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Jamestown Settlement
Jamestown was settled by the "Virginia Company of London" in 1607 and was the first permanent settlement. Jamestown went through many struggles in their early development but learned to survive after a while. -
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House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses of Virginia was the first legislative assembly of elected representatives in North America. The House was established by the Virginia Company. -
Start of Slavery
Slaves were used to fufill labor needs in the early colonies in America. They were mainly African immigrants that were imported into the Americas by boat by the thousands. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was the first governing document of Plymouth Colony. It was written by the Separatists, also known as the "Saints", fleeing from religious persecution by King James of Great Britain. -
French and Indian War
The French and Indian war was a war for land west of the Appalachians and in Cananda. It was fought between the americans with Britain, and France with the native Americans. -
Treaty of Paris
The signing of the treaty formally ended the Seven Years' War. It was signed by by the kingdoms of Great Britain, France and Spain, with Portugal after British victory of the war. -
Proclamation of 1763
This was put in place after the French and Indian war, prohibiting colonist to move to the lands Brtain had just conquered. I was put in place for the colonists protection. -
Stamp Act
This act was put in place to make taxes on all legal documents and phamplets. It angered the colonists extremely. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston massacre involved many angered colonists and British officials. In a fight that broke out the officials shot and killed five of the citizens. -
Boston tea party
In Boston colonists disguised themselves as native amerioans and rebelled against Britain. They threw thousands of pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor to rebel. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from twelve colonies in Philidephia. The meeting was called in response to the Intolerable Acts. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. It was fought in Massachusetts. -
2nd Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from the thirteen colonies.The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved towards independence. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Indepence stated the independence of the thirteen colonies from Britain. It staed many thngs about all men being created equal. -
Articles of Confederation
The first government of the 13 states of the United States. It was a weak national due to fear of a government like that of Britain. -
Critical period
This was th etime that lasted until 1788 when the United States was under th eArticles of COnfederation. During this time there were many issues and only a few successes. -
Yorktown
Where the final battle of the American Revolution took place. The British commander surrendered to the Americans ending the war. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States of America. The treaty set American boundaries at the Mississippi river. -
Land Ordinance of 1785
The ordinance that established a plan for surveying the western lands. It was one of the successes of the Critical Period. -
Anapolis Convention
The Annapolis Convention was a meeting in 1786 at Annapolis, Maryland, of 12 delegates from five states. It was what called unanimously for a constitutional convention. -
Shay's Rebellion
Where debt ridden farmers in Massachusetts rebelled against the higher tax rates. This took place during the Critical period due to the bad government. -
Constitutional Convention
It was a meeting taken place in Philidelphia with leaders like george Washington anf James Madison. During the convention three compromises, the 3/5ths compomise, Great Compromise, and the Slave trade COmpromise were created. -
Northwest ordinance of 1787
The ordinance that provided the process for the creations and admission od the new states. It was the other success of the Critical Period. -
The Great Compromise
The compromise that settled disputes over representation in congress. It created a two house government and gave states two votes in the Senate, adn votes based on population in the House of Representatives. -
3/5ths compromise
The compromise that settled the disputes over whether or not slaves counted as population. The settling factor was the 3 out of every 5 slaves counted as population. -
Judiciary Act of 1787
The judiciary act was one that set up the Supreme Court. It established the US federal judiciary. -
Washington's Presidency
George Washington was a democratic republican. He was the first president of the united states. -
Bill of Rights is signed
the bill of rights were the first ten ammendments to the Constitution. They were demanded by the anti-federalists. -
Cotton GIn
The Cotton Gin was invented by Eli Whitney that increased cotton production. It also increased the use of slaves in the South. -
Adam's Presidency
John adam's was the second president of the United States. He was formally the Vice President of the US and later became president. -
