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Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was a set of ruls that 41 men abord the Mayflower had to sign. The intent was to crush any rebellion beofre it happened. Some rules were the fact that they had to follow the Christan faith and stay loyal to King James even thought they were self-govering. A man by the name of Myles Standish was the author. -
Salem Witch Trials
This occured in colonial Massachusets around 1692-1693. About 150 people were accused of practicing witchcraft and sentenced to trial, 20 were executed in total. A few accused ran, but this was only a good option for those with the money and connections to get out. The trials ended when they accused the governors wife. -
French/Indian War
In the 1750's, Britain and France had colonies in North America. The British wanted to settle in the Ohio River Valley and to trade with the Native Americans who lived there. The French built forts to protect their trade with the Indians. In 1754, George Washington led an army against the French. -
Sugar Act
In 1764 Parliament passed the Sugar Act, with the goal of raising 100,000 pounds, an amount equal to one-fifth of the military expenses in North America. ... The Sugar Act lowered the duty on foreign-produced molasses from six pence per gallon to 3 pence per gallon, in attempts to discourage smuggling. -
Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The new tax was imposed on all American colonists and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were actually a series of taxes and laws imposed upon the colonists. The first, the Townshend Revenue Act, placed a tax on glass, paint, oil, lead, paper, and tea. Other bills included in the Townshend Acts contributed to the colonists' angry reaction. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre occurred on March 5, 1770 when British soldiers in Boston opened fire on a group of American colonists killing five men. Prior to the Boston Massacre the British had instituted a number of new taxes on the American colonies including taxes on tea, glass, paper, paint, and lead. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a direct protest by colonists in Boston against the Tea Tax that had been imposed by the British government. Boston patriots, dressed as Mohawk Indians, raided three British ships in Boston harbor and dumped 342 containers of tea into the harbor. -
Founding of Pennsylvania
King Charles granted William Pen the land. In 1682 Pen arrived with around 2,000 settlers and founded the colony with his wife. They kept peace with the Native Americans. They had a vast amount of religious followers such as Quakers, to Andlicans, to Lutherans. -
Cotton Gin
A machine created by Eli Whitney that separated the valuable fiber from the seeds. This reduced the time and cost of labor. -
XYZ Affair
Diplomatic event between France and the United States in an attempt to avoid war with Great Britain. -
Alien and Sedation acts
Congress passed four law the restricted the activities of foreign residents in the country. -
Election of 1800
Adams losses to Jefferson in a tie, and started the forming of two new political parties; Federalists and Democratic-Republicans. -
Tripolitan War
Fight against Barbary States, four Northern states of Africa, by Sweden and the United States. -
Louisiana Purchase
Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France for $18 million. The land was 872,000 square miles. -
Abolished Slave Trade
Signed a bill prohibiting slaves being imported, but only banned slavery until 1808. -
Lowell Girls
A system that employed young, single girls from the local area farms to work in the factories. -
Tariff of 1816
A tariff put on imports to protect the American industry. It increased imported goods buy 20-25% to encouraged people to buy American made products. -
National Road
Funded by the federal government, it was the best route from west Maryland to the Ohio River -
Erie Canal
Best known canal completed in 1825, ran 363 miles across New York state from Lake Erie to the Hudson river. Lowered the cost or transporting goods drastically.
