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Jamestown
Jamestown was formed by the Virginia Company of London. It was the first permanent english settlement in North America. -
Start of Slavery
The first slaves were in Jamestown in 1619. By the 1700's, most labor needs were filled by the forcible importation of Africans. -
House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was the first elected assembly in the New World. This still operates today as the "general assembly". -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact is a document where 41 englishmen agreed to obey laws created for the general good. The englishmen pledged loyalty to god and the king. -
French and Indian War
English and French rivarly led to conflict. Both countries wanted the land west of the Appilachians and Canada. -
Treaty of Paris
England gained land west of the Appilachians and Canada from France. -
Proclamation of 1763
England prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appilachians because it cost a lot to protect colonists from Indian attacks. This angered the colonists who wanted to move. -
Stamp Act
England imposed taxes on colonies to pay for war debts, for troops and for legal documents. -
Boston Massacre
One evening, a mob of anti-british demonstrate formed. British troops fired into the mob. 5 colonists died. -
Boston tea party
England put restrictions on tea. Colonists boaroled tea ships in Boston. -
1st Continental Congress
Meeting of represenatives from all 13 colonies except Georgia. -
2nd Continental Congress
Created the continental army. Gerge Washington was general. -
Lexington and Concord
British troops attacked a colonial weapons stockpile. Minutemen assembled. -
Declaration of Independence
Issued the continental congress. Written by Thomas Jefferson -
Critical period
Time period during which the U.S was under the Articles of Confederation. -
Yorktown
Americans and French surrounded Cornwallis. Cornwallis surrendered. -
Articles of Confederation
The 13 newly independent states united into one country. American political leaders adopted a weak national government. -
Land ordinance of 1785
Established a plan for surveying the western lands. -
Annapolis Convention
Called to settle disputes among states over commerce. Only 5 states show up. -
Shay's Rebellion
Debt-ridden farmers in Massachusetts rebel due to high taxes. -
Constitutional Convention
Was called to revise the ailing Articles of Confederation. -
The great compromise
Created a 2- house congress: Senate and The house of represenatives., Each state gets 2 senators. -
3/5ths Compromise
Slaves counted as 3/5ths of a person when determining a states representation in House of Represenatives. Placated southern states. -
Northwest ordinance of 1787
Provided the process for the creation and admission of new states. -
Washingtons Presidency
Washington was the first president. -
Judiciary Act of 1789
Set up the court system. Three executive departments were created: Departments of state, treasury, and war. -
Bill of Rights signed
The first 10 ammendments make up the Bill of Rights. -
Cotton Gin
Inventor: Eli Whitney. Made cotton growing very profitable. -
Adams Presidency
Adams was a federalist. He aslo defeated jefferson in the election of 1796. -
Jeffersons presidency
Jefferson was a democratic republican. He supported a weak national government. -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson bought this land from France. It doubled the size of the U.S. -
Marbury vs, Madison
Marshall declared a law unconstiutional. Established the power of judicial review. -
War of 1812
Caused by british interference with american shipping. Also caused by british aid to the indians in the west. -
McCulloch vs. Maryland
Marshall upheld the federal got's right to establish a bank. Said a state couldnt tax the bank due to national supremacy. -
Missouri Compromise
Divided LA purchase at 36, 30. North of the line: free
South of the line: slave -
Missouri Compromise
A series of agreements passed by congress in 1820-1821. It was passed to mantian the balance of power between slave states and free states. -
Gibbons vs. Odgen
The court overturned a stamped monopoly. Confirmed the federal gov'ts power over commerce. -
Monroe Doctrine
By president Monroe. Said the west was difference from Europe. -
Age of the common man
The common man was symblized by Andrew Jackson. Jackson believed the "average" man was capable of running governments. -
Jacksons Presidency
Jackson was the 7th president of the United States. Jackson was a politician and army general. -
Indian removal act of 1830
Signed into law by Andrew Jackson. Forced Native Americans east of the Mississippi to move to lands in the west. -
Seneca Falls Convention
A womens rights convention. It was held in Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848. -
Compromise of 1850
A series of Congressional measures. Intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states. -
Fugitive Slave Law
Enacted as part of the Compromise of 1850. Designed to ensure that escaped slaves would be returned into bondage. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A best selling novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Portayed slavery as a great moral evil. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. Gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slavery, -
Dred Scot Case
