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Establishment of Jamestown
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Slavery Started
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House of Burgesses Established
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Mayflower Compact
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Yorktown
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French and Indian War
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Proclamation of 1763
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Stamp Act
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Boston Massacre
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Boston Tea Party
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1st Continental Congress
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2nd Continental Congress
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Lexington and Concord
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Declaration of Independance
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Articles of Confederation
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Critical Period
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Treaty of Paris
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Land Ordinance 1785
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Shay's Rebellion
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Annapolis Convention
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The Great Compromise
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Constitutional Convention
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Northwestern Land Ordinance 1787
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3/5 Compromise
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Washington's Presidency
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Judiciary Act of 1789
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Bill of Rights Signed
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Cotton Gin invented
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John Adams Presidency
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Gabe Prosser Revolt
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Nat Turner Revolt
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Thomas Jefferson's Presidency
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Louisiana Purchase
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Marbury vs. Madison
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War of 1812
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McCulloch vs. Maryland
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Missouri Compromise
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Missouri Compromise
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Age of the Common Man
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Monroe Doctrine
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Gibbons vs, Ogden
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Jackson's Presidency
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Indian Removal Act of 1830
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Battle of the Alamo
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Battle of San Jacinto
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U.S. Annexes Texas
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Mexican War
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Seneca Falls Convention
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California Gold Rush
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Compromise of 1850
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Fugitive Slave Law
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Knights of Labor
one of the largest labor unions of the 1880s. -
Chinese Exclusion Act 1882
The Senate passed a law limiting the amount of Chinese immigrants into the country, to almost none. -
Reservation System
Federal land reserved for Indians to live on. -
Dawes Act
Gave the President power to seperate lands for Indians. -
Homestead Strike
A strike against the steel industry. -
American Railway Union
This Union was created to protect the rights of Railroad workers. -
Hoover
President at the beginning of the Great Depression, held the policy of "Rugged Individualism." -
Great Depression
Time of severe economic hardship in the U.S. -
Black Tuesday
The Stock Market crashed. -
Dust Bowl
Extreme drought in the mid-west during the 1930's which caused major dust storms across America. -
CLO
a special purpose vehicle that issues debt and equity for its capital, and purchases bank loans as assets using that capital to provide a steady stream of income and possible capital appreciation. -
FDR
President who created the "New Deal." Made the Great Depression bearable. -
New Deal
FDR's programs to end the Great Depression. -
FDIC
Insures bank deposits and regulates banks. -
Wagner Act
Established the National Labor Relations Board and addressed relations between unions and employers in the private sector. -
Social Security Act (SSA)
Provides safeguards for workers, compensates those with diabilities and the unemployed and gives the elderly pension funds. -
Fair Labor Standards Act
Set maximum work hours and minimum wage.
