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Founding of Jamestown
The first permanent English settlement.
Established by the Virginia Company of London.
Original name was to be "James Fort". -
House of Burgesses
First Assembly of elected representatives of English colonists in North America. The House was established by the Virginia Company.
The word "burgess" means an elected or appointed Official. -
Founding of Plymouth Colony and Mayflower Compact
The first settlement of the Plymouth colony was New Plymouth.
New Plymouth was surveyed by Captain John Smith.
Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. -
Founding of Massachussets Bay
Founded by the owners of the Massachussets Bay Company.
English Settlement.
It was situated around present day Salem and Boston. -
Pequot War
An armed conflict between the Pequot Indians against the alliance of Massachusetts bay, Plymouth and Saybrook. Hundreds were killed, but a lot of them were captured as slaves and sold as slaves to the west indies. -
King Philip’s War
Sometimes called the "First Indian War".
This was an armed conflict between Indians in present day New England and the English settlers and their native american allies. -
Bacon’s Rebellion
It was an uprising in the Virginia Colony.
Rebellion was led by 29 year-old planter, Nathanial Bacon.
First rebellion in the American Colonies. -
Salem Witch Trials
Series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts.
Most famous trials were done in the court at Salem Town -
French and Indian War
Mainly fought between the Colonies of British America and New France.
Both sides had military unit support from their parent countries.
Seven Year War. -
Stamp Act
Direct tax imposed on the Colonies.
The act required many printed materials in the colonies be printed on stamped paper produced in England.
The stamp act created great resistance throughout the Colonies. -
Quartering act
These acts forced English settlers to provide British Soldiers with living and provisions.
Angered Settlers.
Violated the Bill of Rights of 1689 -
Boston Massacre
Named: "Incident on King Street" by the British.
British Army Soldiers killed 5 civilians in Boston.
Trial was unfair. -
Tea Act
Enforced by the British Parliment to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by the British East India Company.
Outraged the settlers, later causing them to carry out the Boston Tea Party. -
Boston Tea Party
Political Protest by the Sons of Liberty.
Resistance against the tea act.
Dumped lots of tea into the Boston Harbor. -
Intolerable Acts
Series of laws passed by the British Parliment.
The acts triggered outrage and resistance in the Thirteen Colonies.
Important development of the American Revolution. -
Lexington and Concord
First military engagements of the American Revolution.
Marked the outbreak of an armed conflict with Kingdom of Great Britan and the Thirteen Colonies. -
Declaration of Independence
Statement adopted by the Continental Congress.
56 Delegates signed the declaration.
Ensured independence of the United States. -
Second Great Awakening
Protestant revival movement.
Hit it's peak in about 1840. -
Texas Independence
Texas Declaration of Independence.
Formal Declaration for the Republic of Texas.
Independence from Mexico.
Signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos. -
Mexican-American War
Armed conflict between Mexico and the United States.
Majority of fighting was done in Mexico and present day Texas.
Famous battles: Battle of the Alamo. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Peace treaty signed by Mexico and the United States to end the Mexican-American War.
Gave the U.S. a lot of land, as long as we paid Mexico off 15 million.
The peace talks were negotiated by Nicholas Trist. -
Dawes Act
This act allowed the president to survey Indian tribal land and divide it. -
Wounded Knee Massacre
Near wounded knee creek.
Last battle of the American Indians war. -
Spanish-American War
Conflict between Spain and America.
This was the result of American intervention in the ongoing Cuban war for Independence. -
Founding of the NAACP
National Association of the Advancement of Colored People.
Helped blacks. -
First Red Scare
Happened between 1919-1920
American labor movement
Revolution. -
Period: to
Harlem Renaissance
Cultural Movement.
"New Negro Movement'
