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Jan 1, 1492
Columbian Exchange
The trading of goods and plants between Europe, Asia and America. It lead to the spread of diseases such as smallpox. -
Starving time
Starving Time Took place in the winter of 1609-1610. The local Indians had killed off the livestock. The people of Jamestown had to eat what they could find and it lead to cannibalism. -
Act Concerning Religion
The Act concerning Religion offered a level of religious toleration. The Catholics issued it because the Maryland Colony was becoming protestant. -
Bacon’s Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion against Native Americans. Nathaniel and his men broke the friendly policies and retaliated against the Natives -
Stono Rebellion
Slaves banded together in groups and rebelled against their owners. They killed and tried to get to freedom in Florida. -
The Negro Act
The Negro Act of 1740 made it illegal for slaves to assemble in groups, learn to read, grow food or earn money. It made life for the African Americans very rough. -
Medicine and Science
The first university of medicine and science has been created. The University of Pennsylvania was the first school of medicine, most of the doctors studied medicine with an established practitioner. A big problem in the beginning was to study the anatomy, since there was explicit parts of the human body this sparked a big debate. This was very important because now medicine is evolving into something new, this new medicine will soon be able to save lives and ha -
Quartering Act
An act passed by Britain that required colonists to shelter, supply and feed the British troops. This made sure that the British soldiers had proper living and surviving conditions. -
Boston Massacre
An over exaggerated even where five colonists were accidently killed by British Soldiers. Turned the British American Colonists against Britain and had a major part in the start of the Revolutionary war. -
Tea Act
The Tea Act was passed by Britain. It would of lowered prices for colonists but colonists rebelled because of Britain’s power over them. -
Boston Tea Party
In response to the tea acts and taxes the colonists dressed as Native Americans and threw British tea into the Boston Harbor. This led to more confrontation between the American colonists and Britain. -
Bunker Hill.
The battle was fought on Breeds hill where the Patriots suffered severe casualties and finally withdrew. Boston was the most “anti-British” place at the time and the British had a hard time defending themselves. The “red coats” evacuated Boston for Halifax, Nova Scotia with hundreds of loyalist refugees. -
Women’s rights and roles.
A new code of laws were made to protect women from abusive men and gave women more rights as an independent person. Women were also granted access to a better education and opportunity to those of boys. -
Common Sense
A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine which encouraged colonists to stray away from great Britain and their politics. I helped Americans realize that Britain was wrong. -
Declaration of Independence
The united colonies are and have the right to be free and independent states. The colonies are removed from British rule and can now make their own laws. Thomas Jefferson wrote most of the Declaration with the help of Benjamin Franklin and John Adams. -
Daniel Shays Rebellion
Massachusetts farmer lead a rebellion to make leaders understand that the Articles of Confederation were not strong. -
American constitution
James Madison played the most important role in the process of the American constitution as well as the Virginia plan. Madison’s most important achievement was helping resolve two philosophical questions: the question of sovereignty and the question of limiting power. -
Bill of rights established
Nine of the ten rights placed limitations on government by forbidding the government to infringe on fundamental rights; free speech, religion, press, trial by jury, and arbitrary arrest. The judicial power is left only for the supreme court and from the inferior court established by congress. -
The Turnpike Era
The first toll road has been built. The road is made out crushed stone and hard packed condensed. This surface was the only reasonable way to make a toll road since it was an all-year round surface with effective drainage. The 60 mile road went from Philadelphia to Lancaster PA. There would soon be neighboring towns and roads connected to this road. The toll road was a great achievement for many ways, one being that now there could be more commerce between distant n -
Navy was created
Congress created the navy. The navy soon won a number of duels and captured a total of 85 French ship. The navy was created shortly after congress cut off all trade with France. -
Lewis and Clark
Jefferson planned an expedition that was to cross the continent to the Pacific ocean. The objective was to gather geographical facts and investigate prospects for trade with Indians. Lewis, a veteran of Indian wars, and William Clark, an experienced frontiersman, started their journey up the Missouri river through St.Louis. -
War of 1812
American forces invaded Canada through Detroit and soon after had to retreat back to Detroit and surrender. The U.S did better in the seas as the navy won many frigates against Britain. Napoleon launched a catastrophic campaign against Russia that left his army devastated. -
Panic of 1819