Gabe Prosser Revolt
Virginian slave who planned a revolt. He planned to lead this revolt in the spring and summer of 1800. -
Jefferson's Presidency
He was the president that bought the Louisiana Purchase from france. He beat John Adam's and was a democratic reoublican. -
Marybury v Madison
The court case that enforced the act of Judicial review. During the case a law was described unconstitutional. -
Louisianna Purchase
The Purchase made by Jefferson from the French. It doubled the size of the United States andcreated a mission for Lewis and Clark. -
War of 1812
War between the British and America over many different conflicts. America ended up winning the war. -
Gibbons v Ogden
This case dealt with a steamvoat monopoly being overthrown. It reiterated the Federal Govt's power over commerce. -
McCulloh v Maryland
The case was where the state of Maryland tried to impose illegal taxing. This created a list of implied laws of the Government, -
Missouri Compromise
The compromise that tried to keep the balance in the senate. It created a line ion the US seperating slave states from free states. -
Susan B. Anthony
Womens right leader. She is one of the most known women that acted for women's rights and suffrage. -
Age of the Common Man
The time period where the common man had more right to vote. It is a time during the presidency of Andrew Jackson -
Monroe Doctrine
Compromise made by John Monroe dealing with European countries. It stated the America was going to be an independent state and that it would stay out of European affairs. -
Jackson's Presidency
Andrew Jackson was a democrat. He used the spoils system frequently and won because of the common man. -
Indian Removal Act
The act passed during Andrew Jackson's presidency. It forced all the American Indians to move to modern day oklahoma. -
Nat Turner Revolt
He was a revolt leader rebel slave. They killed anywhere from 55 to 65 white men. -
Battle of the Alamo
Battle in an old mission house named the Alamo. Where mexicans were fighting the Texans and they fought until their last man standing. -
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle where the Texans defeated Mexico. Where Texas became a free state. -
US annexes Texas
The time where US took in Texas. It was when Texas became the 28th state of the US. -
Mexican War
The war between America and Mexico. They were fighting over the annexation of Texas. -
CA gold rush
When gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutters mill. Created a mass of people to California. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The first womens rights convention. Took place in Seneca Falls New York. -
Compromise of 1850
Compromise for the conflicts over which states should be free and which should be slave. Diffused a four year confrontation. -
Fugitive Slave Law
Law passed during the time of the many slave revolts and rebellions. It was passed to make it easier to catch run away slaves. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It portrayed the evils of slavery and was a short-term cause of the civil war. -
Kansas Nebraska Act
Act that gave nebraska and Kansas popular soverignty. Created many conflicts in the states. -
Dred Scott Case
This was a court case between the Supreme court and a slave living in Illinois. He wanted to be free since he was living in a free state but the Supreme Court ruled that he was not a citizen. -
Election of 1860
This election is the one where president Lincoln became president. This created chaos and the southern states seceeded because Lincoln wanted to abolish slavery in the US. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
This is where the first shots of the Civil War were shot. This created mayhem and was an immediate cause of the Civil War. -
Homestead Act
Act made to increase the amount of immigration. It stated that people would get 160 free acres of land to move to America and stay here, -
Battle of Anteitam
This was one of the early battles of the Civil War. It was after this war that LIncoln issued the Emancipation Proclomation. -
Emancipation Proclomation
Proclamation that freed the slaves in rebelling states. Also explained to outer countries what the war's about and gave new motivation to end slavery. -
Reconstruction
This is the era that took pace after the Civil War. It was a time where the US was reconstructed from all the damage of the war. It took longer to reconstruct the Southern states due to the damage done by the war. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Final major battle of the Civil War. It led to the surrender of the Confederate leader Robert E. Lee -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle fought in the Civil War. It was the turning point of the Civil War. -
Gettsyburg Adress
Adress given by Abraham Lincoln that became one of the most famous speeches of all time. It regarded the equality of man, and was during the Civil War. -
13th Amendment
This amendment was established after the Civil War. This amendment abolished slavery. -
Appomattox Court House
This was the ending place of the Civil War. It is where Lee surrendered to the Union, thus ending the war. -
Lincoln's Assasination
