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Roanoke Island was England's first attempt at colonization in the future United States, located in North Carolina. It was attempted twice, and both failed.
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Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
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Plymouth was the first English colony in Massachusetts. It was settled by separatists (pilgrims) who wanted to separate from the church of England.
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The settlement of modern-day Massachusetts; John Winthrop described it as the "city upon a hill," and introduced American Exceptionalism.
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Laws passed by England that required all goods to be carried on English ships; colonists couldn't trade with other countries which resulted in smuggling.
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An armed rebellion in the Virginia Colony against the government led by Nathaniel Bacon
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A religious movement in Britain and the colonies that helped change the views of colonists concerning how they should be governed.
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A tax on molasses in the colonies made by the British for their own gain.
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A slave rebellion that left many whites dead, and eventually caused there to be stricter slave laws in the colonies.
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The French and Native Americans were fighting the British and their colonists over the Ohio River Valley. The end of the war marked the end of salutary neglect, which was what led to the Revolutionary War.
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A tax on sugar and like items by the British that further angered the colonists.
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This act by the British required colonists to provide food and shelter, in some cases, to British troops stationed in the colonies.
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This act stated that the British parliament had the right to tax and govern the colonies no matter what the case. This really defined the rift between parliament and the colonies.
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Boston colonists were harassing a group of British soldiers, who in turn fired into the crowd and killed several colonists. This added fuel to the fire that eventually became the Revolutionary War.
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The Boston Tea Party was an incident by the colonists in protest of Parliament's Tea Act, in which they sank large amounts of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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A meeting of 12 colonies to discuss the threats Parliament was making to the colonist's liberties. The colonists declared their colonial rights.
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These battles marked the start of the American Revolutionary War. The British were attempting to reach a colonial arsenal in Concord.
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The colonists fought for their independence from Britain, and eventually won. From this war the American colonies became an independent country.
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A meeting of delegates from all thirteen colonies. They became a government for the colonies for the war, and eventually created the Declaration of Independence.
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This document, created by the Second Continental Congress, declared the thirteen colonies' independence from Britain.
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This was the first written constitution of the new country of the US. It established a strong state government rather than national.
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The Treaty of Paris identified the US as an independent country, and formally ended the war.
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This was an uprising, led by Daniel Shay, that essential protested the Articles of Confederation, because they were depriving citizens of civil rights.
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This is the outline for our national government to this day. The Constitution fixed many problems that came about with the Articles of Confederation.
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The Bill of Rights is comprised of the first 10 amendments to the Constitution of the US, it includes freedom of speech, etc.
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This was a large land purchase, from France, in the middle of what is now the 50 states. The purchase was made by Thomas Jefferson.
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An expedition, sent out by Thomas Jefferson. Lewis and Clark had many goals, but their main job was to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and beyond.
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Passed under Thomas Jefferson's presidency, the Embargo of 1807 prohibited trade with foreign countries by way of American merchant ships, which was important in the US's establishment of neutrality.
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Reopened trade with Britain and France, making them both important partners to the US.
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A war between the US and Britain, that was fought during James Madison's presidency. It allowed for US expansion beyond this Mississippi River, despite the Native's opposition.
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A meeting of Federalists in New England to discuss their grievances and possibly cession from the US, but it ended up being the death of the Federalist party.
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Created by Henry Clay, this system laid out a system that encouraged economic nationalism and it included protective tariffs, a second national bank, and infrastructure improvements.
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This came after the War of 1812 and it was defined as a time in the US with a large sense of national unity, and the idea that the US could and would accomplish great things.
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This was a treaty between the US and Spain that signed the Florida territory from Spain to the US.
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This was the first economic recession in US history, that caused the economy to be collapsed for the next couple of years.
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A tariff that heavily favored the north, and fueled what led to the Nullification Crisis in South Carolina.
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An act by Andrew Jackson that forced thousands of natives out of their homes and into Indian Territory
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A slave uprising in VA, led by Nat Turner. It caused there to be even stricter rules on slaves, causing more tension.
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The trail that the natives took who were forced out of their territory because of the Indian Removal Act. They were very mistreated by American soldiers and many of them died.
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South Carolina threatened to nullify a federal law and secede from the union, which Jackson threatened to stop with military force. This increased people's dislike for Jackson.
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Put out by Jackson to say paper money would not be taken to purchase western land, and it ultimately caused the Panic of 1837.
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A battle during the Mexican-American War that Mexico had victory in. It was one of the most important battles of the war.
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Caused by the Specie Circular. People rushed to the banks to exchange their paper money, causing an economic collapse.
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This was a Utopian society that separated themselves from normal society, when it was becoming more popular to do so. They wanted to prove it could be done but didn't last very long.
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This was a court case that officially established the legality of labor unions.
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A treaty between Britain and the US that settled a dispute over a canal that would connect the Pacific and the Atlantic.