The nation was falling victim to a huge economy crisis. The panic followed a period of high prices for American farm goods. Six years followed the depression. -
Nicholas Biddle
Ran the bank from 1823 on. He had done much to put institution on a sound and prosperous basis. Andrew Jackson was determined to destroy it. -
Monroe Doctrine
Monroe wrote a policy known as the “Monroe Doctrine”, even though it was primarily the work of John Adams. The doctrine emerged directly out of America’s relations with Europe in1820. The doctrine stated “The American continents are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers” (Monroe). -
New Harmony Founded
Robert Owen founded a community in Indiana which was named New Harmony. It was to be a village of cooperation in which every resident worked and lived in total equality. The experiment was established in 1825 and dissolved in 1829 due to constant quarrels. The town banned money and other commodities. Josiah Warren , who was one of the original participants in the New Harmony Society, asserted that the community was doomed to failure due to a lack of individual sovereignty and private property. -
Erie Canal
Known as the greatest construction during the 1800’s. It was a simple ditch Forty feet wide and four feet deep, also having towpaths along the banks for horses and mules. This was the start of canals. In time there were enough canals to make it possible to ship goods by inland all the way from New York to New Orleans -
Lowell System
Common in Massachusetts, enlisted young women, mostly farmers’’ daughters in their late teens, to work the farms and mills. -
Spoils system
A practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its voters as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a system of awarding offices on the basis of some measure of merit independent of political activity. -
Slave Codes
Laws slaves had to live by, such as, Forbade salves o hold property, to leave their masters’ premises without permission, to be out after dark, to congregate with other slaves expect at church, to carry firearm, to testify in court against, or to strike a white person even in self- defense. -
Pidgin
A Language slaves used to communicate with each other. Some African words but it was drawn from English. The language grew more and more sophisticated the more blacks spent in America. Early Pidgin survived in black speech for many generations. -
The Black Hawk War
A conflict fought in 1832 between the United States and Native Americans headed by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of Sauks, Meskwakis, and Kickapoo’s known as the "British Band" crossed the Mississippi River into the U.S. state of Illinois in April 1832. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of San Jacinto Led by General Sam Houston. About 630 of the Mexican soldiers were killed and 730 captured, while only nine Texans died. -
Horace Mann Elected
Horace Mann was an American education reformer, and a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1827 to 1833. He served in the Massachusetts Senate from 1834 to 1837. In 1848, after serving as Secretary of the Massachusetts State Board of Education since its creation, he was elected to the US House of Representatives. -
William Henry Harrison
William Henry Harrison was a renowned soldier and a popular national figure. In December 1839, the 1st nominating convention was held. Passing over Henry Clay, Harrison was chosen for candidate to be the president -
The Dorr Rebellion
An extra legal attempt to achieve suffrage reform and create a new state constitution for Rhode Island. It was suppressed by force, but a new state constitution corrected the problems of disfranchisement and malapportionment that had provoked the uprising. -
George Ripley founded Brook Farm
George Ripley founded Brook Farm. An experimentel community where the people would gather to create a new society that would permit every member to have full opportunity for self realization. -
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed August 9, 1842, was a treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies, particularly a dispute over the location of the Maine–New Brunswick border. -
William Mortan Experiments with Sulphuric Ether
William Mortan, dentist experimented with sulphuric ether and later it was used as an anesthetic. John Warren a surgion began using it to sedate patience. -
Congress declared war on mexico
Congress declared war on mexico. It was know as the Mexican American War. The war lasted only two years. At this time James K Polk was the President -
The Battle of Bullrun
The First Battle of Bullrun also known as the First Battle of Manassas. This battle was the fisrt major land battle of the American Civil War. -
The south turns over New Oreleans to the Union
The south turns over New Oreleans to the Union. This was an important event for the Union because it was the Confederates larget city. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation was signed. It was issued by President Abraham Lincoln and proclaimed freedom for 3.1 million of the 4 million slaves. -
Fort Fisher captured
Fort Fisher was captured by the Union. This was a vital trading route for the Confederates. It protected ports in Wilmington, North Carolina from 1861 until it was captured. -
President Johnson Impeached
President Andrew johnson was impeached. As our 17th President he was the first ever sitting President to ever be impeached.
