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Jan 1, 1492
Founding of the New World
Christopher Columbus first sets foot on the Americas -
Jan 1, 1500
Hernan Cortes
Conqured the Aztec Empire. -
Jan 1, 1510
The Slave Trade
The Spanishn government legalized the sale of slaves in its colonies. -
Jan 1, 1522
Columbian Exchange
The tranportation of plants and animals from the Americas to Europe, Aisa, and Africa. -
Settlement in Jamestown
105 colonists sent by London COmpany founded Jamestown, the first permanent English Settlement in North America. -
The Mayflower Compact
A legal contract in which they agreed to have fair laws to protect the general good. -
Industrial Revolution
A period in rpid growth in using machines for manufacturing and production that began in the mid- 1700s -
Benjamin Franklin
Performs famous experiment using kite to show that electricity exists in storm clouds. -
Sugar Act
The sugar Act is passed to raise money from the colonies for Britain. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act taxes newspapers, licenses, and colonial paper products. -
Boston Massacre
A large tension colonists used it as a propaganda against the British. -
Boston Tea Party
The Tea Act is Passes, making British tea cheaper than colonila tea. -
FIrst Continental Congress
A gathering of colonial leaders who wwere deeply troubled about the relationship between Great Britain and it's colonies in America. -
The Intolerable Acts
Boston Harbor is closed, and British troops are quartered. -
George Washington
Commanded the COntinental Army. -
Battle of Trenton
An important patriot victory and took more than 900 prisoners -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson and declared America free from British rule. -
Constitution
A set of basic principles and laws that state the powers and duties of the government. -
Battle of Yorktown
The last majour battle of the American Revolution. -
Elestoral College
A body of electors who represent the people's vote in choosing the president. -
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Great Birtain recognized the independence of the United States. -
Bill of Rights
10 of the proposed amendments intended to protect citizens' rights. -
Majority Rule
The idea that the greatest number of people in society can make policies for everyone. -
Cottin Gin
A machine that removes seeds from short-staple cotton. -
Whiskey Rebellion
farmers lashing out against the tax on whiskey. -
The Louisiana Ourchase
An agreemnet, which roughly doubled the size of the United States -
Embargo Act
The law essentially banned trade with all foreign countries. -
Lewis and Clark Epidition
Lewis and Clark beginning a long journey to explore the Louisiana Purchase. -
Non-Intercourse Act
This new law banned trade only with Britain, France, and their colonies. -
The War of 1812
United States and Great Britain are at war. -
Battle of Lake Erie
Oliver Hazard Perry sailed out to meet the British and break thir control of Lake Erie. -
Era of Good Feelings
A time of peace, pride, and progress. -
Democratic Party
supporters of Jackson Candidacy. -
Underground Railroad
A network of people who arranged transportation for fugitives and slaves. -
Removal Act
Authorizing the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the west. -
Telegraph
A device that could send information over wires across great distance. -
American Anti-Slavery Society
Its members wanted immediate empancipation and racila equality for African Americans. -
Transportation Revolution
A period of rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel because of new methods of transportation. -
Free-Soil Party
Antislavery notherners formed a new aprty which supported the Wilmot Proviso. -
Compromise of 1850
California was able to enter the Union as a free state. The rest of the Mexican Cesion was divided into two territories-Utah and New Mexico-where the question of whether to allow slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty. -
Emancipation
Freeing of slaves. -
First Battle of Bull Run
The first majour battle of the Civil War. -
Fort Sumter
A federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by Confederate troops, begginging the Civil War -
Battle of Antietam
The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War- and of U.S. history. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The key battle that finally turned the tide against the Confederates. -
Gettysburg Adress
President Lincoln's speech in which he praised the vravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War. -
Reconstruction
The process of readmitting the former Confederate states to the Union. -
Thirteenth Amendment
This amendment made slavery illegal throughout the United States. -
Civil Rights Act of 1866
This act provided African American With the same legal rights as white Americans. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty which officialy ended the war and forced Mexico to turn over much of its Northern territory to the United States