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document that is forced onto the king by his barons to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges
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fist governing document of plymouth colony
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short military alliance of the english colonies of massachusetts,plymouth,conneticut, and new haven
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agreement of the 13 founding states that established the united states of america as a confederation of the sovereign states and served as its first constituion
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american name for the seven years war that was fought mainly between colonies of france and britian with the help of indian tribes
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attempt by ben franklin to form a union of the colonies under one government during the french and indian war
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document that would end the seven years war
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forbid settlers to settle along the appalachian mountains
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revenue raising act put on by the british parliament
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legislation that requires a tax to be paid by delivering certain documents
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series of acts laid down by the british parliament given to the colonies of north america
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five british soldiers killed 5 civilians and wounded six people they called this the incident on king street
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political protest by the sons of liberty to stop taxing the tea
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convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies to govern united states
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convention of twelve delegates from the british north american colonies
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quote he said during a speech he made in virginia
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paul revere at midnight yelled the british are coming and warned militia groups
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first military engagements of the american revolutionary war
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convention for the twelve delegates from the thirteen colonies
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militia groups let by benedict arnold did a surprise attack
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was the objective to capture and occupy boston and the unoccupied towns around the hill
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first gathering of the represenatives to protest about the british taxation
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plot that was to surrender westpoint but was exposed and sent to washington to examine the plans
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pamphlet writtwen by thomas paine
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the day that the british forces left boston
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document that announced the thirteen colonies would become independent states and erase all british rule of north america
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the novel written by winston churchill
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after washington crossed the delaware the hazardous crossing made it possible for washington to fight against hessians that were garrisoned at trenton
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this battle is generally regarded as a turning point in the war
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in the netherlands john paul jones capyured the british ship the serapis which he was also in need of repair
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this was the site of the military continenetal camp of the american revolution
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cornwallis surrenders at yorktown which was the siege of yorktown
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group of continental officers were not getting paid for their services for many years
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ended the revolutionary war between great britain and america
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port of new orleans and the mississipi river were closed to americans due it was territory of spain
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adopted by congress under the articles of confederation did not have the power to raise revenue by direct taxation inhabitants of the united states
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armed uprising that took place in western massachusetts by farmers
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meeting in maryland of the 12 delegates from five staes new jersey, new york, pennsylvania, delaware and virginia
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constituionally guaranteed right provided in the religious clauses in the amendment
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ordinance for the government of the territory of the united states, north west of the river ohio
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agreement between large and small states in part defined the legislative structure
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series of 85 articles prompting the constituion
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collection of articles, written in oppsition to the ratification to the 1787 united states consitiuion
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delaware was the first to ratify the constituion. delaware's message was short
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massachusetss was the sixth to ratify and they're message included a list of changes some of which were to protect the states
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new hampshire was the ninth to ratifiy the constituion and with it the constituion was finally at effect
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washington was the choice unaimous of the 69 electors who voted
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in 1789 the first congress approved of the 12 ammendements to the u.s constituion and sent them to the states to be fatified
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following the ratification of virginia the first ten ammendments of the constituion known collectively as the bill of rights became the law of the land
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approval of an act of its agent where the agent lacked to legally bine the principal
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political statements in 1798and 1799 in which legislatures took position that the alien and sedition act was unconstituional
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event that new england federalists met to discuss the ongoing war of 1812 and political problems arising from the federal governments power
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an agreement between the pro slavery and anti slavery factions in the united states congress involving the regulation of slavery in the western territories
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designed to protect industry in the norhtern united states
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sectional crisis during the presidency of andrew jackson created by south carolina's ordinace of nullification
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was a party that was made up of whigs who wanted to avoid the issue of slavery
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western europe and america abolitionism was a movement to stop slave trade and set the slaves free
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11th president of the united states and was the last strong pre civil war leader
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texas requested its independence from mexico
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conflict between united states and mexico from 1846 to 1848 during the wake of the texas anexxation
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major event that would have banned slavery in any state to be acquired from the mexican war or in the future
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california enabled slavery in their state and would give the south a mortal wound to stop slavery
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act taht wa spassed by u.s congress as part of the slave holding interest and northern free soilers
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anti slavery novel by american author harriet stowe
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founded by northern anti slavery activists and quickly became the dominant opposition to democrats
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created the territories of kansas and nebraska opening new lands for settlement and had the effect of appealing the missouri compromise
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massacre that occured for the reaction of the sacking of lawrence by pro slavery forces.
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preston brooks a congressman from the south viscously attacked charles sumner for being offensive to his fellow southernors
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second of four constituions proposed for kansas. this document was written in response to anti slavery
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landmark decision made by the supreme court that people of african descent brought into the states as slaves were not protected by the u.s constituion and were not u.s citizens
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series of seven debates between douglas and lincoln to try and win the illinois legislature
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attempt by white abolitionist to star an armed slave revolt
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democrats split over the choice of a succesor for james buchanan along northern and southern lines
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election betwwen lincoln and douglas and the impetus outbreak for the civil war
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prominent part of the confederate states that seceded from the union
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series of violent political confrontaions involving anti slavery free staters and pro slavery border ruffians that took place in the kansas territories and neighboring states
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the first four year term of abraham lincoln and on the eve of the civil war
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first state to withdraw from the union
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battle that started the american civil war
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the final days of the confederate capital which was under siege by the union led by grant
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after the attack on fort sumter the northern public wanted an assault on the capital of richmond virginia that would strike the confederates
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most important naval battle of the civil war
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major union operation in the south
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major battle in the western theater. grant and a union army went deep in the tennesse territory but were defeated on the 2nd day
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offensive campaign led by robert e. lee
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first major battle in the maryland campaign that took place on union soil
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frontal attacks on entrenched confederate defenders
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said that all slaves in the confederate states should be free and treated as free men
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lee's most "perfect" battle decision
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battle that had the largest amount of casualties in the american civil war
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final major battle of the vicksburg campaign
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an unsucessful assault on the fortress of fort wagner
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speech which was considered the best speech in u.s history
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one of the final battles of grants union overland campaign
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a major union invasion on the city
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common name given to the savannah campaign
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general sherman leads a march to savannah
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lincoln delivers his second adress as president discussing about the secessionist and not of hapiness but of sadness and slavery was at an end.
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final engagement of the confederate states army of virginia
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final engagement of the confederate army and robert e. lee army of virginia until he surrendered to the union