This occured in Ford's theatre on April 15th, 1865. A famous actor, John Wilkes Booth was the assasin and shot him in the head. -
Reconstruction Act of 1867
This act was passed during the time of Reconstruction after the Civil War. It was with this act that Southern states were put under military control and Marshall law was established. -
14th Amendment
This is the amendment that gave voting rights to all men. This included african american men. -
15th Amendment
This amendment made it so that no man could be denied their right to vote. -
Old Immigrants
These are immigrants that came to America. These immigrants came from northern and western europe from countries like, germany, britian, ireland,norway, and sweden. -
New Immigrants
Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe. Countries include Italy, Greece, Poland, Russia, Hungary, Yugoslavia, China and Japan. -
Jim Crow Laws
Laws that were enacted in the United States. They were xreated to help segregate blacks and encourage racism. -
Election of 1876
The election between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden. In this election Rutherford B. Hayes won the election. -
Chinese Exclusion Act
This act was passed by president Chester Arthur. It made it so that Chinese immigration was banned. -
Knights of Labor
One of the most important labor unions of the 1880's. They promoted the uplift of the workingmen, and tried to make the workplace better. -
Reservation system
System to remove American Indians. This occurred after the Civil War, where all Indians were forced to move off their land and into specific reservations. -
Haymarket Square
Protest by the Knights of Labor. It took place in chicago where a bomb went off and 8 strikers were convicted. -
American Federation of Labor
The first permanent national labor movement in America, Samuel Gompers served as president of the association. -
Dawe's Act
This authorized the President to supervise American Indians. This also allowed the President to split up and spread Indian land. -
Assimilation Policy
Policy made for new and old immigrants coming to America. It was made to Americanize immigrantsw and get them to act like Americans. -
Sherman Anti Trust act
Act passed to prohibit trusts. It tried to stop monopolies from taking over the economy. -
Homestead Strike
Labor strike that took place in the Carnegie Steel Plant. The strike ended in defeat of the Union and setbacks for workers. -
American Railway Union
One of the first industrial unions in America. It was the largest labor union of it's time. It was founded by railway workers in Chicago. -
Pullman Strike
National railway strike that statet the national railway boycott. it was started by Pullman railroad workers. -
Plessy vs Ferguson 1896
The court case that constitutionalized racial segregation. It enacted the term "seperate but equal" towards segregation in public facilities. -
Spanish American War
War between the US and Spain. Ended in the US obtaining Alaska, Puerto Rico and Guam. -
Treaty of Paris 1898
Treaty that ended the Spanish American war. It stated that Cuba was a free state and that the US gains control of Guam Puerto Rico and the Phillipines -
Boxer Rebellion
Rebellion that took place in China, Was in opposition to imperialism and Christians. -
Open door policy
Granted all countries equal access to China for trade. Created after World War II. -
Progressive Movements
Period of social activism and political reform in the United States. One main goal of the Progressive movement was purification of government. -
Platt Amendment
Gave the US rights to interfere with Cuban affairs. SIgned after the Spanish American War. -
Roosevelt Corollary
An addition to the Monroe Doctrine. Stated that now America can intervene in Eurpoean Affairs. -
16th amendment
What gave congress the power to enforce income tax. -
17th Amendment
Amendment where instead of senators being elected by state legislatures they were elected by the public. -
WWI
First world war where America stayed neutral for the first two years. Allied powers beat the Axis powers. -
Panama Canal
Canal made in Panama. Meant to connect the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. -
Clayton Anti trust act
Added onto the Sherman Anti trust act. It was also enacted for the prevention of monopolies and trusts. -
US Enters the War
Woodrow Wilson declared war.The zimmerman telegram and unrestricted submarine warfare. -
14 points
Woodrow Wilson's peace plan. Wanted peace with Germany and wanted to remove the reasons o war. -
18th amendment
Established the prohibition. Made alcohol illegal in the United States. -
19th amendment
Outlaws any citizen to be denied the right to vote, it gave women the right to vote. -
Treaty of Versailles 1919
Treaty that followed the end of World War 1. Ended in harsh punishment of Germany. -
Federal Trade commission act
What established the Federal Trade Commission. Helped regulate the economy and trade. -
Great Migration
Migration of Americans to Urban Citites. They were looking for jobs or different opportunities. -
Harlem Renaissance
Cultural Movement that followed the World War I. Emphasized the cultural movement of African Americans. -
Immigration Restriction Act
Provided a quota for how many immigrans could come from each country. Basically ended immigration for several decades. -