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Set into law that popular sovereignty would decide if certain states were free or slave; a part of the drawn out dispute over slave and free states.
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A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe about the evils of slavery, and it helped to sway a large amount of Americans to the anti-slavery side.
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A purchase from Mexico of a very large area of land in the southwest of present day US.
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A dispute over anti and pro slavery advocates that was very violent and left many people dead.
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Said that congress had no right to ban slavery in the US, and all blacks were property of their owners.
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The southern seceded pro slavery states formed the confederacy to fight the union, with Jefferson Davis as their president.
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Fought between the northern and southern states, the main issue being slavery. The northern states were victorious over the seceded southern states, sending them into a period of reconstruction.
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People could apply to own federal land out west as long as they tended to the land for a certain amount of time.
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Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln that stated all slaves in the confederacy were freed.
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Lincoln's plan for reconstruction which never got fully put into action because of his assassination. It decided how states were readmitted back into the union.
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Formed to help the free slaves with their next steps during reconstruction. Getting jobs, homes, education, etc.
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Abraham Lincoln, the president credited with freeing the slaves, was assassinated at a theater production.
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The thirteenth amendment of the United States Constitution stated that slavery could not longer exist in the US.
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The fourteenth amendment stated everyone born in the US was a citizen, and no one could be deprived of their rights based on their race.
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Granted voting rights to all men. Many governments still found ways around not allowing African Americans from voting.
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This was a more defined law that came about after many people and governments were violating the rights of African Americans.
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A huge widespread strike on a railroad company that brought a lot of attention to labor unions.
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Said that government positions should be filled through qualifications and merit and not political affiliation.
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This was a result of broadened nativism in the US, it excluded any Chinese immigrants to come in the US for jobs as many people feared they were taking Americans' jobs.
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This was founded by Samuel Gompers, and they fought for better wages and conditions.
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Divided up Indian Reservation into private sections for families.
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Passed under Theodore Roosevelt as the first act against monopolies.
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The Sierra Club is the first environmental organization in the United States, founded by John Muir.
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This panic was caused by railroad companies. It was the worst economic recession up to this point.
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Railway workers refused to move train cars, but the strike was shut down. This demonstrated government and business power over unions.
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This case legalized segregation. The term that came from this was "separate but equal," meaning blacks and whites COULD be separated.
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Stated that after the US troops were removed from Cuba, the US could keep a base in there to protect their interests.
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This was Theodore Roosevelt's plan to improve working conditions, and protect the environment.
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The US took over the building of the Panama canal that held the purpose of allowing ships to pass through Central America. This eventually sparked the Panamanian Revolution.
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Required there to be supervision of interstate sales of meat products.
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This act required there to be true labels on food products, and you could not sell contaminated food or medicine.
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The NAACP is still around today, and stands for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It was founded by W.E.B. Dubois.
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Used mainly by William Howard Taft, this foreign policy used economic power to extend its relationships with countries.
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This amendment to the US Constitution allowed for the collection of an income tax.
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Another important act that came during the battle against monopolies.
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German submarines sunk the British ship Lusitania, adding fuel to the causes leading to the first World War.
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This updated previous acts surrounding the military, and specifically the National Guard.
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This act sough to ban child labor, but was eventually overturned by the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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A Telegram sent from Germany to Mexico, encouraging them to wage war against the US. This ultimately caused the US to become involved in WWI.
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This act, passed while the US was in the war, made it illegal for anyone to say or write anything bad about the US or the war.
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This was a global war fought in Europe. The original combatants were Serbia and Austria-Hungary, but allies stepped in to make it global.
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This Amendment prohibited the sale and distribution of alcohol in the US, and was later overturned.
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The 19th Amendment allowed women the right to vote.
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This resolved the reparations that Germany had to pay after WWI.
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This pact stated that every country who signed it promised not to use war to solve a dispute. This didn't last, seeing as WWII started not too long after.
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This was the largest economic depression in United States history that started with a stock market crash.
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This policy by FDR was meant to reach out to Latin America as an ally, and reduce nativism in the United States.
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This administration was meant to relieve unemployment, so it created a lot of new job opportunities.
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This plan was enacted by Franklin Roosevelt and outlined the plan for recovery from the Great Depression.
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This act attempted to keep the US neutral, especially with the impending war. It banned the shipment of war materials to belligerent countries.
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This was the largest group that was against the entry of US into WWII.
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This act allowed for the US government to draft members to the military for WWII.
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This act was establish to defeat the Axis Powers through the distribution of food, oil and materials.
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This was an air strike bombing of the US Military Base Pearl Harbor, by Japan, that caused the US to enter WWII.
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The US entered WWII after the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. It ended with the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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This is the largest sea attack in history, in which the Allied Powers invaded the beaches of France, and it became a turning point in the war.