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Jun 15, 1215
magna carta
when the magna carta was signed and limited government was formed -
jamestown
first permeant settlement -
Mayflower Compact
Agreement signed by Pilgrims establishing self-governance in Plymouth Colony -
english bill of rights
a law passed by the English Parliament in 1689 that established civil rights and limited the power of the monarchy -
Boston Tea Party
t was a protest about the tax on tea, levied without representation in the British Parliament and against the monopoly of the East India Company -
American Revolutionary War start
when the ARW started -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first armed conflict of the American Revolution, -
The Stamp Act
a law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 that required colonists to pay a tax on legal documents and other paper goods -
We The People
we the people 1776. when the Declaration of Independence was signed. -
Battle of Saratoga
a series of two battles fought in upstate New York in 1777 -
American Revolutionary War end
when the ARW ended -
Treaty of Paris
ending the American Revolutionary War and establishing the United States as an independent country -
Constitutional Convention
when the constitution was drafted -
1st pres
when the use had its first president -
the constitution
when it was ratified -
Louisiana Purchase
Acquisition of vast territory from France, doubling the size of the U.S. -
War of 1812
the war of 1812 between us and britian -
Manifest Destiny
belief in the U.S. destiny to expand westward -
Mexican-American War start
War that resulted in the acquisition of large territories from Mexico, including California -
Mexican-American War end
when the Mexican-American War ended -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty ending the Mexican-American War, establishing the U.S.-Mexico border -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Legislation that fueled tensions over slavery in the territories, leading to "Bleeding Kansas" -
bleeding kansas
a period of violent conflict in the Kansas Territory from 1854 to 1861 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups -
Dred Scott
upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and declared the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. -
Reconstruction Era
a time of significant change in the United States after the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1900 -
Civil War
a war over slaves between the north and south -
battle of fort sumpter
the first engagement of the American Civil War, beginning on April 12, 1861, when Confederate batteries opened fire on the fort -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln's declaration freeing enslaved people in Confederate territories -
The Battle of Gettysburg
turning point of civil war -
The Jim Crow Laws
Jim Crow laws were state and local laws that enforced racial segregation -
end of civil war
when the civil war ended -
The Surrender at Appomattox
The surrender was a symbolic end to the war, but other Confederate forces continued to fight. President Andrew Johnson formally declared the war over on August 20, 1866. -
Lincoln assassination
the assassination of Lincoln -
Transcontinental Railroad
a 1,911-mile railroad that connected the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States -
lady liberty
lady liberty (aka statue of liberty) was given to us by the french -
13th Amendment
bans slavery -
Progressive Era
Movement aimed at addressing social and political issues like corruption and labor rights -
ww1
when ww1 started -
ww1 end
when ww1 ended -
19th amendment
gave women right to vote -
Stock Market Crash
led to great depression -
great depression
a time when america was at its lowest. lasted to the start of ww2 in 1939 -
New Deal
FDR's plan to fix the great depression. -
ww2 start
when ww2 started -
pearl habor
us entry of ww2 -
ww2 end
when ww2 ended -
civil rights
when the movement over civil rights started -
jfk assassination
jfk assassination -
end of civil rights movement
when the civil rights movement ended -
MLK jr assassination
when MLK JR was assassinated