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Jamestown was the first settlement of the Virginia Colony, founded in 1607, and served as capital of Virginia until 1699, when the seat of government was moved to Williamsburg.
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Pilgrims sail over on it.
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last major effort by Native Americans of Southern New England to expel the British
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Led the colonists in a rebellion against the Virginia gov't.
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In 1692, a West Indian slave woman was accused of being a witch and accusations snowballed.
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France loses almost all lands in North America (Louisiana)
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Pontiac plots against the British, the British find out and break Pontiacs Alliances.
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Farmers disliked the taxes against them
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War between British and Patriots for freedom in America.
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One Big Problem- lack of cooperation
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American Revolution The Treaty of Paris was the official peace treaty between the United States and Britain that ended the American Revolutionary War
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Poor western farmers rebel after being taxed by gov't.
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The New Jersey Plan was written
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mapped out how representatives would be in each house of congress
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Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote essays supporting the constitution that were published in newspapers.
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Established the Supreme Court as the Judiciary Ruler of the US.
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Small farmers revolted in Pennyslvania after whiskey was taxed. 1791 – 1794
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Elected in 1796
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2nd president
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Passed to silence criticism of the Federalists.
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First President
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"perfect" towns
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3rd president
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(French: Vente de la Louisiane "Sale of Louisiana") was the acquisition of the Louisiana territory (828,000 square miles) by the United States
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4th president
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All parts of the nation working together
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Trouble with Native Americans and the British causes another war.
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Cease fire of the War of 1812
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5th president
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The land acquired by the United States in the treaty, known as the Red River Basin, would ultimately become part of the states of Minnesota and North Dakota.
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Spain gives FL to the US
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Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state
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Abolition leaders began to rise up against slavery
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James Monroe established 2 foreign policy ideals in his speech
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6th president
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Taxed import goods
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Southern states were unhappy with the import taxes and tried to nullify the tariff
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Andrew Jackson is elected
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7th prezi
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A movement of literature in the 1830's, 40's, & 50's. Authors stressed the prescence of God and Nature.
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Nat led a slave revolt and killed 33 white men
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8th prezi
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Horace Mann and Dorothea Dix try to reform schools and asylums.
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9th prezi
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10th prezi
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11th prezi
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Caused by conflict with Mexico and the ownership of the California- Arizona territories.
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Officially ending the MexAmer war and Texas was given to the US.
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They wanted to vote, own property, etc.
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12th prezi
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New lands after the Mexian war threatened the new balance of 15 free states and 15 slave states.
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Wrote The Scarlett Letter.
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13th prezi
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14th president
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Senator Stephen A. Douglas pushed for the orginazation of Kansas and Nebraska territories.
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Poet living on the edge
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A slave sues for his freedom, yet sadly fails.
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15th prezi
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The Southern portion of the Union suceeds because of Lincolns election.
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Union Fort outside Charleston, SC Confederate General PGT Beauregaurd captured the fort.
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30,000 Confederate troops suprised 30,000 Union Troops but the Confederate troops still weren't able to take over Washington as planned.
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The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War as well as other sectional names, was a civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy.
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16th prezi
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Freed all slaves.
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Union Defeats the South. Result= 48,000 troops either dead or wounded (both sides combined)
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Major battle of the Civil war
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Major battle of the Civil War
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Major war of the Civil War
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Robert E Lee surrenders
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Lincoln is shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth.
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Johnson was elected and followed in Lincolns path.
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17th prezi
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Carpetbaggers carried a so called carpet with them to the South to trick the vulnerable South. Scalawags completely encompassed the view of these people from the perspective of loyal Confederates of the 'old school'. The Scalawags were loathed as being treacherous and evil without honor or virtue - ready to pillage, plunder and completely destroy the South.
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gave all blacks citenzenship.
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Election of 1868
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18th prezi
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Gave all men, including blacks, the right to vote.
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19th prezi
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20th prezi
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Hawaii becomes the 50th state
