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The French started their exploration on the Atlantic Coast. -
Jamestown runs out of food and resorts to cannibalism during the Starving Times. -
Sante Fe was founded and the Reformation takes place at this time -
A Dutch ship brings over the first slaves to the colonies. oh no... -
The Dutch "bought" Manhattan from the Natives -
Only English ships were allowed to bring goods to the Americas, limiting the colonies' ability to trade. -
The act states that Maryland is tolerant of all religions and other colonies follow suit -
The slave codes were established as a result of the increase in slavery. 1. slaves are property 2. their marriage isn't recognized 3 slaves are titheable 4. children of slaves are slaves -
A militia of small farmers attacks a native group for their land after the governor says no and gets kicked out of Jamestown. They then burn it to the ground in retaliation. -
Betty Parris and Abigail Williams accuse a slave of being a witch and this leads to over 100 indicted and 20 executed with no punishmet for the accusors -
Yale was founded as a college to educate students in church and state. -
The Spanish founded San Antonio on a mission from Mexico. -
The Great Awakening was a widespread religious movement that involved hundreds of people out on their lawns listening to sermons. -
A group of slaves steals weapons and marches down to Florida for freedom -
The first direct tax on the colonies from England that taxed everyday items like paper, dice, and stamps. -
Britain can now declare any law and the colonies must follow it . -
A fight broke out between British soldiers and colonists that resulted in deaths on both sides. -
Group of colonists throw tea of a british ship in reliation. -
Thomas Jefferson thought that African Americans were incapable of mental improvement and believed God created 2 races. -
It established the structure and jurisdiction of the federal court system and created the position of attorney general. -
Thomas Jefferson was the author of the declaration of independence and the third U.S. president. Jefferson ran against John Adams in 1796 and came in second place, making him vice president by law. Then he ran again in 1800, with the election ending in a tie between Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The vote then went to the House of Representatives where Jefferson was then declared the victor and, furthermore, the third president of the U.S. -
Thomas Jefferson purchased the land of the Louisiana Purchase for 15 million dollars -
The “Star-Spangled Banner” is the national anthem, or national song, of the United States. The words are from a poem that was written by Francis Scott Key -
It was a conflict fought between the United States and Great Britain over British violations of U.S. maritime rights. -
It was an agreement in Belgium between Great Britain and the United States to end the War of 1812 on the general basis of the status quo antebellum (maintaining the prewar conditions). -
President James Monroe gave his annual presidential speech warning European powers not to interfere in the western hemisphere or else the U.S. would step in and stop them. This speech stood against what George Washington wanted for the country. He wanted the country to stay out of foreign affairs and keep to themselves, however, the Monroe Doctrine declared the U.S. as the policing force of the Western hemisphere. -
The U.S.-Mexican War was the first U.S. conflict fought on foreign soil. It was a war that was disputing the independence of Texas and the border of the Rio Grande. At the end of the war, Mexico lost about a third of its territory to the expansion-minded U.S., who claimed nearly all of present-day California, Utah, Nevada, Arizona, and New Mexico. -
The tension between the Northern and Southern states over states' rights and slavery finally got to the point where war broke out. The election of Abraham Lincoln caused 7 southern states to leave the Union and create the Confederate States of America. 4 more states soon joined these rebel states. -
Lincoln's Speech at Gettysburg was done in order to address the war that was occurring. He wanted to dedicate the field to the fallen soldiers on both sides, and he wanted the soldiers to know what they were fighting for. He claimed that they were fighting to see if the new nation, and nations that had declared their freedoms from the European countries, could in fact survive without the aid of their previous owners.
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On the day of completion, the presidents of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads meet in Promontory, Utah. The last spike of the railroad was ceremoniously placed to connect the two railroad lines together. This railroad made it possible to travel from the eastern side of the continent to the western side by utilizing nearly 2000 miles of railroad track. The work began in 1866 after many plans had been made and the Pacific Railroad Act(1862) was passed.