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Jamestown was the first successful colony in America, and was proof of the promise of colonization.
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Plymouth was the colony of promise, with stable living conditions and good terms with the Indians, which only helped them prosper.
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Bacon's Rebellion was when white indentured servants had enough of their work. This got slave owners to move to the alternative, which was African slaves.
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The First Great Awakening was the spread of religious beliefs throughout the country.
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The Stono Rebellion was the rebellion of African slaves. This showed that African Americans needed to have less education if they would stay as slaves.
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When the French and Indian war ended, it moved the French to Canada and established Britain as the major power in America.
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The Boston Massacre was when several people were shot and killed by the British. This created tension between the colonists and the British and eventually started the Revolutionary War.
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Independence Day is the day America declared freedom from Great Britain. The importance is that America was not controlled by Britain anymore.
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The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point in the Revolutionary War, and showed spectators like France that America was not playing around.
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When the Articles of Confederation was ratified, it gave an alternative to the old way, and gave hope of a new country and new America.
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Shay's Rebellion is when farmers would not pay the bank their rent, and started a conflict between the bank and the people. This ultimately shows the weakness of the Articles of Confederation.
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When the Northwest Ordinance was passed, it expanded America's boundaries past the Ohio River.
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When the Constitution was ratified, it showed a sense of power and stability, which was an important shift from the Articles of Confederation.
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When this revival began, religious talks about equality came up, which was good for women.
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The Whiskey Rebellion is when people opposed the tax on alcohol. The result was different than Shays's and ultimately showed that the Constitution was better than the Articles of Confederation.
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When Adams became the First Lady, she was different because of how often she talked and influenced her husband, who listened to her advice on political matters.
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When the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed, it gave foreigners a harder time in their daily lives. This showed the paranoia and the fear of security that America had.
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When Thomas Jefferson was elected, his Libertarian style appeased the people from the old Federalist ways. This soon turned into the Era of Good Feelings.
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The Louisiana Purchase was when Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory off the French, and got a bargain of a deal. This expanded the United States by a great amount and gave our country power for the centuries to come.
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The War of 1812 was the British attempt to restrict and block trade coming in and out of the United States. British attacks were inaffective, and instilled a new sense of patriotism in the new America.
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McCulloch v. Maryland was the dispute about the bank's control in the country, and whether Maryland was impeding on the Constitution. In result, the national bank was established.
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The Missouri Compromise was an attempt to divide free states from slave states. This was represented by a line, and caused a divide for the years to come.
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When Andrew Jackson was elected, it changed how politics worked at the time. Being in the army, it showed you did not have to be a politician to run for President. It also gave birth to the Jacksonian democracy.
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When the Liberator was published, it showed the cruelty and mistreatment of slaves in the South. Eventually this made the North and South have a worse perception of each other.
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The Nullification Crisis was when South Carolina questioned the tariffs that were in place.
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When Tocqueville published his work, it showed the concept of America from a European's perspective. It also helped the American people to see how they can improve.
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When Emerson published his essay, it showed the need to follow instinct and nature. This also contributed into Transcendentalism.
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When Douglass released his autobiography, it showed his harsh life as a slave, which made the North want to get rid of slavery even more.
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The Fugitive Slave Act let southerners retrieve their slaves from the North.
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When Uncle Tom's Cabin was published, it broke the hearts of the readers in the North, and gave a new passion to end slavery in the South.
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When Thoreau published Walden, it questioned society and one's inner being, which coincided with Transcendentalism at the time.
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When Whitman published his 1st edition of his poem, it gave his opinion of life and the choices humans can make. This also showed the importance of finding one's self.
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When the Dred Scott decision happened, it did not let free slaves go into Southern territory. This did not make it possible for African Americans to be citizens of the United States.
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When John Brown attacked Harper's Ferry, it was so that the slaves could be free and join arms with him and his men. It did not work..
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When Abraham Lincoln was elected, America was in a very rough time between the North and South. Lincoln being elected eventually helped him stitch back America.
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When the Civil War began, it displayed the abrasiveness between the North and the South, and it began the fight that shaped America for the years to come.
