dec 24, 1814

ended the war of 1812

James Monroe (1817-1825

Dec 10, 1817

became president on 1817-1825

Red river basin

Sep 9, 1818

land acquired by the United States in the treaty of ghent

Florida treaty

Nov 4, 1819

United states gained florida

Adams- Onis treaty of 1819

Nov 24, 1819

U.S. and Spain defined the westarn limits of the lousiana purchase

Missouri Compromise

Oct 18, 1820

Statehood free states and slave states

Monroe Doctrine

Oct 18, 1823

Esablished 2 foregin policys

Texas Annexation

Oct 18, 1823

Stephen Austin led 300 familes into texas reciving free land from mexican governerment.

John Quincy Adams (1825-1829

Dec 10, 1825

Became president on 1825-1829

Tariff of 1828

Oct 18, 1828

Meant to help North But hurt the south

Andrew Jackson

Oct 18, 1828

Elected president

Transcendentalism

Oct 18, 1830

litureatuture movement from 30's 40's and 50's

Nat turner

Oct 18, 1831

Lead slave revolt

Martin Van Buren

Dec 10, 1837

became president 1837-1841)

William Henry Harrison (1841)

Dec 10, 1841

became president on 1841

John Tyler (1841-1845)

Dec 10, 1841

became president in 1841-1845

Texas annexation

Feb 20, 1845

incorporation of the Republic of Texas into the United States of America, which was admitted to the Union as the 28th state.

James K. Polk

Dec 10, 1845

Became presdident in 1845-1849

Oregon treaty

Sep 9, 1846

The treaty was signed on June 15, 1846. The Oregon Treaty set the U.S. and British North American border at the 49th parallel with the exception of Vancouver Island

Mexican american war

Nov 24, 1846

1846-1848 U.S. was invited to mexico to settle the land that was granted.

Treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo

Feb 2, 1848

The treaty added an additional 525,000 square miles to United States territory, including the land that makes up all or parts of present-day Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming.

Mexican cession

Apr 4, 1848

Mexico ceded to the U.S. in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848

womens rights

Oct 18, 1848

Senica Falls,

Zachary Taylor

Dec 10, 1849

Became presdient in 1849-1850

Compromise of 1850

Oct 18, 1850

New lands threatended the balance of free states and slave states

Nathaniel Hawthrone

Oct 18, 1850

wrote Scarlet letter

Millard Fillmore

Dec 10, 1850

Became president in 1850-1853

Gadsden purchase

Sep 10, 1853

29,640-square-mile region of present-day southern Arizona and southwestern New Mexico that was purchased by the United States in a treaty signed on December 30, 1853

Franklin Pierce

Dec 10, 1853

BEcame president in 1853-1857

Kansas Nebraska Act

May 30, 1854

allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders.

Walt Whitman

Oct 18, 1855

wrote Leaves of grass

Dred Scott Decision

Oct 18, 1857

dred scott argued he should be free cause he at one times lived in a free state, he lost

James Buchanan (1857-1861

Dec 10, 1857

Became president in 1857-1861

Harper's ferry

Oct 16, 1859

attempt by the white abolitionist John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Wikipedia

election of 1860

Nov 24, 1860

Abraham Lincoln was officially elected as president

Civil war

Apr 12, 1861

1861-1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy

Fort sumter

Apr 12, 1861

General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. April 13 Major Robert Anderson, garrison commander, surrendered the fort

First bull run

Jul 21, 1861

30,000 confederate troops shocked the 30,000 union troops but were not able to take D.C.

Abraham Lincoln

Dec 10, 1861

became president in 1861-1865

Antietam

Sep 17, 1862

Bloodyest day in america.

Emancipation Proclamation

Sep 22, 1862

freed all slaves in areas still in rebellion, accually freed no slaves

Fredricksburg

Dec 18, 1862

confederate win

Chancellorsville

May 24, 1863

confederate win

Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

july1st-3rd " turning point of the war" huge defeat for general Lee

Vickburg

Jul 24, 1863

Ulyess S. Grant bombarded the mississippi river for 6 weeks. victory secured the river.

Sumner Brooks incident

May 24, 1865

Brooks nearly beat sumner to death on the floor of the senate

13th Amdendment

Dec 6, 1865

freed all slaves

Andrew Johnson

Dec 10, 1865

Became president in 1865-1869

radical reconstruction

Oct 18, 1867

promised freed men 40 acres of land and a mule

Alaska

Dec 1, 1867

purchase of alaska

14th Amendment

Jul 9, 1868

Gave blacks citizenship

Ulysses S grant

Oct 18, 1868

Elected as president

15th Amendment

Feb 26, 1869

Gave all men right to vote

Ulysses S. Grant

Dec 10, 1869

Became president in 1869-1877

Compromise of 1877

Oct 18, 1877

Republicans and democrats voted 8-7 for Hayes

Hawaii

May 17, 1898

joined the U.S.