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Jamestown
Jamestown was founded upon Chesapeake in 1607. It was the first
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House of Burgesses
It was created in Jamestown by a Virginia company that created this legislative body. The House of Burgesses was the first government created in the new world. -
Mercantilism
This was a trading system between the Americas, England, and Africa. Africa would give slave to the America’s; America would offer timber, tobacco, fish, and flour; England in return would sell back manufactured goods. -
King Philip’s War
This war began with the Wampanoag warriors raid he bother of Swansee, Massachusetts, and masacre English colonist. The English won after Wampanoag was killed and the Narragansett were forced out. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon who was a planter led his supporters to cause a massacre to remove Native Americans after the refusal of Berkley. They did as an effort to take their land and protect the frontier. -
Great Awakening
It’s a religious movement characterized by emotional preaching. This was the first cultural movement to unite the 13 colonies. -
French and Indian War
It was the North American arena were England and France fought. The native Americans sided with the French and it became France and native Americans against the British. -
Tea Act 1773
This act lowered the price of the tea but the colonist weren’t cooperating because of any attempts by the British trying to collect taxes. People dressed up as native Americans broke into the ship and threw the tea into the harbor. -
Declaration of Independence
It announced an political serving of all ties with the colonies and Britain. This made the United States independent and there became to be a lot of grievances against the king. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution . The United States won independence from Great Britain and control over land west of the Mississippi river. -
Shays's rebellion
Veteran Farmers were angered at the state calling in all debts, imprisoning them for failure to pay, seizing land. A violent protest was led by Daniel Shays but people were imprisoned. -
Rhode Island
Roger Wilson expressed a opinion against church authorities. He left and formed Rhode Island and everyone out casted or different lived there like Baptist, Quakers, and Jews. -
Cotton gin
Machine that separated seeds from the cotton fibers. It was invented by Eli Whitney to make work faster and easier. -
John Adams Presidency
John Adams defeated Jefferson was a federalist. He began presidency was when England ad France were in conflict known as the Quasi-War. -
Louisiana Purchase
This was when a lot of land was bought by the US from France. This land ended up doubling the size of the United States. -
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
This compromise entered Missouri I was a slave state, Maine as a free state, And slavery outlawed in LA purchase north of the 36/ 30 altitude Line. This kept the balance of free and slave state congress. -
Women’s suffrage
This changed the nature of a women’s work and became the moral center of the family. Children weren’t needed to work and men worked in factories. -
Women reform movements
Within the reform movement women began to have power. Some would speak up against the unjust treatment they get and their role in society. -
Telegraph
This was a faster way of communication within seconds. The invention brought people from the nation together. -
The Compromise of 1850
This compromise made California would be admitted as free, Utah and New Mexico Territories open to popular vote on slavery, Slave trade abolished in D.C., and Enforcement of Fugitive Slave Law. -
Railroad transportation
The US constructed more then 30,000 miles of railroad. East and west became more connected and tension began between north and south. -
Ku klux klan
This was an organization who’s motive was to prevent black freedom. They would where ghost white sheets and hold burning crosses. -
Transcontinental Railroad
Completed in 1869 at Promontory, Utah, linked the eastern railroad system with California's railroad system, revolutionizing transportation in the west -
Compromise of 1877
Northern Republicans and Southern Democrats came to this Compromise in order to avoid conflict about the lections of 1877. Hayes given the presidency by one electoral vote. Federal troops were removed immediately from southern states ending reconstruction -
Plessy v. Ferguson
The supreme Court decided Congress had no jurisdiction to bar private citizens from practicing discrimination. Homer Plessy was part African-American and part white he didn’t refuse his sit at a white only rail at in Louisiana. -
American Federation of Labor
This was led by Samuel Gompers, a union for skilled laborers that fought for worker rights in a non-violent way. It provided skilled laborers with a union that was unified, large, and strong. -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
This act was made in order to stop monopolies passed by the congress. The act made competition fair between businesses. -
Harlem renaissance
This was an era of music pioneered African Americans. This became a symbol for the youth and the new culture outside the traditional norms. -
Red scare
This was a response to nativism and fear that the new comers were a threat. The amount of outsiders was restricted to a certain percentage. The congress limited the immigration so Europe was restricted by 3%. -
Transcontinental railroads
The secretary of interior Albert Fall illegal leased government oil fields in the west to provide oil companies. This became a huge scandal and showed the misconduct done by people in higher economical positions. -
Neutrality Act
This act was passed in order for the United States not to get involved in World War II. It prevented from giving loans to countries taking part in the conflict. -
Lend-Lease Act
This act was passed amend the neutrality act. This way the United States could help give supplies and military equipment to nations during the conflict. -
Brown vs. the Board of Education
It was ruled by the Supreme Court that students have a right under the 14th Amendment Equal Protection Clause to an equal education. Therefore schools had to be integrated and not separated by color. Some schools were forced into segregation and others didn't listen. -
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Montgomery Bus Boycott started after a woman named Rosa Parks got arrested for not giving up her sit. The bus boycott was led by civil rights leader Martin Luther King. The Supreme Court was forced to desegregate buses do to the fewer amount of income from the customers. -
Sit-ins
Sit-ins were started by college students. They would sit on the lunch counters set there without out moving no matter the confrontation they got. They would do this in order to protest against restaurants that only served white people. -
Freedom Riders
Freedom riders began as a protest against segregation in buses were black and white people rode together. They had their own buses were whites and blacks were integrated. Everyone could sit were they wanted but the buses cause people to become violent against them. -
Salem Witch Trials
It began as a outbreak of witchcraft accusations. The time was full with fear and without Puritan viewpoints. -
March on Washington
The March on Washington was to show support for the Civil Rights Bill passing by congress. There were 250,000 people at the march in Washington. Martin Luther King Jr. (civil rights leader) gave a speech called the "I Have a Dream" speech. -
Civil Rights Acts
The Civil Rights Act made racial, religious, and sex discrimination illegal by employers. The government enforced every law of civil rights including all laws that segregated things. -
Voting Right Act
The Voting Rights Act denied the use of any device in order to deny the vote of a black citizen. This became the opportunity for black people to become politically involved. That led to jobs, contracts, and facilities and services for the black community. -
George H. W. Bush
He is remembered for guiding the U.S. through the Persian War. Under his presidency U.S. send troops to Iraquí army and liberate Kuwait. -
Collapse of Soviet Union
Gorbachev resigned as leader of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union dissolved into 15 individual republics. -
Clinton Presidentcy
He worked to reform healthcare and welfare. Clinton was unsuccessful with the health care was was successful with the welfare. The passed the NAFTA which removes all tariffs from trade between United States, Canada, and Mexico. -
September 11, 2001
This was an attack on September 11, 2001 as suicidal attacks by al-Qaeda on the United States. 19 Islamic terrorist hijacked 4 commercial passenger jet airliners. -
Invasion of Iraq
The iraquí were quickly defeated in effort to remove threatening dictator, Saddam Hussein. He was refusing to cooperate with UN weapons inspection, and there was a fear of Iraq weapon of destruction.
