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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
Was a peace treaty between King John and the rebels that opposed him. It protects shurch rights, limitations on kings money, and gave many rebels protection over the law and use to swift justice. This became part of the English political life and was remade after every monarchs turn. -
Period: Jan 1, 1300 to
Renaissance
Was a time of innovation for new ideas. One famous person in this time was Da Vinci. This time was a cultural rebirth of new ideas. -
Mar 4, 1394
Prince Henry
Otherwise known as the Prince of Wales or Henry the Navigator was famous for funding many voyages across the ocean. Sent many to people to Africa and down the west coast of it. -
Jan 1, 1400
The Columbian Exchange
Was the widespread trade of animals, food, human, and culture. This was a how they exhanged ways of life and goods. -
Jan 1, 1440
Middle Passage
It was the triangular trade route for slaves across the Atlantic Ocean. Commercial goods were sold for slaves and 15% died over the trip. Countries had been doing this for nearly 200 years. Over 6 million African slaves were traded to in the 18th century and over 2 million died slaves total died from 1500 to 1900. -
Jan 1, 1460
Montezuma and the other Tribes
Was the Leader of the Aztecs and the great empire. He was killed by Hernan Cortes's men. The following were all Native American tribes that likely joined the Iroquios League: The HohoKam, The Anasazi, and The Mayas. -
Dec 31, 1492
Reconquista
Was a long series of battles betweenChristain Kingdoms and the Muslim Moors for control of Liberian Penisula. -
Jan 1, 1500
Famous Conquistadors
Some of the famous explorers and conquistadors are Christopher Columbus who went on a voyage to find a new way to the indies and ended up in America, Hernan Cortes who led the front agaisn't the Aztecs and ended up wiping them out. A Conquistador is someone Spanish who conquers new land and explored the new world. Vasco De Gama was another who voyaged to India. Bartolomeu Dias sailed around the southern tip of Africa to India. John Cabot was a explorer who found some parts of North America. -
Jan 1, 1500
More Famous Conquistadors
Amerigo Vespucci was a explorer who went to Brazil and West Indies to establish they were not Asia like Columbus said. Pedro Alvares Cabral was the explorer to discover Brazil.Ferdinand Magellan was the first explorer to go around the world to the East Indies. -
Jan 1, 1500
The People Migration to NA
Missionary's were people who came on a "religious mission" to promote christianity. A Viceroy was a ruler exercising power of a sovereign country. A Pilgrim was was someone who voyaged for religious reasons. A Quaker was someone who was highly christian and believed in "inner light". A Mestizo was someone of mixed race of Native American and Spainard. Puritans were people who migrated to get away from the christian church in England and sought to purify it. A Separatist supports separating. -
Bill of Rights 1689
Bill layed out limits on the monarch's powere and also invited Mary and William to join England. Also says free elections and free speech in the parliament. Limited the cruel and unusual punishment in England. It is still in place now and is the accompanied by the Magna Carta -
Iroquois League
Was a Alliance between the tribes to reunite agaisn't the common enemy. The Native Americans were forced to migrate or change locations because of the Spanish and to follow food to hunt. They also used Adobe to build mudbricks and used it to build homes and buildings. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act and Harpers Ferry
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Shay's Rebellion and Popular Sovereignty
This is a series of protests by farmers that caused panic and dismay. Private property was in danger and new nations rep. Pop. Sov. was a principle that said rules and things were created by the people. The people were in charge and the source of politacal power. -
the Federalist and Northwest Ordinance
The Federalist was 85 articles and essays that prompted ratification of US. It was a collection of articles that supported the constitution. The NW Ordinace was when congress provided procedures for dividing land into territories. -
Articles of Confederation and the Great Compromise
This was a agreement across all 13 colonies to trust the first constitution, or a formal ratifcation of the 13th colonies. The Compromise was when the house congress trys to satisfy large and small states and make sure every state has equal reps'. -
Bicameral Legislature and Separation of Power
Bicameral Legislature is a specific body of gov. that consists of two legislative houses. This was made to make sure tryanny never occured. Next the Seperation of Power is greated as a model for the governace of a state or who controls it. So basically this was to divide states power into branches.; -
Limited Government and Checks and Balances
Limited Gov. is citizens have significant power to influence law. Checks and Balances are to prevent one branch form gaining to much power over the other. This was to create equalities in all branches. -
Nullification and Utopian Communities
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Jackson Democracy and the 2nd Great Awakening
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California Gold Rush and the Mormon Movement
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Compromise of 1850
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Battle of Fort Sumter
