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Nov 16, 1450
triangular trade
-3 way trading process
- raw materials to Europe
-rum from new england to africa
-africa and raded rum for slaves
-africans would sell it the the Caribbeans
-took sugar and molasses to new england and repeat -
Nov 16, 1500
middle passage
-voyage of slaves from africa to the new world
-many died
-branded, chained, thrown in darkest parts of the ship
-sometimes they were chained to a corpse
-disease was rampant -
Virginia settlement
-founded in 1607
-1611 John Rolfe introduces his tobacco seeds
-1612 First crop of tobacco exported
-1613 Pocahontas captured, brought to Jamestown
-1614 John Rolfe and Pocahontas married
-1754 French and Indian War began; General George Washington led militia into battle
-1763 French and Indian War ended
-1765 Stamp Act passed by King George III, required colonists to buy stamps for newspapers, calendars, marriage licenses; Patrick Henry spoke against Act -
new york settlement
-1609 Henry Hudson explored Hudson River; Samuel de Champlain exlored northeastern New York
-1621 Dutch West Indian Company established New Netherland
-1626 Dutch purchased Manhattan Island from local Indians
-1664 English conquered New Netherland, changed name to New York
-1673 Anglo-Dutch war occurred; Dutch captured New Amsterdam
-1674 English recaptured New Amsterdam; English and Dutch arrived at peace agreement; New Amsterdam named New York City -
Plymouth colony
-2nd settlement (pilgrims)
-more concerned about religion than Jamestown
-came as whole family's
-in England "separatists" they were called -
John Winthrop
-first governor of Plymouth
-his desire to create a "city upon a hill"
-created the mayflower compact before reaching land -
mayflower compact
- said that there purpose was to frame "just equal laws for general good of the colony" -land mark document of a democratic government
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Massachusetts bay colony
-1630
-more puritans
-Boston becomes central town
-Plymouth was eventually inc into mbe
-'general court'
-puritans extended rights to all males. -
2 dissenters of massbay
-roger Williams held 2 controversial views.
-settlers has no right to take land from native Americans
-there should be separation of church and state -
the navigation acts
-series of laws restricting colonial trade
-if it was not from Britain o approved by Britain, the colonies could not have it
-could be a good thing for colonies to
-tobacco from the colonies had a complete monopoly in england -
glorious revolution
-james 2 is unpopular in england
- william and mary, brought army, and james fled
-colonists stay their own revolution
-arrest andros
-insists britain give them a new charter -
governor andros
-sir edmand andros
-tells colonists they have little more rights than a slave
-publicly hangs smugglers
-restricted local assemblies -
scandal amongst puritans
-Salem, Massachusetts
-girls accused Indian slave- known as ti-tuna- of witchcraft
-situation grew out of control
- lower class women were named higher class women -
explanations of the salem witch trails
-constant fear of native american attacks led to high tensions
- social tensions
-religious fanaticism and strict womens roles in puritan society was also thought to be a large factor -
alexander hamilton
-only immigrant founding farther
-father left, mother died
-joined constitutional army -
battle of trenton
-after crossing delaware into PA
-surprises hassians
-major victory for continental army -
battle of saratoga
-2 battles in NY
-the 2nd was a american victory
-major turning point -
valley forge
-washington and his army camp in PA
-over 2000 men died
-surviving soldiers -
yorktown
-french navy arrived
-lord cornwallis surrenders
-america wins -
treaty of paris
-john adams, ben franklin
-US recognized as independent from britian -
problems of AOC
-british troops left US soil
-french and spanish will not allow use of the Mississippi river
-debts from war -
shays rebellion
-mass could not pay back debt
-shay and his men try and seize weapons -
accomplishments of articles
-american revolution
-ordinance of 1785 -
1st president
-George Washington
-elected ominously -
french revolution
-french uprising against monarchy
-"reign of terror" -
judicial branch
-judicial act of 1789 created federal court system with 3 levels district, apellate, supreme -
french revolution
-storming of the bastille
-french uprising toward monarch
-neutrality proclamation -
rhode island
-GC of MA ordered williams arrested and returned to England
-williams fled to Narragansett bay
-negotiated with NA's for land
-called the colony "providence"
-guaranteed separation of church and state and true religious freedom -
federalist era
-George washingtons presidency -
whiskey rebellion
-congress passed excise tax on american made whiskey
-to pay off national debt
-PA farmers who couldn't afford it rebelled -
1st president cabinet
-secretary of state, thomas jefferson
-secretary of war, henry knox
-secretary of treasury , alexander hemilton -
battle of fallen timbers
-near toledo ohio -
uss constitution
-one of the first ships built by US navy
-commanded by isaac hull
-copper sheathing on hull spikes abd bolts made by Paul Revere -
washingtons good bye speech
-farewell speech
-warns of political party division -
elections of 1800
-jefferson and aronburr
-republicans cast a tie
-jefferson inaugurated march 1801 -
Louisianan purchase
-offered to sell it for 15 million
-did not want port closed again -
fort mehenry
-baltimore was protected from the south by fort mchenry
-1000 Americans held it
-sun rose sept 14 to see the oversized flag still flying -
marbury vs madison
-most important court case in US history
-first time the court debated if a law was unconstitutional -
lewis and clark
-jefferson wanted to explore and buy new land
-explore missouri river
-farmed good relations with indians -
war of 1812
-James Madison
-Virginia
-republican -
war of 1812
-James Madison
-Virginia
-republican -
call to war
-june 1812
-madison calls congress
-declares war on britian -
sea battles
-british had 97 vessels in US waters -
US sea power
-Americans dominated the seas -
battle of lake eric
-perry surrendered a ship, rowed to another one
-american victory
-britian defeats napoleon -
blockade
-britian begin to blockade US ports -
eastern fronts
-here comes redcoats
-britian defeats -
bladenburgs
-redcoats cut threw militia
-americans retreat
-british continued to washington -
battle of Baltimore
-british marched south
-prong attack
-of official resistance -
attack on new Orleans
-British planned it
-they forgot ladders to climb over earthworks
-british suffered 2037 deaths Americans had 7 -
attack on new Orleans
-British planned it
-they forgot ladders to climb over earthworks
-british suffered 2037 deaths Americans had 7