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Jul 24, 1492
Peculiar Institution
Peculiar Institution Info"Was a euphemism for slavery and the economic ramifications of it in the American South." Peculiar Institution was also a book that had been published in 1956 by Kenneth M. Stampp. "The Peculiar Institution refused to die. Great Britain had outlawed the slave trade long before its former American colonies." Nations located in the Western Hemisphere had had banned slavery in their states because they wanted to gain independence. -
Period: Jul 29, 1492 to
Us History: VHS Summer:Amy St.George
Timeline for a final project for summer school. All about what my class is learning all throughout the the program. -
Tribes
Tribes(I wasn't exactly sure the exact date of when tribes began, but I put the year.) There were around 140 to 160 different tribes. "When the British set foot on the North American continent at Jamestown, they encountered the Powhatan Indians." Tribes lived all over, in many different places, protecting their territory. All tribes are different, but most of them spoke the same language. There was this one tribe called the "Iroquois Tribe," they owned a part of New York for over 4,000 years. -
Slave Revolts
Slave RevoltsStarting as early as 1663, slaves were organizing revolts to regain their freedom. Hundreds of minor uprisings occurred on American plantations during the two and a half centuries of slavery. -
The Treaty of Paris
Treaty of ParisThe signing of this treaty had stopped the the French and Indian War which had been going on for 7 years. "The experience of the French and Indian War did not in many ways bring the British and the Americans closer together." -
The Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre"A mob of about 60 angry townspeople descended upon the guard at the Customs House. When reinforcements were called, the crowd became more unruly, hurling rocks and snowballs at the guard and reinforcements." The Boston Massacre had led to the Revolutionary War. -
Bunker Hill
Bunker HillAmerican troops had picks, shovels and gun with them they were moving towards Bunker Hill. "From this hill, the rebels could bombard the town and British ships in Botson Harbor." The men had misunderstood their leader and went to Breed's Hill instead, which made them even closer to the British than what they were supposed to be. "Scores of British troops were killed or wounded; the rest retreated down the hill." But then the British had attacked again. -
Declaration of Independence
[Declaration of Independence](http://www.ushistory.org/us/13a.asp)The Declaration of Independence was a legal document, which had caused the 13 colonies to depart from the British Empire. "Much of the Declaration sets forth a list of abuses that were blamed on King George III." -
Constitution signed
ConstitutionThe Constitution of the United States of America is signed by 38 of 41 delegates present at the conclusion of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Supporters of the document waged a hard-won battle to win ratification by the necessary nine out of 13 U.S. states. -
The Rise of American Industry
The Rise of American IndustryIn 1790, Samuel Slater built the first factory in America, based on the secrets of textile manufacturing he brought from England. He built a cotton-spinning mill in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, soon run by water-power. Over the next decade textiles was the dominant industry in the country, with hundreds of companies created. -
The Election of 1800
Election of 1800Thomas Jefferson: 73 votes John Adams: 65 votes Aaron Burr: 73 votes Charles Pinckeny: 64 votes John Jay: 1 votes "Each side believed that victory by the other would ruin the nation." Since there were two people with the same amount of votes the House of Represenatives decided who they wanted to be President and who should be Vice President. Thomas Jefferson was President and Aaron Burr was Vise President. -
War of 1812
War of 1812The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain from June 1812 to the spring of 1815, although the peace treaty ending the war was signed in Europe in December 1814. The main land fighting of the war occurred along the Canadian border, in the Chesapeake Bay region, and along the Gulf of Mexico; extensive action also took place at sea. -
The Missouri Compromise
Missouri CompromiseMissouri had wanted to become a slave state and Maine wanted to become a free state. There was an invisible line that had been drawn (36 degrees 30 minutes north latitude,) which meant that, the Northern part of the Louisiana territory was all free states. "The Compromise also encouraged people in the north to return runaway slaves to their homes and did not prohibit slavery, even in the free territories." -
Underground Railroad
Underground Railroad InfoIt only occurred at night. Slaves had been moved from one place to another, just so they could get to freedom. There had been at least 3,200 that helped out. Harriet Tubman had freed around 300 slaves, while trying to bring her own family to freedom. -
Women's Rights
Women's RightsAlthough women had many moral obligations and duties in the home, church and community, they had few political and legal rights in the new republic. When Abigail Adams reminded her husband John during the Constitutional Convention to “Remember the ladies!" her warning went unheeded. Women were pushed to the sidelines as dependents of men, without the power to bring suit, make contracts, own property, or vote. -
Mexican-American War
Kansas-Nebraska ActThe war had all started because America was expanding. When the U.S. first entered war with Mexico they had 8,000 men but later on into the war they had 60,000. In the end the U.S. had recieved Texan territory, New Mexico territory and California. The government in Mexico was paid $15 million. 13,000 were killed. -
Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850California was the 16th free state, Texas was paid $10 million, trading slaves was illegal and there had been another law that was passed called the "Fugitive Slave Law." Which meant that slaves in the North that had ran away from their owners had to return to them. Both North and South got things in return of this Compromise. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed bot Kansas and Nebraska to have the decision on whether or not they want slavery. It had gotten rid of the Missouri Compormise of 1820 which had stopped slavery in the North. "Violence soon erupted, with the anti-slavery forces led by John Brown. The territory earned the nickname "bleeding Kansas" as the death toll rose." -
The Assassination of President Lincoln
President AssassinationApril 11, 1865 Lincoln made a speech about his plans for peace and reconstruction. John Wilkes Booth, "Upon hearing Lincoln's words, he said to a companion, "Now, by God, I'll put him through. That is the last speech he will ever make." The night of his death Lincoln was at Ford's Theatre, Booth came into the Presidents box, shot Lincoln with his pistol and cut Rathbone's arm with his dagger. April 26th, Booth was finally caught! -
President Impeached
President ImpeachedIn the spring of 1868, Andrew Johnson became the first President to be impeached. The heavily Republican House of Representatives brought 11 articles of impeachment against Johnson. Many insiders knew that the Congress was looking for any excuse to rid themselves of an uncooperative President. -
Federalism
Federalism Info "Federalism is a political concept in which a group of members are bound together by covenant with a governing representative head."