Scopes Trial
Trial case involving a high school teacher. He got tried for teaching evolution in highschool and the debate was over whether or not that was okay. -
CIO
Labor Union that was made during the great derpression. It was one of many newly formed labor unions. This one was made by John L. Lewis. -
Black tuesday
The day the stock market crashes. This was the start of a long last depression -
Great Depression
Period of ecoomic failure. Many people lost their homes and jobs and many struggled to survive. -
Dust bowl
The horrible drought in the us. The regions that went through this were nicknamed the dust bowl. Many sand storms happened here -
New Deal
This was FDR's plan to get out of the depression. He had three types of programs, relief, recovery, and reform -
FDIC
This was an act of the United States government. It provided insurance for deposit insurance for credit unions. -
Wagner Act
This was part of the New Deal. It protected workers rights to form unions and collectively bargain. -
Social Security Act
This was the biggest act of the new deal. It provided safeguards for workers like diability compensation -
Fair Labor Standards Act
This was also part of the New Deal. It set a set minimum wage and maximum working hours. -
Non Agression Pact
Pact made between Stalin and Hitler. They agreed to not attack eachother during WWII. -
War in Europe begins
The war in Europe begins because of the invasion of Poland, This was done by germany and WWII began. -
Selective Service Act WWII
This was an act that initiated a draft for WWII. It provided many troops for the United States. -
Germany invades Russia
This broke the non-aggression pact that Germany made with Russia. It made it so the USSR joined sides with the allied powers. -
Pear Harbor
This was an attack on an American naval base by the Japanese. It is what prompted the US to join the war. -
US declares war
This was a result of the atack on Pearl Harbor. The US was on the allied powers and sought out to defeat the Germans. -
Miracle of Midway
This was planned to be a massive naval attack on the US by Japan. However, it ended in victory for the US. -
D-day
This was the day of the invasion of normandy. This was to liberate France from German forces. -
Korematsu vs. US
This was a court case between the US and a japanese american man. It ruled that it was legal to send japanesde people in america to camps to live in. -
Battle of the Buldge
This was the German counteroffence for D-Day. It was a major offensive comeback. -
Division of Germany
This was a result of the Cold War. The western side was democratic and the Eastern side was communist. -
FDR
He was president during the Great Depression. He created the new deal as a means of fixing the depression -
V-E day
This was the day that the war ended in Europe. It marked victory against the Germans, -
Hiroshima A-Bomb
This was the first atomic bomb that was dropped. This was a under cover project that ultimately ended the war with Japan. -
Nagasaki A-bomb
This was the second bombing the US hit Japan with. After this Japan was in a major state of struggle. -
Nuremburg trials
These were the trials that were held for all the officials that were part of the holocaust. It took place after everyone from the holocaust was freed, many man killed themselves. -
Cold war
Period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. It was mainly over competing ideologies. -
Marshall Plan
This was a plan that was enacted aftr the war. It was a plan to economically recover Europe. -
Berlin Airlift
Was designed to carry supplies to west berlin. During the blockade the axis powers blocked the airlift. -
NATO
This is short for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It was the peace agreement between the US and Western Europe. -
Communist takeover of China
This happened under mao zedong. China was officially under communism. -
Korean War
This was a war between north and south korea. It was over whether or not they should be communist. -
Julius and Ethel Rosenburg
They were russian spiess who got caught sending over american secrets. They were both electrocuted. -
Warsaw Pact
Pact between the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. All memebrs of it remained military occupied. -
Sputnik
This was the first satellite that went into space. It started the space race and was done by the Soviets. -
U2 incident
This took place during the cold war. Francis Gary powers was shot down while flying over the soviet union. -
Berlin Wall
This was a wall that was blt to seperate east and west berlin. It was made so that communism remained communism. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
This was an intense brink of nuclear war. The US and the soviet union had missiles pointed at eachother. -
JFK
He was the president who initiated involvement in Vietnam. He was assassinated. -
JFK assasination
The assasination took place in dallas texas. He was shot in the head and killed instantly by Lee Harvey Oswald. -
Hoover
He got elected in 1932. He believed in rugged individualism and called for individuial effort in most things. -
Eisenhower
He was president of the US, He was also a general during the second world war.
