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  • Oct 27, 1492

    Columbus lands in the "New World"

    Discovers that there is Land across the ocean that can be settled

  • Settles arrive at Roanoke Island

    Helped colonist explore the east cost

  • Jamestown established

    • It was the first American Colony
    • Tabocco

  • Mayflower Compact

    • Establish the outline of what they wanted the government to be like in America
    • Did it while on the Mayflower

  • John Withrop "City Upon a Hill"

    • He believes that they will be an example for all other people.
    • everyone can see thier "city upon a hill" and decide ti follow God and prosper or defy him and fail as a society.
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    Pequot War

    Indians in Mass were nearly completely wiped out
    - not much more disagreement from Indians in the NE

  • Anne Hutchinson is kicked out of Mass Bay Colony

    • She tried to speak out and change the puritan society
      • showed how serious puritans were

  • Bacons Rebellion

    • Believed that the goverment didn't treat farmers fairly
      • Taxes to high, Tobacco to low, Indians attack them
      • End up killing Indians when the govn't says no
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    Salem Witch Trails

    • people were being accused of witch craft
      • a lot of people died
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    Ben Franklin Life

    • revolutionist
    • invernter
    • politician
    • helped form America

  • Jonathan Edwards Delivers "sinners in the hands of an angry god"

    • Scares people to believe God is mad and their should be no more scientific thoughts
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    French and Indian War

    Helps bring the colonist together "Join or Die"
    - Indians loose land because of the French loss
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    Alexander Hamiltion's Life

    Grew up with nothing and was self made. Helped shape the govn't of America

  • Treaty of Paris

    -Ends the French-Indian war

  • Proclamation of 1763

    prohibited settlers to move west of the mississippi

  • Stamp Act

    • put a stamp on every document -- cost lots of money

  • Quartering Act

    • Allowed british troop the right to sleep in colonists homes

  • Sugar act

    • just a tax the british creat to help them get out of debt

  • Townshend Act

    a bunch of annoy act that the parliment puts on the colonist
    - A lot towards New York

  • Boston Massacre

    • Only five people die but it is a symbol to revolt againts the british

  • Boston Tea Party

    Colonist stand up to britain by tossing thousands of dollars worth of tea into the harbor

  • 1st Continental Congress

    The first time all americans unite together againts the british

  • Intolerabel/Coercive Acts

    • Quartering act is now used to spy on Colonist
    • Boston Harbor is closed
    • People sent to england for trial -Brings colonies together even more

  • Lexington and Concord

    a British plan to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    • A lost battle that showed the US that the british cannot push them around

  • Olive Branch Petition

    • Gave the britsh one last chance before the states declared war on them

  • 2nd Continental Congress

    served as the govn't during the war and helped raise the Army and Navy

  • Common Sense

    • a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that helped spark the revolution

  • Declaration of Independence

    • Declared the Independence of the US from Britain

  • Battle of Saratoga

    A huge victory for the US that was the Turning Point of the war
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    Henry Clay Lives

    Great Politian, but never won a presidential election. Very important in our success as a new nation.

  • Articles of Confederation

    A document that estaplishes the new govn't of America

  • Surrender at Yorktown

    Last major battle of the revolution that secures the victory for the US

  • Treaty of Paris

    • Established the borders in America

  • Land Ordinance of 1785

    Establishes the North West territory (Great Lake States)

  • Constitutional Convention

    Go over a plan to revise the Articles and end up Making the Constitution

  • Northwest Ordinance of 1787

    • Seperate NW territory into 5 section
      • each section had 36, square mile sections
    • Banned Slavery in Area

  • SHAYS' REBELLION

    Stood up to the court saying that they need to fund money for a militia-- it worked

  • The Great Compromise

    Combined the VA plan and the NJ plan to have equality and state power

  • 3/5 Compromise

    • 1 slave counts as 3/5 of a white person when counting toward the electoral colege

  • The Federalist Papers

    outlined the ideal government for Federalist
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    George Washingtons Presidency

    -popular and made america what he wanted to be
    - US people need to unite
    - no long term treaties

  • Bill of Rights

    a list of fundamental rights that is given to

  • Whiskey Rebellion

    Tax on wiskey hurt farmers
    - threaten to rebel but washington sends troops to settle them down

  • Citizen Genet Comes to America

    Came to hope that the US would help france fight back againts Britain -- Washington said no

  • Jay's Treaty

    • Settled the big remaining issues between US and Britian

  • Pickney's Treaty

    • wanted to obtian more land to and sell it to make money
      • Feds want High prices for profit
      • Rebulicans want Low prices for expansion

  • Washingtons Fairwell Adress to congress

    1) Need to unite demesticly
    2) No long term treaties

  • XYZ affairs

    Adams attempt to gain trust with the french
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    John Adams Presidency

    Started good but then sepparated from Rubeplicans and started making poor political descision

  • Alien & Sedition Acts

    If your not an American citizen you must leave the US
    - huge failure
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    John Marshel as Cheif justice

    He was fair and always used the constition to settle a case, not his personal opinion
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    Thomas Jefferson's Presidency

    Did not spend a lot of the governments money and helped the economy and expanision

  • Louisian Purchase

    TJ purches the Lousiana Territory from franch at a low price
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    Lewis and Clark Expodition

    Covered 8k miles to clame the orgen territor and explore what was out west

  • Embargo Act

    Made Internation trade illegal to help locals
    - failure
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    James Madison's Presidency

    He was smart and had great ideas but a poor exicuter making him a bad president
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    War of 1812

    To determine the borders and to find out how much Britian was aiding the Indians
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    James Monroe's Presidency

    Was pres during the Era of Good Feelings so early on things were easy for him.
    But there later became slave and economic issues

  • Adams-Onis Treaty

    • Wants to inforce more western expansion
    • New borders
    • Transcontinental Railroad

  • Financial Panic of 1819

    • cotton prices rise
    • Fraud in National Bank

  • McCulloch vs Maryland

    Maryland wanted to tax the national banck and that was againts the constitution

  • Missouri Compromise

    State North of Missouri are free
    State South of Missouri are slave
    - But there must be a 1:1 ration of slave:free

  • Monroe Doctrine

    Stated the Europe cannot colonize on North or South America anymore and should just stay out of the western hemispher in general

  • Gibbons v. Ogden

    Supported the right of innerstate commerce
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    JQA Presidency

    Not liked
    - was depressed will in office
    - made good connection toward a monarchy (BAD!)
    Is smart and hard working though
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    Andrew Jackson's Presidency

    Can fight but not best politacal president
    - did some stupid things but was very liked amungst the peaple for being a common man

  • Indiand Removal Act of 1830

    Jackson wanted to push indians further west in order to keep Americans safe when moving west
    - did so with the military

  • Nullification Controversy

    Sout Carolina struggled and complained because of the high tarriffs
    - Supremacy clause played a factor
    - ended up lowering the tarrifs

  • jackson vetoes charter of Bank of US

    Thought bank had too much power (because of the fraud)
    - barely passed in congrass

  • Panic of 1837

    • wages were cut
    • 1/3 of people were unemployed
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    Marin Van Buren's Presidency

    Inheritied all of Jackon's problems so he had a rough time

  • William Henry Harrizon Wins 1840 election

    • Everyday person
    • log cabin and hard cider -- not power hungry
    • first whig to wim an election