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Period: Apr 23, 1491 to
Period 1
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Apr 22, 1492
Conquistadores
Christopher Columbus was able to find the Americas which were already settled by the Natives. As more and more conquistadores explored they began to take more and more of the power fromt he Natives. -
Apr 22, 1492
Spanish Caste System
The Spanish came in and were able to take the Natives land and rule over them. The Spanish had the Penninsulares as the highest ranking then the Creoles, Next the Mestizos who were a mix of Spaniard and American Indian. Next ranked were Mulattoes who were people mixed with black and white. Lastly on the bottom of the caste system were the Natives and Blacks. -
Apr 22, 1512
Encomienda System Established
The Europeans came in an imposed their power on the Natives. They took their land and forced them to work in encomienda system which were basically slavery for Natives. -
Apr 22, 1550
Bartolome de Las Casas and Encomienda systems
Bartolom de Las Casas was a priest who was concerend with the treatment of the Natives. He believed that the Natives were not savages and should not have to work on the Encomientda systems. -
Sir Francis Drake Attack on St. Augustine
Sir Francis Drake led a raid against Spanish settlements in the Caribbean including Santiago, Santo Domingo, and Cartagena, as well as St. Augustine -
John Smith and Jamestown
Whe they arrived at Jamestown they werent't really cut out to work. Soon they realized they needed to farm and work in order to survive they needed to start farming. So John Smith took leader ship and became the first official leader to the New World. This changed the world because it was able to save the first civilization in the New World. -
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Period 2
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Pilgrims Land
The first Pilgrims land and signed the May Flower Compact which was the first governing document of Plymouth County -
King Phillips War
Metacomet led a war against New England settlers who wanted to wanted the Native New England power to go into colonial control. King Phillip was killed in August and his head mounted on a pole in plymouth for all to see. -
The Pueblo Revolt
The Pueblo people led an uprising against the Spaniards and were able to gain power and control of their land once again. The results from the Pueblo Revolt lasted 10 years until the Spaniards were able to take back control. -
Slave Revolt in the West Indies
The people in the Caribean islands and West Indies. Had their thumb on the slave people and imposed their power on them. As the slaves in the West Indies and Caribean allied against their slave revolt. The resistance continued until French forces ended the uprising. It was significant because it paved the road for future slave revolts. -
The French and Indian War
There was half a century of conflict between Britain and France culminated into the French and Indian War. The conflict started over the Ohio River Valley. This had significance because it was the first time the Indians had fought alond side the Europeans it was also a turning point in the relationship between Britain and the colonies. -
American Revolution
Britain's victory in the French and Indian war led to conflicts among the British government, the North American Colonist, and American Indians, culminating the creation of a new nation, the United States. This was significant because it was the first time the British colonies wanted to gain complete power of themselves. -
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Period 3
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Proclamation of 1963
The Proclamation of 1963 gave more power to the Native American people by ordering that no white settlers were allowed to settle in lands west of the appalachain mountains. It was significant because the Natives were given more power to the land and white settlers were forced to move back over the appalachain mountains. -
The Sugar Act
The Sugar act of 1764 was also an attempt to get back power from the British colonies by imposing a tax on sugar in the colonies -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was an attempt to gain back contorl over the British Colonies. They made them pay taxes on various forms of papers, documents, and playing cards.It was significant becuase it would feed into the British colonies wanting their own independence. -
British Troops in Boston
Since all the taxes were imposed on the British Colonies the colonist responded by resisiting paying the taxes on their goods. So in return the British sent troops over to the colonies to make sure they payed their taxes. This is significant becuase it showed te British taking back control of the colonies. -
Tea act
The Tea act was an attempt by Britain to gain political control of the colonies. It was significant because of the Boston Tea Party that would take place as a result. -
Articles of Confederation
The Second Continental Congress named a committee to draft a document, the Articles of Confederation, to define the relationship among the thirteen new states. The members worked from June 1776 until November 1777, when they sent a draft to the states for ratification. On December 16, 1777, Virginia became the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation. Maryland was the last, holding out until March 1, 1781. -
Jefferson Elceted
Jefferson's election was significant beacuse it was a change in political power from Federalist to Republican. -
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Period 4
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Judiciary Act
This act increased the number of federal courts, judgeships, and clerks. This gave more power to the Judical Court. -
The Louisiana Purchase
The US aquired the Louisiana Territory which more than doubled the size of the United States and ulitimately gave us more power. -
Marbury v. Madison (1803, Marshall)
