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Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh was the first to colonizze and the result was a failure and is known as "the lost colony" -
Virginia Dare was born
She was the 1st European child born in America -
James Town founded
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Headright System
The headright system gave colonist 50 acres and increased immigration. -
First Africans Arrived
First Africans(slaves) arrived in the New World -
The Mayflower set sail
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King Phillip's War
last major effort by Native Americans of Southern New England to expel the British -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon led the colonist in a rebellion against the Virginia government. -
English Bill of Rights
creates rights for English citizens -
Salem Witch Trials
a west Indian slave woman was accused of being a witch and accusations snowballed -
Great Awakening
emotional religous revivals that spread across the American colonies -
French and Indian War
Indians in teh Ohio Valley revoly against the British forts -
Pontiac's Rebellion
confederacy of Native Americans under Ottawa chief Pontiac attacked British forces at Detroit in May 1763 trying to remove them form French lands -
Proclamation of 1763
Britain outlawed settlement for colonist west of the Appalachin Mountains to prevent conflict with the Native Americans -
Regulator Movement
farmers in western NC resented the assessment of taxes and fees and the favoritism of the tidewater region -
Boston Tea Party
a raid on three British ships in Boston, where the colonist threw several hundred chests of tea into the harbor as a protest againts taxes on tea -
The American Revolution
The was between Great Britain and it American colonies by which the colonies won their independence -
Independence
The United States gained their Independence -
Industrial Revolution
began the mass production of goods -
Articles of Confederation
The Article of Confederation created a "loose union" of states where states' rights were important -
Treaty of Paris
The Revolutionary War ended in 1781 but it wasn't untill 2 years later that the treaty was signed officially ending the war. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
established a plan for surveying land west of the Appalachins -
Constitutional Convention
The gathering that drafted the Constitution of the United States in 1787 -
The Virginia Plan
Systems of checks and balances between 3 branches of governemt so that no one part becomes too powerful. -
The New Jersey Plan
This plan called for equal presentation and was drafted by William Patterson. -
The Great Compromise
big states vs. small states -
3/5 Compromise
slave states vs. free states -
Connecticut Compromise
mapped out how many representatives qould be in each House of Congress -
Northwest Oridance of 1787
created a plan for dividing land into territories and admitting new stories -
1st President: George Washington
George Washington was elected president December 15, 1788. He was the first president of the United States and he served for two terms. -
Judicary Act of 1789
Establsihed the Supreme Court as the Judicary ruler of the U.S. -
Whiskey Rebellion
Farmers revoltes in Pennsylvania whiskey was taxed -
National Bank
first bank lasted from 1791-1811 -
Election of John Adams
Federalist John Adams won the presidential electionof 1796. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
it forbided people from speaking or writing anything against their government -
3rd President: Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was elected president February 17, 1801. He was also the author of the Decleration of Independence. -
Louisiana Purchase
The land was sold to America from the French for four cents an acre. -
Marbury v. Madison
establsihed power of the supreme court -
Embargo Act of 1807
Jefferson cut off trade with both sides -
4th President: James Madison
James Madison was elected 4th President of the United States on December 7, 1808. -
War of 1812
A war between Britain and the United States, fought between 1812 and 1815 -
5th President: James Monroe
James Monroe was elected in the election of 1816 and he was the last president who was a Founding Father of the United States. -
Red River Basin
When Great Britain and United States would share the Oregon territory and the northern border of the Louisiana Purchase. -
Florida
Spain was going through lots of problems so the gave the United States the land so that nobody went to war. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Maryland fought against the National Bank, and placed a tax on all money not made in Maryland. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state -
Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe established 2 foreign policy ideals -
6th President: John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams was elected in 1825 and he also served in the House of Representatives. -
7th President: Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jacson was elected president in 1829. He also served in the House of Representatives and in the U.S. Senate -
8th President: Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren was the eight President of the United States, and he also served at the Vice President the term before his election. -
9th President: William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was elected in 1841 and at the time he was the oldest President to be elected. He died on his 32nd day of office and was the first president to die in office. -
10th President: John Tyler
John Tyler became President in 1841 and he was the first Vice President to succeed to the Presidency after the death of his President. -
Texas Annexation
Texas voluntarily asked to join the United States and we agreed to annex the nation. -
11th President: James K. Polk
James K. Polk was elected into office in 1845 and he was the last strong President untill the Civil War. -
Oregon Country
The United States and Britain did not want to go to war so they reached an agreement to split the territory at the 49th parallel. -
Mexican-American War
A war between the United States and Mexico, resulting in the cession of Mexico (1846-1848) -
Mexican Cession
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo gave the United States a large piece of land. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The peace treaty for the Mexican-American War between Mexico and the United States -
12th President: Zachary Taylor
Zachary Taylor was elected into office in 1849. He was also the national hero in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812 -
Compromise of 1850
New lands after the Mexican War threatned the new balance of 15 free state and 15 slave statets -
13th President: Millard Fillmore
Millard Fillmore was elected President in 1853. He was also a member of the Whig party. -
Gadsen Purchase
The Mexican government was in desperate need of money so they agreed to sell a small strip of land along the U.S.-Mexico border to the United States for $10 million -
14th President: Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce became 14th President of the United States at a time of apparent tranquility. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This was made by Senator Stephen A. Douglas pushed for this act and he proposed the idea of allowing settlers to vote on the statues of the territories. -
Dred Scott Decision
a black slave whose suit for freedom as denied by the U.S. Supreme Court that a slave was not a citizen and therefore could not sue in a federal court. -
15th President: James Buchanan
James Buchanan was elected into office as President in 1857. He remains the only President to be elected from Pennsylvania. -
Civil War
(April 12, 1861- April 9, 1865) a war founght between the southerns and northerns -
16th President: Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln becam the 16th President in 1861. He created the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves, and he also was the first president to be asassinated. -
Homestead Act
gave 160 acres to any citizen who agreed to cultivate it -
Emancipation Proclamation
It freed all slaves in areas that were still rebellion -
Battle of Gettysburg
"Turning Point of the War" -
Gettysburg Address
Lincoln delivered a 2 minute speech at the dedication of the battlefield's cemetery -
Assassination of Lincoln
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, and it was all part of a plan to kill Lincoln, Secretary of State William Seward, and VP Andrew Johnson -
Andrew Johnson
With the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson became the 17th President of the United States. -
Alaska
The United States negotiated with Russia and purchased Alaska for $7.2 million dollars. -
18th President: Ulysses S. Grant
Grant was elected president in 1869 and he led the Union Armies to victory overr the Confederacy in the Civil War. -
Hawaii
Hawaii wanted to have an annex with the United States
