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John Rolfe
John Rolfe settled America with the early English settlers. He was the first to develop a popular strain of tobacco to export to the English. Rolfe is also known for his marriage to Pochahontas. -
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House of Burgesses
The House of Burgesses was founded in Virginia and was the first group of elected representitives in North America. It was established by the Virginia Company and had its first meeting in Jamestown, Virginia on July 30th 1619. -
Mayflower Compact
The Mayflower Compact was signed on November 11th 1620 by most adult males onboard the Mayflower. It was written by Separartists seeking refuge from religious persecution by King James. -
Bacon's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion was a rebellion aganist Governer William Berkley, led by Nathaniel Bacon. -
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Salem Witch Trials
The Salem Witch Trials were a series of trials in the towns Salem Village, Ipwich, Andover, and Salem Town in colonial Massachusetts. People accused of Witchcraft were prosecuted between the years 1692 and 1693. -
Zenger Case
In 1733, John Peter Zenger started printing a newspaper as a medium of expressing his frustrations with Governer William Cosby. In 1734, Zegner was arrested and charged with seditious libel. After eight months and a trial, he was released with a verdict of not guilty. -
Stono Rebellion
The Stono Rebellion was a slave rebellion in 1739. It was led by native Africans. The leader, Jemmy, was a literate slave who led 20 other slaves across the Stono River. Sixty other slaves were recruited and killed 22-25 people before being intercepted by the South Carolina Militia. -
Fort Necessity
The Battle of Fort Necessity took place on July 3rd 1754, in Framington, a small town near Pittsburg. It was an early battle of the French and Indian War and the only surrender of George Washington's military career. -
Albany Plan
Suggested by Benjamin Franklin in 1754, The Albany Plan was a proposel to bring the thirteen colonies together under a unified government. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was an incident in 1770 where the British killed five civillian Boston men and injured six others. A mob formed around a British sentry. The mob harrassed him and the eight soldiers that joined him. The soldiers fired into the mob without orders immediately killing three people. -
Coercive Acts
The Coercive Acts were a series of laws effected after the Boston Tea Party that stripped Massachusetts of its right to self government. -
The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Indepence was ratified by the Continental Congress on July 4th 1776. It stated that the thirteen colonies were independent from the British Empire. -
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Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in central and western Massachusetts during 1786 and 1787. Named after a Revolutionary War veteran, Shays' Rebellion was caused by financial difficulties, a credit squeeze, and harsh government policies. -
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Whiskey Rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was brought about to protest the new tax on farmers who used whiskey as a medium of exchange. In Western Pennsylvania protesters often employed violence and intimidation. -
The Cotton Gin
The mechanical Cotton Gin was invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney. A patent was granted to him on March 14th 1794. -
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Alien and Sedition Acts were four bills passed in 1798. During John Adams' presidency. -
Marbury v. Madison
The decision that resulted from the Marbury v. Madison case helped define the line between the executive and judicial branches of the government. -
Lewis and Clark
The Lewis and Clark expedition was commissioned by President Thomas Jefferson and was headed by Merriweither Lewis and William Clark. They spent two years exploring and maping the newly aquired Lousiana Purchase. -
The Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise, passed in 1820, prohibited slavery north of 36'30' except in the state of Missouri. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine, introduced in 1823 by President James Monroe, stated that any European colonization in North or South America would be viewed as an act of aggression, though the U.S. would not invovle itself with exisisting colonies. -
Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears refers to the forced Indian removal from the South East following the Indian Removal Act. Groups affected by this include Cherokee, Muscogee, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw nations. Many Indians died during this period. -
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The Alamo
Mexican Troops were ordered by President General Antonio López de Santa Anna to attack the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. All of the Texan defenders at the mission were killed. -
Manifest Destiny
Manifest Destiny was the belief held in the 1840s that settlers were destined to explore and expand acorss the continent and travel westward. -
Seneca Falls Convention
The Seneca Falls convention was the first Women's Rights convention of the Western World. It spanned two days, July 19th and July 20th 1848, in Seneca Falls, New York. The convention was organized by Lucretia Mott. -
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Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a series of five bills passed in September of 1850, the purpose of which was to ease conflicts between slave and free states. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an antislavery book published in 1852. It is by Harriet Beecher Stowe who was a passionate abolitionist. -
Dred Scott Case
The Dred Scott Case was a case were Dred Scott, a slave who had been taken to free states, tried to sue for his freedom. The Supreme Court ruled that regardless of whether or not they were free, African Americans were not American citizens and had no legal standing. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Lincoln in 1863. It ordered the freedom of all the slaves in states that were in rebellion. -
KKK Force Acts
The Force Acts were three bills passed in 1871 that protected the voting rights of african americans, along with the right to hold office, and participate in a jury. -
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Spanish American War
The Spanish American War was a result of American interference in the Cuban War for Independence.. The resulting Treaty of Paris was neogotiated to favor America. -
Zimmermann Telegram
The Zimmermann Telegram was a telegram intercepted and decoded by the British. The Telegram was sent from The German Empire to Mexico, asking for Mexico to join The Central Powers should the U.S. join WWI on the side of the opposing forces. -
Harlem Rennisance
Spanning the 1920s was the Harlem Renaissance. There was strong feeling of racial pride and want to dispel sterotypes through music and art. -
Black Tuesday
Black Tuesday is known as one of the devastating stock market crash in the United States. Black Tuesday kickstarted the Great Depression. -
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New Deal
New Deal was Congress' response to The Great Depression. It was a series of programs and laws, during the first term of President Roosevelt, that focused on relief for the poor and unemployed, recovring the economy to normal levels, and reforming the financial system to avoid another depression. -
Pearl Harbor
The Attack on Pearl Harbor was an attack by Japanese Navy on the U.S. Navy Base on December 7th 1941. It signaled America's entry into WWII. -
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The bombing of HIroshima and Nagasaki by the U.S. on the tail end of WWII mark the only two times nuclear bombs have been used. It is estimated that a total of 150,000-246,000 people were killed. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was a policy set by President Truman in 1947. It stated that both Greece and Turkey had the military and financial aid of the U.S. to help prevent the two countries from falling into the soveit sphere. Many consider it to be the start of the Cold War. -
Brown v. Board of Education
The Brown v. Board of Board of Education case ruled that it was unconstitutional to have segregated public schools. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was resolution that gave President Johnson authorization to use military force in Southeast Asia without a formal declaration of war from Congress. -
Tet Offensive
The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks on the South Vitenamese and American armies by the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese. -
Watergate
The Watergate Scandal resulted from the break in at the Democratic committee and the Nixon Administartion trying to cover their invovlement. The scandal cause President NIxon to resign; the only president to do so. -
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Iran Hostage Crisis
The Iran Hostage Crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and America. Fifty-two hostages were held for 444 days by Iranian students who supported the Iranian Revolution and took over the American Embassy. -
Challenger Explosion
The Challenger Explosion occured in 1986 when the space shuttle Challenger broke apart at the beginging of its flight, killing its 7 crew memebers. The failure began when the O-ring seal failed at liftoff. -
Iran-Contra Scandal
The Iran-Contra Scandal was a political scandal in 1986 where senior administation officials of the Regan Administration were found to have been selling weapons to Iran. -
9/11
The September 11th attacks were a series of planned and coordinated attacks by the terrorist group al-Qaeda. The cities targeted were New York and Washington D.C.