The court established its role as the arbiter of the constitutionality of federal laws, the principle is known as judicial review -
Congress votes to end the Slave Trade
Congress voted to end the internaitonal slave trade. This was significant in politics and piwer because it gave more power to African Americans in a way. Although there were still slaves being sold they ended the trading of slaves for goods. -
War of 1812
The United States declared war against Britiain in 1812 over the interference with American shipping and impressment of American seamen. -
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise established that the 36'30 line would mark how slave anf free states would be estbalished. North of the line prohibited slavery and below slavery was still allowed. This gave more power to the states to decide whether they would be slave or free. -
Election of 1824
James Monroe’s two terms in office as president of the United States are often called the “Era of Good Feelings.” The country appeared to have entered a period of strength, unity of purpose, and one-party government with the end of the War of 1812 and the decay and eventual disappearance of Federalism in the wake of Alexander Hamilton’s death -
Worcester v. Georgia (1832, Marshall)
Established tribal autonomy within their boundaries, i.e. the tribes were "distinct political communities, having territorial boundaries within which their authority is exclusive." -
Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842)
Declared that labor unions were lawful organizations and that the strike was a lawful weapon. -
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Period 5
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Mexican American War
When the US offered 25-30 million and an additional 3 milion in debt relief owned to American Citiznes by Mexico. The Mexican governemtn refused to meet with a representative the Us ordered the army to move into the disputed territory.Then the Mexican American War started. This was significant to politics and power because the Us was able to take power from the Mexican and take their land. -
Compromise of 1850
Congress adopted the Compromise of 1850, which admitted California to the Union as a free state without forbidding slavery in other territories acquired from Mexico. This gave more power to the government to choose whether a state would be free or a slave state. -
Fugitive Slave Law
The Fugitive Slave law forved northerners to cooperate in returning runaway slaves to the South. This again gave more power to the government to control slaves. -
Kansas-Nebraska
The Kansas Nebraska Act voided the Missouri Compromise. I gave the states the power to choose whether they woudl be slave or free. -
Scott v. Sanford (1857, Taney)
Speaking for a widely divided court, Chief Justice Taney ruled that Dred Scott was not a citizen and had no standing in court; Scott's residence in a free state and territory had not made him free since he returned to Missouri; Congress had no power to prohibit slavery in a territory (based on the 5th Amendment right of a person to be secure from seizure of property), thus voiding the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
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Lincoln Inagurated
Lincoln was inagurated and believed that one section of our country believed slavery was right and the othe believed it was wrong. It was a change in political power from a president who didnt do anything about slavery to a president who would abolish slavery. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter in the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina, officially beginning the American Civil War. Union forces at Fort Sumter surrendered after thirty-four hours of bombardment. It was a shift in policital power to the confederates -
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Period 6
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Purchase of Alaska
The Purchase of Alaska gave the US more political power because we gained a whole territory/ -
Women in Wyoming Vote
Women were gaining more and more political power. They were closer than ever to being able to vote.Women suffrage was a state law. -
Panic of 1873
The Panic of 1873 was started when international economic problems and led to a national depression. Congress passed a law tha declines the prices. It was significant because it showed how the government can play a role in fixing problems with in the governement. -
Battle of Little Bighorm
In the war against western Sioux, General George Custer and more than two hundred of his men died along Montana’s Little Bighorn River at the hands of Sioux and Cheyenne warriors. -
Munn v. Illinois
The Supreme Court decided in Munn v. Illinois that businesses “in which the public has an interest . . . must submit to be controlled by the public for the common good.” This was significant because it gave the people more power when it came to businesses -
Pendleton Act
The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act was passed to curb corruption and patronage. This was a political way to ensure the people werent beng corrupted in their governemnt. -
Civil Rights cases (1883)
These state supreme court cases ruled that Constitutional amendments against discrimination applied only to the federal and state governments, not to individuals or private institutions. Thus the government could not order segregation, but restaurants, hotels, and railroads could. Gave legal sanction to Jim Crow laws. -
Cleveland Elected
Cleveland was elected in the Democractic Party. There was a shift in political power from Republican to Democrat. -
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Period 7
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Panic of 1893
A stock market crash prompted the Panic of 1893 and led to the bankruptcy of the United States Treasury. The already weakened economy collapsed as people withdrew deposited funds and banks failed. Exports also declined and unemployment grew. The government had to get involved -
Plessy v. Ferguson