Charleston Harbor SC started the civil war and 80 union soldiers 500 confederate started the civil war no casualties. Northeners retreat and go to lincoln to start union. North held rallies and recuirted soldiers while South got pumped as well and the people who bombed it were "heroes". April 12, 1861 – April 13, 1861 -
The Anaconda Plan
It was designed by winfield Scott and strat for defeating south and blocking off southern ports(split south in two and be as passive as possible) He got hated on for the plan and attacking the south wasnt working so they eventually used it and it weakend the south. WE use them today and divide and conquer is a tactic to. 1861-end of the war. Strat to be like a anaconda that wraps around and kills them slowly. -
Battle of Bull Run
Bull run Virginia, 30k union soldiers by Gen Irvin Mcdowell
30k confederate gen was stonewall jackson and was confed victory and was a x factor for the south. -
Confederate states of America and Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Battle of Shiloh
whole battle ended where it started and Johnston attacked grants camps and dies during battle because of his leg new arrivals added 23k troops to the fight north retreats and then comes back with buell's men and take land back 40k confed union forces 62 and casualties 23k total 13 k for union and 10k for confed turning point for the war april 6-7th of 1862 -
Battle of Bull Run II
2nd battle 62k led by john pope and irvin and john porter 50k solderiers led by jackson and longstreet on aug 28-30th huge spirit booster for the south and left union blaming each other for loss Lee was the X factor for the confeds. Bloody -
Battle of Antietam
Union gen was mclellan and confed was ? bloodiest battle one day ended in a draw and south lost a quarter of its men Lee had the upper hand and mcclellan was poor fighting gen and he used the creek as a defensive moat attack 1862 -
Battle of Chancerllorsville
Joseph Hooker was union general and robert e lee was confederacy general and vicksburg in april 30 to may 6 1863 in virginia and the start was to split e lee's army in half and flank and it was a confederate victory. total loss 17,304 while confed was 13,460 total bloodiest battle in American history. Strats consisted of Hooker moving to surround the confed jackson commands ment to attack uion and they press them in hazzlegrove which is high ground and sneak attack stonewall jackson ded -
Siege of Vicksburg
Union surrounded the town and forced them to surrender. Vicksburg Mississipi union had 77,000 and confed had 33,000 battle was in may 18-july 4 1863 union gen grant and the confed gen ? Pemberton. 4,800 for union and confederate was 33,000 casualties -
Battle of Gettysburg
july 1-3 1863 confed reobert e lee and union george meade 3,155 union and 4,708 confed confed had 70,000 men and union had 93,000 men. Pickets charge was a confed strat and was on last day of battle. Only battle fought in north and most famous because it brought lincoln to sanctify the land and give one of the best speech gettysburg address. couldnt see the ground because of dead bodeis. confed had no advantage and pickets charge doesnt work. after this all down hill from here -
Battle of Petersberg
June 9th 1864 March 25 1865 lt gen grant sent troops to cut Lees army and causes war to end in east Lee tried to retreat and surrender at appotamax court house. Many widows and sparks women revolution. over hald the population was black . Huge use of trenches by confederates and supply was able to reach union faster. -
Battle of Atlanta
union commander was sherman with 34k and john bell hood with 43k for confed began on july 21 1864 called the L tactice because of the shape Union won the battle and was more prepared and atlanta was greatly damaged and re-election of Abraham Lincoln get relected. -
Sherman's March
November 15-December 21 1864 from atlanta to savannah over 60k soldiers. anyone who fought back they burned down the armies and stole food and livestock. all the soldiers fled from savannah and decreased the souths morale and ended the civil war -
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Started on april 8th 1865 e lee signed surrender on april 9. Grant was gen for union and lee for confed. Confeds tried to retreat but union followed and cut off and they forced them to surreneder. ended the war in virgina and triggered series of surrenders. 120k union and 30k for confed -
Henry Clay and Nat Turner
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Alien and Sedition Acts
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Cotton Gin and American System
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Wilmot Proviso and Dred Scott
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Loose and Strict Contstuction
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Whiskey Rebellion and John Jay
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Tarrif of Abominations and Dorothea Dix
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Madison v Madison and Judicial Review
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Abolition Movement and Manifest Destiny
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Seneca Falls Convention
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Interchangeable Parts and Erie Canal
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Monroe Doctrine and Missouri Compromise
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Gasden Purchase and Lone Star Republic
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The Cabinet and A Tariff
The Cabinet and Tariff exist today and the cabinet is the close assistants of the president while the tariff is a tax on imported goods. -
Presidio And Northwest Passage
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Joint Stock System and Alexander Hamilton
