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Magna Carta
signed by King John recognizing the rights of nobles in 1215, This limited the power of the Kinf and we used this to establishe our series if checks and balances in our own government. -
Mayflower Compact
When seperatists from Britain settled in the Plymouth region, they wrote the Mayflower Compact astheir first form of governent.It said that there were to be just and equal rights for everyone, and it was the beginning of rule by the people tradition. -
Salem Witch Trials
West Indian slave women in Salem Massachusetts are accused of being witches and the accusations had a snowball affect -
Treaty of Paris
Put the French out of mainland North America, gave Louisiana to Spain, Britain took Canada and all land east of the Mississippi -
Proclamation of 1763
British outlawed the settlement of the West of the Appalaichan Mountains. This was thought to prevent conflicts with the Native Americans -
Boston Tea Party
This action was in response to British taxation on goods without colonial representation in British Parliament. The Sons of Liberty dumped 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor disguised as Native Americans. -
Lexington and Concord
First shots were fired by minutemen who attacked British troops on their way to destroy supplies of the militia. 73 British soldiers die as they returned from destroying supplies. -
Saratoga
British surrendered to General Horatio Gates. This convinved European nations that America was going to win. France formed an alliance with America. Spain and the Netherlands also declared war on Britain. -
The Surrender at Yorktown
General Charles Cornwallis was driven from the South and set up camp near Yorktown, VA with 8000 troops -
Treaty of Paris
John Adams, John Jay, and Ben Franklin represent the US. It was made to recognize US independence, make a border at Canada and the Mississippi River, and gave america rights to Canadian fishing water -
Land Ordinance of 1785
Established plan for surveying land west of the Appalaichan Mountains. This led to expansion of the US and the settlement of Indian Territories. -
3/5 Compromise
A compromise between northern and southern states that made slaves count as 3/5 of a person for representation and property tax purposes. -
The Great Compromise
The Compromise between big state plan (Virginia Plan) and the small state plan (New Jersey Plan). The Virginia plan was to create a bicameral legislature based on population. The New Jersey plan called for equal representation in Congress. The compromise created the House of Representatives and the Senate where every state gets 2 senators and a certain number of representatives based on the states population. -
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George Washington
First president of the United States. No presidential Party. Didn't live in the White House -
Judiciary Act of 1789
This act established the Supreme Court as judiciary ruler of the US and the three branch judiciary: district and circuit court, and the Supreme Court. -
Whiskey Rebellion
There was a tax placed in whiskey which was the first tax that was imposed by the US government, Citizens were upsetbecause the Revolutionary was was fought over taxes, so they started a rebellion to convince the government to lift the tax. -
Election of 1796
John Adams defeats Thomas Jefferson. This sets up the tradition of a president serving two terms. It also established the proceedings of bringing in a new president. -
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John Adams
2nd president of the US. He belonged to the Federalist Party. Passed the Alien and Sedition Acts -
Election of 1800
Thomas Jefferson beat out John Adams. It was nicknamed the peaceful transfer of power and this shows that a president from on party can lose to a candidate from and opposing party but there isn't a power struggle for the office. Aaron Burr becomes the VP -
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Thomas Jefferson
3rd president of the US. Belonged to the Democratic-Republican Party. He was the 2nd VP of the US -
Marbury vs Madison
This was the first Supreme Court ruling, the case was about the midnight judge. The case establishes the power if judicial review, which is where the Supreme Court was the Supreme Court of the country -
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon needed money to a war with Britain and he no longer desired an American empire. He sold the territory for 15 million dollars and this doubled the size of the US -
Embargo Act of 1807
Thomas Jefferson cut off trade between both France and Britain who were at war. This was very unpopular. -
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James Madison
4th President of the US. He belonged to the Democratic-Republican party. He is nicknamed the Father of the Bill of Rights. -
Treaty of Ghent
Simple cease fire after the War of 1812 was over. It was followed by the Adams Onis treat where Spain gave Florida to the US for 7.2 million -
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James Monroe
5th President of the US. The last founding father of the US. Belonged to the Democratic-Republican party. -
McCulloch vs Maryland
Maryland fought against the National Bank and placed a tax on all money not made in Maryland. Supreme Court ruled that money is controlled by the Federal government, states can't challenge federal decisions. -
Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe established 2 foreign policy ideas in his speech. Non Intervention is where the US wouldn't interfere with European affairs if European governments didn't interfere in Western Hemisphere affaris. Non Colonization is when he said that the Western Hemisphere is closed to any European colonization -
Election of 1828
The corrupt bargain election. John Q Adams beat Andrew Jackson after 4 candidates ran a members of the same party. Nobody received the majority of the popular vote. John C Calhoun gets his followers to support Adams. Adams wins, Calhoun gets the Secretary of State, AJ gets nothing and vows revenge. -
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John Quincy Adams
6th President of the US. Son of John Adams. He was also a Senator and a member of the House of Representatives. -
Tariff of 1828