Ruled that, as long as the accommodations were equal, states could legally enforce segregation. This was significant becasue it established a law and gave power to make places serperate but equal. -
William McKinely elected President
McKinely's election was base upon Republican Party’s protectionist policy compared to the detrimental impact of the Democratic Party’s free-trade policy. -
Spanish American War
Cubans were fighting for their independence from Spain. The explosion on the USS MAine in Havana Harbor sank the ship. Congress then declared War. -
Williams v. Mississippi (1898)
The Mississippi supreme court ruled that poll taxes and literacy tests, which took away blacks' right to vote (a practice known as "disenfranchisement"), were legal. -
Open Door Policy
The Us opened its door to anyone who wanted to migrate to the US. It said that the US would not discriminate against the trade of other countries. -
US Senate Debated Imperialism
Debates in the US Senate concerning the ratification of the 1898 Treaty of Paris focused on imperialism. This spurred several political disputes on whether or not imperialism was the right thing to do. -
Assassination of William Mckinley
President William McKinley was shot twice by Leon Czolgosz, the anarchist son of Polish immigrants. McKinley died eight days later on September 14, 1901. He was succeeded by Vice President Theodore Roosevelt There was a shift in political power because of the assassination of our president. -
Philippine American War
Filipino general proclaimed Phillippine independence and stablished Asia's first republic. in 1899 fighting erupted between American adn Filipino soldiers. The US imposed their power by defeating the Fillipino soldiers. -
Schenck v. U. S. (1919)
Unanimously upheld the Espionage Act of 1917 which declared that people who interfered with the war effort were subject to imprisonment; declared that the 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech was not absolute; free speech could be limited if its exercise presented a "clear and present danger." -
Schecter Poultry Corp. v. United States (1935)
The U.S. Supreme Court declared the National Industrial Recovery Act unconstitutional. It held that Condress had improperly delegated legislative authority to the National Industrial Recovery Administration and that the federal government had exceeded its jurisduction because Schecter was not engaged in interstate commerce. -
Containment
The US wanted to contain communist and stop it from spreading.They believed in the Dominio theory which said that if one state turned communist them all the other states around them would fall under communist control. -
The Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a plan to protect the countries who did not want to be under the control of communism and help them if they needed the help. It was significant because the US wanted to remain in power as a Democracy and wanted several other countires to do the same. -
Truman Defeated Dewey
In an upset Truman defeated Dewey with 303 electoral votes. In his reelection Truman proposed a series of domestic reforms, including the expansion of many New Deal Policies, -
Dwight Eisenhower Elected
President Eisenhower was elected and put in Political power of the United Staes. He approved the Eisenhower Doctrine which extended the truman Doctrine to provide support for Middle East countries also. -
McCarthyism
Senator McCarthy accused many people in the government of being communist and working with the other side. This led to the loss of several political leader jobs. -
Brown V. Board of Education
In the case of Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court struck down the Plessy v. Ferguson “separate but equal” decision when it ruled that segregation of public school children based on race was unconstitutional. -
Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
Extends to the defendant the right of counsel in all state and federal criminal trials regardless of their ability to pay. -
Escobedo v. Illinois (1964)
Ruled that a defendant must be allowed access to a lawyer before questioning by police. -
U. S. v. Richard Nixon (1974)
The court rejected Richard Nixon's claim to an absolutely unqualified privilege against any judicial process -
Roe v. Wade (1973)
The court legalized abortion by ruling that state laws could not restrict it during the first three months of pregnancy. Based on 4th Amendment rights of a person to be secure in their persons. -
Ronalad Reagan elected President
Republican Ronald Reagan defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter for the presidency. Reagan’s campaign was aided by the poor economy and Carter’s failure to put a successful end to the Iranian hostage crisis. Switch in Political Power, -
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Period 9
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George H.W. Bush elected President
The election of George Bush was a switch in political power. The US economy would also decline.Promising “no new taxes,” George H.W. Bush was elected president over Democratic Party nominee Michael Dukakis. Faced with a sluggish economy, President Bush first broached the subject of raising taxes. -
Bill Clinton elected President
It was significant becasue there was a shift in politcial power. Democratic nominee and Arkansas governor Bill Clinton won the presidential election over incumbent Republican George H. W. Bush and Independent candidate Ross Perot. -
President Bill Clinton impeached
President Bill Clinton was impeached for lying under oath about his affair with a white hosue intern, This is significant because there was a loss in political power from the president. -
George W. Bush Declared President
Bush declared president. I was significant becaue there was a shift in political power and the ecnonmy would go downhill from there. -
Barack Obama elected President
It was significant because he became the first african american president to be elected into presidency. He defeated Republican nominee John McCain.
