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Jamestown
first permenet settlement in america -
house of burgesses
government of colony of virginia first assembly in america -
Mayflower Compact
an agreement by the pilgrims who sailed to the american on the mayflower -
Constitution
this is the year that the U.S. constitution was signed. -
king george lll
king of england during the american revolution -
Declaration of Independence
an american document which america didnt want no parts of british empire -
treaty of paris
treaty between u.s. and britian that ended the american revolution -
3/5 compromise
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. -
seperation of powers
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. -
Bill of rights
first 10 amendments to the constitution -
English bill of rights
an agreement signed by william and mary to respect the rights of english -
M vs M
a supreme court case in 1803 which court ruled had the power to abolish laws -
battle of fort sumter
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. -
reconstruction
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. -
Appomattox court house
the virginia town where lee serrendered -
great compromise
this compromise was written to organize the legislative branch
