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Magna Carte
Document about the rights of nobles, established checks and balances in the US. -
JamesTown Founded
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Mayflower
Founded Massachussetts Colony, -
King Phillips War
Native Americans tried to push out the british -
Bacon's Rebellion
Rebellion against the Virginia Government -
Salem Witch Trials
West Indian female slaves were accused of being witches. -
Pontiac's Rebellion
Attacking the british to remove from land -
French and Indian War
France loses almost all land in North America. -
French and Indian War
War between the french, britain, and the indians. -
Regulator Movement
Farmers in Western NC refused to pay taxes and fees. -
Boston Tea Party
The Sons of Liberty threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor. -
The American Revolution
War fought between england and the 13 colonies to gain indepedence. -
Articles of Confederation
Stated that states rights were important, -
The Treaty of Paris
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Shay's Rebellion
Poor western farmers rebelled from having to pay taxes to local government. -
The Virginia Plan
two sided legislature based on population -
The New Jersey Plan
Equal Representation among all states. -
3/5th Compromise
Slaves counted as 3/5th of a person -
Connecticut Compromise
Each state gets two representatives in Senate. -
The Great Compromise
Big states vs. Small states -
Whiskey Rebellion
Farmers rebelled when whiskey started to be taxed. -
Great Compromise
created a bi- cameral legislative. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
Critisim against federalists -
Judiciary Act
Established the Supreme Court as the Judiciary ruler of the U.S. -
Bill of RIghts
First ten amendments of the US Constitution. -
1st US President George Washington
The 1st US President. He was a major Military leader during the American Revolution and then later became President. -
2nd President John Adams
John Adams was the 2nd US President. He was married to Abigail Adams and his son was the 6th President, John Quincy Adams. -
The Louisiana Purchase
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Marbury vs. Madison
Established power of the Supreme Court. -
Marbury vs. Madison
Established the power of judicial review -
3rd President Thomas Jefferson
Thomasn Jefferson was the 3rd president. He was one of the founding fathers and signed the Declaration of Independence. -
War of 1812
War between America and Britian over the economy. -
4th President James Madison
James Madison was the 4th President of the United States. -
Red River Basin
Treaty that states Britian and the US would jointly occupy Oregon territory. -
Florida
The US claimed Florida after signing a treaty with Spain for it. -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
Supreme Court ruled over money is controlled bny the federsl government since maryland was trying to go against it. -
Missouri Compromise
MIssouri applied to be a slave state, causing conflict with the 11 free 11 slave state compromise. -
Monroe Doctrine
James Monroe made two foreign policies about non- intervention and non- colonization -
Texas Annexation
Texas became a state. -
5th President James Monroe
5th President of the United States. -
Tarrif of Abominations
Help Northern industry with taxing imported goods. -
Tariff of 1828
The right for a state to nullify a federal law that seems unconstitutional. -
6th President John Quincy Adams
6th President of the United States. -
7th President of Andrew Jackson
7th President of the United States. -
Temperance Societies
Tried to ban the sale of Alcohol. -
Transdentalism
A literature movement during the 1830's-50's. -
8th President Martin Van Buren
The 8th President of the United States. -
9th President William Henry Harrison
9th President of the United States, but he only served for a month. -
10th President John Tyler
10th President of the United States. -
Texas Annexation
Texas became a country after battling to not be under Mexico's control, and in 1845 they became apart of the United States. -
Scalawags
White Southerners who joined the Republican Party; seen as traitors. -
Carpetbaggers
Northerners who moved south during reconstruction. -
Oregon Country
Great Britian and the US fought over the land of Oregon until Oregon decided to join with US. -
Mexican Cession
The War that broke out after Texas claimed to be part of the US against the Mexicans and Americans. The settled with a treaty, stating that Texas was a part of the US and we had to pay 15 million for the Mexican Cession. -
Seneca Falls Convention
movement for womens rights like voting and to own property. -
Mexican American War
War between America and Mexico over land. -
11th President James K. Polk
11th President of the United States. -
12th President Zachary Taylor
12th President of the United States. -
Compromise of 1850
New lands after Mexican War made conflict with the 15 free 15 slave states. -
13th President Millard Fillmore
13th President of the United States. -
Gadsden Purchase
The fight for the tiny piece of land bordering the US and Mexico, Mexico sold it to James gadsden for 10 million because they were in desperate needs of money. -
Kansas- Nebraska Act
Settlers were able to vote whether they wanted to be free or slave states. -
14th President Franklin Pierce
14th Presdent of the United States, -
Dredd Scott Case
Scott was a slave bought in Missouri. His owner moved him from missouri to illinois. After his owner died he sued because he lived on free soil so he thinks that he should be free. -
15th President James Buchanan
15th President of the United States. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed all slaves in states that were still rebelling.
Encouraged blacks to enroll in northern armies. -
13th Amendment
Freed all slaves -
16th President Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States. -
The Civil War
The war fought between the Union (Northern States) and the Confederacy (Southern States) oer slavery. -
Alaska
The purchase of Alaska from Russia for 7.2 Million. -
14th Amendment
gave blacks citizenship. -
15th Amendment
The right for every man able to vote -
Compromise of 1877
ends reconstruction of the south. -
Hawaii
the US took Hawaii from being a independent country to be part of the US.
