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first permenet settlement in america
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government of colony of virginia first assembly in america
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an agreement by the pilgrims who sailed to the american on the mayflower
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this is the year that the U.S. constitution was signed.
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king of england during the american revolution
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an american document which america didnt want no parts of british empire
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treaty between u.s. and britian that ended the american revolution
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the Three-fifths Compromise was enacted. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia that year accepted a plan offered by James Madison determining a state's representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. The issue of how to count slaves split the delegates into two groups.
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This philosophy heavily influenced the writing of the United States Constitution, according to which the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches of the United States government are kept distinct in order to prevent abuse of power.
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first 10 amendments to the constitution
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an agreement signed by william and mary to respect the rights of english
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a supreme court case in 1803 which court ruled had the power to abolish laws
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The battle of fort sumter was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. Following declarations of secession by seven Southern states, South Carolina demanded that the US Army abandon its facilities in Charleston Harbor.
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The period after the Civil War, 1865 - 1877, was called the Reconstruction period. Abraham Lincoln started planning for the reconstruction of the South during the Civil War as Union soldiers occupied huge areas of the South.
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the virginia town where lee serrendered
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this compromise was written to organize the legislative branch
