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Period: Jan 1, 1491 to
Politics and Power
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Jan 1, 1492
A whole new world
Christopher Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue in 1492 under the Portuguese flag even though the trip was funded by Spain -
Jan 1, 1492
Colombian Exchange
Thsi exhange of goods gave resources to the new world while also killing its inhabitants through the spread of disease -
Jan 1, 1512
Encomienda System
This system was established to enslave indian's and take their land, but it was disguised as a way to christianize them -
Oct 31, 1517
Protestant Reformation
Split the catholic church and created the protestant religions...most of our presidents are protestant -
Jan 1, 1521
Conquest of Mexico
Conquistadors like Hernando Cortez lie about traveling to spread the word of god, so that they maty be funded by the pope. -
Mercantilism
This was an economic system set in place to make the colonies rely more on the host country -
House of Burgesses
The first legislative assembly in america established democracy in our government -
West India Company
A joint-stock company established in a Denmark controlled area of New York. This established New York as an economic power house -
Fur Trade
Fench befriend indians to find animals for fur trade. This partnership also translated to alliance in war -
Bacon's rebellion
Indentured Servants rebelled which ended that labor source -
Start of the Revolutionary War
The battle of Lexington and Concord also known as "The Shots Heard 'round the world" is the first battle of Revolutionary War. The Revolutionary War is a between the british colonies in the Americas and Great Britian. Taxation of the colonist without reprersentation started the war -
Articles of Confederations
America's first constitution it failed because it gave the states too mcub power -
End of Revolutionar War
While fighting stopped in 1782 and britain signed peace terms in november of 1783, The war was officially over September 3 1783 when Britain officially gave the United States its independence with signing of the Treaty of Paris. -
Constitution
Present day constitution established -
1st Election
George Washington set many expectations of for future presidents -
12th admendment
12th admendment was added to have a better way to choose vice president -
Hartford convention
Federalist viewed as traitorous and lost a lot of influence -
Gibbins vs Ogden
Decided that only the fdereal governement has control of interstate commerce -
Election of 1828
First election in which opponents slandered eachother. This is also the election in which a common man one -
whig
William James Harrison is the first whig president -
Free Soil Party
Party agaisnt slaver in the new states -
Know-Nothing Party
creation of party against immigrants -
Compromise of 1850
Series of resolutions to give pro and anti slavery equal opportunity -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Allowed voters to determine if kansas and nebraska should allow slavery or not even though the missouri compromise allowed -
Election of 1860
1st successful republican president -
Jim Crow
Promoted segregation declared consitutional in the plessy v ferguson case -
Election of 1878
Ended Reconstruction -
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Most Influtential women's group of the 19th century -
National American Women Suffrage Associtation
Group fighting for women's right to vote -
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
1st Federal action agaisn monopolies -
Comittee on Public Information
Created propoganda -
18th Amendment
Prohibited sale of alcohol -
Election of 1932
This flipped the parties regional base and gave democrats the minorities -
election of 1940
FDR is the only president to have more than 2 terms -
Truman Doctrine
Give aid to turkey and greece -
Marshall Plan
give aid to western europe -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a group of contries joining together to protect their interest. This Organization was founded during the cold war which was a time where we were always on the brink of war and you would want as much people on your side as possible. -
Warsaw Pact
This pact is a direct result of Nato and is created as a soviet response to the threat of democratic countries creating an alliance -
Communist control act of 1954
illegal to be a member of a communist group -
24th admendement
every citizen can vote -
Nixon Resigned
only president to resign -
election of 2008
First minority president -
20 dollar bill
Harriet Tubman will be the first woman on the 20 dollar bill -
HUAC
searched for communist in america