This act was meant to help Northern industry by taxing imported goods. It hurt the South because they weren't able to produce the same goods as the Northern states. South Carolina tried to nullify it because they thought that it seemed unconstitutional but they weren't able to because of the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution. -
Election of 1828
Andrew Jackson runs against John Q. Adams and wins easily after forming his new Democratic Party. He identified with the poor, western farmers, and frontiersmen. Jackson fired people in the government that opposed him and replaced them with his supporteds. He used this new power to veto and get revenge on his enemies. -
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Andrew Jackson
7th President of the US. Nickname was Old Hickory. Passed the acts to make the Trail of Tears possible -
Indian Removal Act
It's the movement of Native Americans from the East to the West on the Trail of Tears in Andrew Jacksons terms. 25% of Indians died on the journey -
Creation of the Whigs
The Whigs were created after the Federalist Party died out after the war of 1812. After their creation, they were immediately made a rival to Andrew Jacksons new Democratic Party. -
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Martin van Buren
8th president of the US. Nicknamed Martin van Ruin because he was blamed for the depression of 1837 -
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William Henry Harrison
9th president of the US. Served the shortest time in office serving 32 days and was the first president to die in office -
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John Tyler
He was the 10th US president. He was a part of the Whig party and becane president after the death of William Harrison -
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James K Polk
11th US president nicknamed the First dark horse. He was reffered to the last strong president before the Civil war. -
Free Soil Party
The Free Soil Party wasn't around for that long, they were around between 1848 and 1852. They were abolitionists who left the other two major parties during the discussion of containment vs abolition -
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Zachary Taylor
12th president of the US. Nicknamed Old Rough and Ready because he shared hardships of war with his troops. He died in office -
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Millard Fillmore
13th President of the US. He was the last Whig President and the last president that wasn't affiliated with either of the Democratic of Republican party -
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Franklin Pierce
14th US president. He was a northern Democrat and he saw the abolitionist movement as a threat to unity of the nation. -
Gadsden Purchase
The US paid 3 million dollars for present day south west New Mexico and southern Arizona. The almost 30000 square miles of land was for the transcontinental railroad -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Senator Stephen A, Douglas III pushed for the organization of Kansas and NEbraska territories. Both of the territoties were destined to become free states since they were above the 36 30 line, but Douglas proposed the idea of popular sovereignty, settlers should vote on if they should have slavery or not. -
Bleeding Kansas
It was violence after the passing of the Kansas Nebraska Act between the pro-slavery and anti-slavery supporters when they flooded into Kansas to vote on slavery or not. This made two seperate governments to be developed as a result of this. -
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James Buchanan
15th president of the US and represented the Democratic Party. He was the president who served immediately before the Civil War and supported the Union during the war. -
Election of 1860
This was the election of Abraham Lincoln. This was seen as the end of Southern life. This directly leads to the secession of the South and the Civil War. -
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Abraham Lincoln
16th Us president and represented the National Union Party. He was the president during the Civil War and had famous speeches like the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth -
First Bull Run
30000 Confederate troops surprised 30000 Union troops but they weren't able to take DC. Stonewall Jackson got his name here -
Homestead Act of 1862
The government was expanding west so they promised 160 acres of land for cultivation. Any man or woman over 21 years old could file to get this land. They lived in soddies, which were made out of grass, because building materials were scarce. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed all slaves in areas still in rebellion but it actually didn't free any slaves. The results were that it convinced Britain and France to withhild support from the Confederacy and also encouraged blacks to enlist in Northern armies. -
Gettysburg Address
Abe Lincoln delivered a 2 minute speech at the dedication of the Gettysburg battlefields cemetary memorial -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
He was shot by John Wilkes Booth at Fords Theatre in DC. The plan was to kill Lincoln, Secretary of State William Seward, and VP Andrew Johnson. Booth was killed, co-conspirators hanged, and Andrew Johnson becomes Prez -
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Andrew Johnson
17th US president who was Vp and became the prez after the assassination of Abe and he represented the Democratic Party. He was voted to be impeached because he violated the Tenure of Office Act. -
Transcontinental Railroad
It was the railrad that was being built across America by the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific. The Union Pacific was Irish immigrants working from Omaha to the west. The Central Pacific was Chinese immagrants working from Sacramento to the east. -
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Ulysses S Grant
18th US president who represented the Republican Party. He was the Union general in the Civil War. He came up during the Reconstruction time and passed the 15th amendment giving black men the right to vote -
Compromise of 1877
The House commitee of 8 Republicans and 7 emocrats voted to end Reconstruction in the South by giving federal funds for the internal improvements to the South, giving Southerners cabinet positions, and withdrawing federal troops from the South