A slave named Dred Scot sued for freedom after being taken into free territory. The Supreme court ruled that African Americans arent citizens so he had no right to sue. -
Election of 1860
The main issue of this election was slavery. Abraham Linclon won. -
Battle Of Fort Sumter
First battle of the Civil War. Fort Sumter was in South Carolina but it remained under Union. -
Homestead Act
Law that gave free public land in the west in 160 acre plots. Only condtion was that settlers had to use it for at least 5 years. -
Battle of Antietam
The main effect was that Liclon issued the Emancipation Proclimation. Lee went North and lost. -
Emancipation Proclimation
The Proclimation freed slaves in the rebelling states. Linclon started using black troops. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Grant wins. This cut the confederacy in half. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Lee was pushed North into Pennsylvania. This was a 3 day battle. -
Gettysburg Address
Short speech by Linclon. Dedicated to cemetery. -
Thirteenth Ammendment
Abolished Slavery. -
Reconstruction
Restored southern states into the union. Determined the process of African Americans. -
Appomatix Court House
Lee surrendered. Lee urged Southerners to accept surrender and unite as Americans. -
Linclons Assasination
He was assasinted shortly after war. He was shot by John Wilks Booth. -
Election of 1867
The republican was Rutherford B Hayes and the Democrat was Samuel J. Tiden. Disputed election results. -
Reconstruction Act of 1867
Put South under Military occupation. Took place in 1867. -
Fourteenth Ammendment
Prohibited states from denying equal rights to any American. Gave citizenship to blacks. -
Knights of Labor
The founder was Uriah Stevens. -
Fifteenth Ammendment
Voting rights for African Americans. -
Jim Crow Laws
Established seperate facilites for Blacks and Whites. Black facilites were inferior. -
Old immagrants
Northen and Western Europe. Germany, GB, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden. -
Chinese Execlution Act
Passed by US congress. Signed into law by President Chester a. Aurther. -
Reservation System
Indians were forced off their lands onto smaller and smaller reservations. -
American Federation of Labor
a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations. -
Haymarket Square
Bomb went off near police. 8 strikers convicted. -
Dawes Act
The goal was to Americanize the Indians. Legally abolished tribes. -
Homestead Strike
Plant manager Henry Frick called the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Major gun battle. -
American Railway Union
The founder was Eugene V. Debs. -
Pullman Strike
The Pullman Strike was a nationwide railroad strike. Held in the US. -
Plessy Vs Ferguson 1896
S.C said "seperate but equal". Upheld Jim Crow Laws of segregation. -
New Immagrants
Souther and Eastern Europe. Italy, Greece, Poland, Russia, Hungary, Yugoslavia. -
Immigration Restriction Act
Put a quota of how many immigrants could come frome each country. Allowed more from old immigrant countires than new immigrant countries. -
Scopes Trial
Formally known as The State of Tennessee vs. John Thomas Scopes . John scopes was accused of violating Tennessee's Bulter Act. -
Black Tuesday
share prices on the New York Stock Exchange collapsed. Became a factor of the great depression. -
Great Depression
It began with the stock market crash. Ended in 1939 -
Dust Bowl
the southwestern Great Plains region of the United States that suffered a severe drought. -
FDR
32nd President if the United States. Served for 12 years. -
New Deal
Policies for econmoic improvent. Introduced in 1933. -
New Deal
set of federal programs launched by FDR. Response to the Great Depression -
Social Security Act
An act to provide for the general welfare. -
Labor Standards Act
establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards. -
Non Agression Pact
Stalin and Hitler agree not to attack eachother. -
War in Europe begins
World War 2 begins when Hitler Invaded Poland. Went agaianst the Treaty of Versailles -
Pearl Harbor
Island of Hawaii. Attacked by Japan -
Miracle of Midway
naval battle of World War 2. -
D-Day
Allied invasion of Normandy. During World War 2. -
Cold War
The uneasy peace afer WWII, marked by a rivlary between the US and the Soviet Union, lasting from 1945-1991. Foreign policy was a major issue. -
Marshall Plan
Massive U.S financial aid package to rebiuld Europes economies. The goal was to prevent the spread of communism -
Berlin Airlift
The Soviets blockade West Berlin. The U.S flew supplies in. -
NATO
Defensive alliance amoung the US and western Europe countries. The mail goal was to prevent a soviet invasion of western Europe. -
Korean War
Divided Korea. The north was communist and the south was democratic. -
Eisenhower
Elections were in 1952 and 1956. 34th President. -
Warsaw Pact
Alliance amoung Soviet Union and East European countries. Both sides maintained large military forces in Europe. -
Sputnik
The Soviets launched Sputnik into space. The Space Race began. -
U2 incident
Francis Gary Powers was shot down while spying over the Soviet Union. -
JFK
Election was in 1960. During his inaguration he said "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. -
Berlin Wall
Between East and West Berlin. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviets stationed nuclear missiles in Cuba. JFK demanded their removal and blockaded Cuba. -
JFK assasination
Took place in Dallas, TX. Shot by Lee Harvy Oswald.
